Captain of a medium large transport air carrier aircraft exceeded speed underlying a TCA.

Attributes
ACN	247578
Time
Date	199307
Day	Tue
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : msy
State Reference	LA
Altitude	msl bound lower : 2000 msl bound upper : 2000
Environment
Flight Conditions	Marginal
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : msy
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Medium Large Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turbojet Eng
Flight Phase	cruise other descent other
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : flight engineer pilot : atp pilot : instrument
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 250 flight time total : 16000 flight time type : 12000
ASRS Report	247578
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : instrument
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : far other anomaly other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

Approximately 30 NM southwest of msy airport northbound at 6000 ft MSL. We were being vectored to the ILS runway 10, we were given a turn to 070 degrees to intercept the localizer and a descent to 2000 ft MSL. WX was hazy with towering cumulus and rainshowers (scattered) in the area. We leveled at 2000 ft MSL about 20 NM from the field at 250 KIAS and intercepted the localizer inbound. All operations were completely normal. At the gate, I noticed we had been below the floor of the TCA until 15 NM from the field. Nothing was said by the controller, but I had been exceeding the 200 KIAS limitation. I don't think it is reasonable to expect a pilot to consult the approach plate and the TCA chart while maintaining visual watch in marginal VMC conditions. I'll take responsibility for visual approachs, but ATC ought to keep us legal while being vectored for instrument approachs.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: CAPT OF A MLG ACR ACFT EXCEEDED SPD UNDERLYING A TCA.

Narrative: APPROX 30 NM SW OF MSY ARPT NBOUND AT 6000 FT MSL. WE WERE BEING VECTORED TO THE ILS RWY 10, WE WERE GIVEN A TURN TO 070 DEGS TO INTERCEPT THE LOC AND A DSCNT TO 2000 FT MSL. WX WAS HAZY WITH TOWERING CUMULUS AND RAINSHOWERS (SCATTERED) IN THE AREA. WE LEVELED AT 2000 FT MSL ABOUT 20 NM FROM THE FIELD AT 250 KIAS AND INTERCEPTED THE LOC INBOUND. ALL OPS WERE COMPLETELY NORMAL. AT THE GATE, I NOTICED WE HAD BEEN BELOW THE FLOOR OF THE TCA UNTIL 15 NM FROM THE FIELD. NOTHING WAS SAID BY THE CTLR, BUT I HAD BEEN EXCEEDING THE 200 KIAS LIMITATION. I DON'T THINK IT IS REASONABLE TO EXPECT A PLT TO CONSULT THE APCH PLATE AND THE TCA CHART WHILE MAINTAINING VISUAL WATCH IN MARGINAL VMC CONDITIONS. I'LL TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR VISUAL APCHS, BUT ATC OUGHT TO KEEP US LEGAL WHILE BEING VECTORED FOR INST APCHS.

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.