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Captain of an medium large transport routinely exceeds the airspeed limitation below 10000 ft since he believes that he is permitted to beyond 3 mi of the USA coastal waters.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 339629 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199606 |
| Day | Tue |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : hnl |
| State Reference | HI |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 2500 msl bound upper : 9999 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : hnl tower : buf |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Commercial Fixed Wing |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | descent other |
| Route In Use | enroute : pacific |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : commercial pilot : instrument |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 240 flight time total : 8000 |
| ASRS Report | 339629 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | non adherence : far non adherence other other anomaly |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : anomaly accepted |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
ATC issued speed restrs and captain did not obey. This captain refuses to fly 250 KTS or less below 10000 ft. The airspace over the hawaiian islands outside of 3 mi from land used to be considered international and hence was not restr. A couple of different interps have come up over the yrs with the current company endorsed plan being 250 KTS below 10000 ft everywhere, but this particular captain does not abide by the current ruling.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: CAPT OF AN MLG ROUTINELY EXCEEDS THE AIRSPD LIMITATION BELOW 10000 FT SINCE HE BELIEVES THAT HE IS PERMITTED TO BEYOND 3 MI OF THE USA COASTAL WATERS.
Narrative: ATC ISSUED SPD RESTRS AND CAPT DID NOT OBEY. THIS CAPT REFUSES TO FLY 250 KTS OR LESS BELOW 10000 FT. THE AIRSPACE OVER THE HAWAIIAN ISLANDS OUTSIDE OF 3 MI FROM LAND USED TO BE CONSIDERED INTL AND HENCE WAS NOT RESTR. A COUPLE OF DIFFERENT INTERPS HAVE COME UP OVER THE YRS WITH THE CURRENT COMPANY ENDORSED PLAN BEING 250 KTS BELOW 10000 FT EVERYWHERE, BUT THIS PARTICULAR CAPT DOES NOT ABIDE BY THE CURRENT RULING.
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.