Deliberate speed deviation on descent for landing.

Attributes
ACN	241939
Time
Date	199305
Day	Wed
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : tpa
State Reference	FL
Altitude	msl bound lower : 2600 msl bound upper : 2600
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : tpa
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Medium Transport, High Wing, 2 Turboprop Eng
Flight Phase	descent other
Route In Use	enroute : on vectors
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : atp pilot : commercial
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 120 flight time total : 7500 flight time type : 3600
ASRS Report	241939
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : published procedure non adherence : far other anomaly
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : unable
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

Captain pulled overspd warning horn circuit breaker and deliberately took mdt aircraft to 250 KIAS (242 KIAS vmo). Captain ignored my call at 243 KIAS, continued to accelerate, held steady at 250 KTS for more than 2 mins. When questioned about what he was doing, said he wanted to see if air carrier flight ahead was observing 250 KIAS speed limit below 10000 ft. Air carrier wasn't, but my captain would not slow down until I became agitated. Please don't put this out in a feedback report, I work for a small 121 carrier. I've already had major problems for putting a captain who did not use the checklist up to alpa pro standards panel, albeit with no results other than my discomfort. On a personal level, I like the guys, but company has some real air discipline problems with some senior to medium senior capts.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: DELIBERATE SPD DEV ON DSCNT FOR LNDG.

Narrative: CAPT PULLED OVERSPD WARNING HORN CIRCUIT BREAKER AND DELIBERATELY TOOK MDT ACFT TO 250 KIAS (242 KIAS VMO). CAPT IGNORED MY CALL AT 243 KIAS, CONTINUED TO ACCELERATE, HELD STEADY AT 250 KTS FOR MORE THAN 2 MINS. WHEN QUESTIONED ABOUT WHAT HE WAS DOING, SAID HE WANTED TO SEE IF ACR FLT AHEAD WAS OBSERVING 250 KIAS SPD LIMIT BELOW 10000 FT. ACR WASN'T, BUT MY CAPT WOULD NOT SLOW DOWN UNTIL I BECAME AGITATED. PLEASE DON'T PUT THIS OUT IN A FEEDBACK RPT, I WORK FOR A SMALL 121 CARRIER. I'VE ALREADY HAD MAJOR PROBS FOR PUTTING A CAPT WHO DID NOT USE THE CHKLIST UP TO ALPA PRO STANDARDS PANEL, ALBEIT WITH NO RESULTS OTHER THAN MY DISCOMFORT. ON A PERSONAL LEVEL, I LIKE THE GUYS, BUT COMPANY HAS SOME REAL AIR DISCIPLINE PROBS WITH SOME SENIOR TO MEDIUM SENIOR CAPTS.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 2007 and automatically converted to unabbreviated mixed upper/lowercase text. This report is for informational purposes with no guarantee of accuracy. See NASA's ASRS site for official report.