Chartered jet flight crew exceeds the 250 KTS speed as depicted in STAR had been told to 'keep the speed up' but misread chart. Then, distracted by GPS, they fail to make a required turn at an intersection. Controller asks if they have a chart on board.

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Attributes
ACN	362598
Time
Date	199702
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : hou
State Reference	TX
Altitude	msl bound lower : 10000 msl bound upper : 18000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : iah
Operator	other
Make Model Name	Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 135
Navigation In Use	Other
Flight Phase	descent other
Route In Use	arrival other arrival star : star enroute other
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 75 flight time total : 2000 flight time type : 200
ASRS Report	362598
Person 2
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : clearance non adherence : published procedure other anomaly other anomaly other other spatial deviation
Independent Detector	other controllera other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	controller : issued new clearance other
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation other

Narrative:

During an arrival to hou, approach asked us to keep our speed up and we complied. We were later told to descend and cross 'xyz' intersection at a specific altitude. We complied and within 30 seconds we were asked our speed, to which I replied 310 KTS. Approach informed us that the STAR requires 250 KTS at the last intersection. I had read the STAR as saying to expect 250 KTS, when in fact the word 'expect' was not there. We proceeded on the STAR when we realized that we had put the wrong fix in the GPS. We continued on the VOR airway and I began to re-enter the identifier for the fix into the GPS. As I was correcting the GPS, both the captain's and my attention was diverted from the DME. When we caught the error and began a left turn to correct our mistake, approach called and informed us we had passed the intersection and gave us a new heading. Approach then asked if we had the STAR on board, we replied yes and continued the arrival without further problems.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: CHARTERED JET FLC EXCEEDS THE 250 KTS SPD AS DEPICTED IN STAR HAD BEEN TOLD TO 'KEEP THE SPD UP' BUT MISREAD CHART. THEN, DISTRACTED BY GPS, THEY FAIL TO MAKE A REQUIRED TURN AT AN INTXN. CTLR ASKS IF THEY HAVE A CHART ON BOARD.

Narrative: DURING AN ARR TO HOU, APCH ASKED US TO KEEP OUR SPD UP AND WE COMPLIED. WE WERE LATER TOLD TO DSND AND CROSS 'XYZ' INTXN AT A SPECIFIC ALT. WE COMPLIED AND WITHIN 30 SECONDS WE WERE ASKED OUR SPD, TO WHICH I REPLIED 310 KTS. APCH INFORMED US THAT THE STAR REQUIRES 250 KTS AT THE LAST INTXN. I HAD READ THE STAR AS SAYING TO EXPECT 250 KTS, WHEN IN FACT THE WORD 'EXPECT' WAS NOT THERE. WE PROCEEDED ON THE STAR WHEN WE REALIZED THAT WE HAD PUT THE WRONG FIX IN THE GPS. WE CONTINUED ON THE VOR AIRWAY AND I BEGAN TO RE-ENTER THE IDENTIFIER FOR THE FIX INTO THE GPS. AS I WAS CORRECTING THE GPS, BOTH THE CAPT'S AND MY ATTN WAS DIVERTED FROM THE DME. WHEN WE CAUGHT THE ERROR AND BEGAN A L TURN TO CORRECT OUR MISTAKE, APCH CALLED AND INFORMED US WE HAD PASSED THE INTXN AND GAVE US A NEW HEADING. APCH THEN ASKED IF WE HAD THE STAR ON BOARD, WE REPLIED YES AND CONTINUED THE ARR WITHOUT FURTHER PROBS.

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.