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Large transport aircraft on heading vector to intercept SID. Flight crew focusing on thunderstorm avoidance with radar inadvertently let airspeed increase to 300 KTS. Speed was immediately decreased to proper 250 KTS.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 399780 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199804 |
| Day | Wed |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : cvg |
| State Reference | OH |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 6000 msl bound upper : 6000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | IMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : cvg |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Commercial Fixed Wing |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | climbout : intermediate altitude |
| Route In Use | departure other departure sid : sid enroute : on vectors enroute airway : cvg |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : cfi pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 160 flight time total : 4500 flight time type : 350 |
| ASRS Report | 399780 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | inflight encounter : weather non adherence : far non adherence : published procedure other anomaly |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : returned to intended course or assigned course |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
There was an area of thunderstorms in the vicinity of cvg during our departure via the whitewater 2 SID. The captain was the PF. We were being vectored to intercept the 294 degree radial of cvg for the departure during our climb out. We were focusing on the radar to avoid the thunderstorms. Climbing through 6000 ft we noticed that the airspeed had crept up to 300 KIAS. The captain immediately slowed the aircraft to 250 KIAS. I feel the distraction of weather avoidance caused a loss of situational awareness regarding airspeed limits below 10000.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: LGT ACFT ON HDG VECTOR TO INTERCEPT SID. FLT CREW FOCUSING ON THUNDERSTORM AVOIDANCE WITH RADAR INADVERTENTLY LET AIRSPD INCREASE TO 300 KTS. SPD WAS IMMEDIATELY DECREASED TO PROPER 250 KTS.
Narrative: THERE WAS AN AREA OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE VICINITY OF CVG DURING OUR DEP VIA THE WHITEWATER 2 SID. THE CAPT WAS THE PF. WE WERE BEING VECTORED TO INTERCEPT THE 294 DEG RADIAL OF CVG FOR THE DEP DURING OUR CLBOUT. WE WERE FOCUSING ON THE RADAR TO AVOID THE THUNDERSTORMS. CLBING THROUGH 6000 FT WE NOTICED THAT THE AIRSPD HAD CREPT UP TO 300 KIAS. THE CAPT IMMEDIATELY SLOWED THE ACFT TO 250 KIAS. I FEEL THE DISTRACTION OF WEATHER AVOIDANCE CAUSED A LOSS OF SITUATIONAL AWARENESS REGARDING AIRSPD LIMITS BELOW 10000.
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.