An air carrier B757 flight crew failed to make a crossing speed restr on the published STAR into dfw. The previous controller had given instructions to expect a short approach, and the flight crew failed to note the published instruction at dietz intersection.

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Attributes
ACN	352269
Time
Date	199611
Day	Sat
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : dfw
State Reference	TX
Altitude	msl bound lower : 6000 msl bound upper : 6000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : dfw
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B757-200
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	Other Other
Flight Phase	descent : approach
Route In Use	arrival other arrival star : star enroute airway : dfw
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : cfi pilot : commercial pilot : instrument pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 150 flight time total : 21000 flight time type : 2200
ASRS Report	352269
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : instrument
Events
Anomaly	other anomaly
Independent Detector	other controllera
Resolutory Action	flight crew : returned to intended course or assigned course other
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

After passing dietz intersection on cedar creek 1 arrival, we failed to maintain 210 KTS. During preparation for the short approach that was advised by a previous controller, slowed to 150 KTS in order to configure, advised by unhappy controller to pick up speed. Normal approach and landing. Callback conversation with reporter revealed the following information: the reporter states that he just overlooked the speed restr. However, the controller's instruction, 'expect a short approach,' coupled with this reporting captain's many previous experiences of coming in high and getting dumped, caused him to overreact. The PNF (first officer) didn't notice the speed restr. As a side note, this captain states that he has had more bad experiences at dfw than any other busy airport in this country. The worst was when he was on a visual approach to runway 31R, following a commuter, and had to miss, which forced him to fly his aircraft over the path of traffic departing runway 36.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: AN ACR B757 FLC FAILED TO MAKE A XING SPD RESTR ON THE PUBLISHED STAR INTO DFW. THE PREVIOUS CTLR HAD GIVEN INSTRUCTIONS TO EXPECT A SHORT APCH, AND THE FLC FAILED TO NOTE THE PUBLISHED INSTRUCTION AT DIETZ INTXN.

Narrative: AFTER PASSING DIETZ INTXN ON CEDAR CREEK 1 ARR, WE FAILED TO MAINTAIN 210 KTS. DURING PREPARATION FOR THE SHORT APCH THAT WAS ADVISED BY A PREVIOUS CTLR, SLOWED TO 150 KTS IN ORDER TO CONFIGURE, ADVISED BY UNHAPPY CTLR TO PICK UP SPD. NORMAL APCH AND LNDG. CALLBACK CONVERSATION WITH RPTR REVEALED THE FOLLOWING INFO: THE RPTR STATES THAT HE JUST OVERLOOKED THE SPD RESTR. HOWEVER, THE CTLR'S INSTRUCTION, 'EXPECT A SHORT APCH,' COUPLED WITH THIS RPTING CAPT'S MANY PREVIOUS EXPERIENCES OF COMING IN HIGH AND GETTING DUMPED, CAUSED HIM TO OVERREACT. THE PNF (FO) DIDN'T NOTICE THE SPD RESTR. AS A SIDE NOTE, THIS CAPT STATES THAT HE HAS HAD MORE BAD EXPERIENCES AT DFW THAN ANY OTHER BUSY ARPT IN THIS COUNTRY. THE WORST WAS WHEN HE WAS ON A VISUAL APCH TO RWY 31R, FOLLOWING A COMMUTER, AND HAD TO MISS, WHICH FORCED HIM TO FLY HIS ACFT OVER THE PATH OF TFC DEPARTING RWY 36.

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.