A CL65 flight crew exceeded 250 KTS below 10000 ft.

Attributes
ACN	599012
Time
Date	200311
Day	Mon
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : lga.airport
State Reference	NY
Altitude	msl single value : 7000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : n90.tracon
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Regional Jet CL65, Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	descent : intermediate altitude
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : commercial pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 92 flight time total : 5000 flight time type : 2500
ASRS Report	599012
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : far other anomaly
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Flight Crew Human Performance
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

On being passed off to approach control, they had us descend from 7000 ft to 3000 ft, turn 10 degrees to the right, and to track in the localizer to runway 4. As the PNF, I (while reading back the instructions) looked down to change the radio frequencys to the runway 4 localizer and to tune and identify them. When I looked up at the control panel, I saw that the airspeed was increasing to 270 KIAS. I reached up immediately and took the controls from the first officer, brought the thrust levers to idle, pitched the nose up and brought out the flight spoilers to slow down. After slowing down to 250 KTS I turned the controls back over to the first officer. After landing, I counseled the first officer on the need to be observant and on the airspeed limits below 10000 ft. I believe the contributing factors to this event to be: the multiple instructions given by ATC in a crowded airspace environment, the inattn of the first officer to his airspeed because of the VFR WX in the new york area and his tendency to sight-see, and my involvement in the numerous task required of the PNF.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A CL65 FLT CREW EXCEEDED 250 KTS BELOW 10000 FT.

Narrative: ON BEING PASSED OFF TO APCH CTL, THEY HAD US DSND FROM 7000 FT TO 3000 FT, TURN 10 DEGS TO THE R, AND TO TRACK IN THE LOC TO RWY 4. AS THE PNF, I (WHILE READING BACK THE INSTRUCTIONS) LOOKED DOWN TO CHANGE THE RADIO FREQS TO THE RWY 4 LOC AND TO TUNE AND IDENT THEM. WHEN I LOOKED UP AT THE CTL PANEL, I SAW THAT THE AIRSPD WAS INCREASING TO 270 KIAS. I REACHED UP IMMEDIATELY AND TOOK THE CTLS FROM THE FO, BROUGHT THE THRUST LEVERS TO IDLE, PITCHED THE NOSE UP AND BROUGHT OUT THE FLT SPOILERS TO SLOW DOWN. AFTER SLOWING DOWN TO 250 KTS I TURNED THE CTLS BACK OVER TO THE FO. AFTER LNDG, I COUNSELED THE FO ON THE NEED TO BE OBSERVANT AND ON THE AIRSPD LIMITS BELOW 10000 FT. I BELIEVE THE CONTRIBUTING FACTORS TO THIS EVENT TO BE: THE MULTIPLE INSTRUCTIONS GIVEN BY ATC IN A CROWDED AIRSPACE ENVIRONMENT, THE INATTN OF THE FO TO HIS AIRSPD BECAUSE OF THE VFR WX IN THE NEW YORK AREA AND HIS TENDENCY TO SIGHT-SEE, AND MY INVOLVEMENT IN THE NUMEROUS TASK REQUIRED OF THE PNF.

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.