Air carrier exceeds 250 KTS below 10000 ft.

Attributes
ACN	205632
Time
Date	199203
Day	Tue
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : ord
State Reference	IL
Altitude	msl bound lower : 6000 msl bound upper : 6000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : ord
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Widebody, Low Wing, 3 Turbojet Eng
Flight Phase	climbout : intermediate altitude
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 120 flight time total : 12500 flight time type : 25
ASRS Report	205632
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : second officer
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : instrument pilot : flight engineer
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : clearance 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:

It is apparent to me this captain is not proficient in the aircraft. He had maximum power and was in vertical speed up approximately 1000 FPM. This caused the airspeed to accelerate past 250 KTS to approximately 310 KTS before he corrected situation. Then his correction was to increase vertical speed. Did not disengage automatic throttles to help speed reduction. At one point in trip he nearly stalled aircraft. Contributing factor: age. I do not think, if he is any indication, one should let him fly past 60. The flight engineer was shocked by his lack of proficiency and skill. Callback conversation with reporter revealed the following information: reporter states he now feels there must have been something wrong with captain. His performance was so extremely poor. Callback made to see if reporter and engineer had applied any cockpit resource management training techniques or any company follow up with chief pilot. Reporter feels professional standards committee or union would be the way he would prefer to follow up. He is going to talk to them. Analyst assured him some younger 'cowboys' fly poorly too!

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ACR EXCEEDS 250 KTS BELOW 10000 FT.

Narrative: IT IS APPARENT TO ME THIS CAPT IS NOT PROFICIENT IN THE ACFT. HE HAD MAX PWR AND WAS IN VERT SPD UP APPROX 1000 FPM. THIS CAUSED THE AIRSPD TO ACCELERATE PAST 250 KTS TO APPROX 310 KTS BEFORE HE CORRECTED SITUATION. THEN HIS CORRECTION WAS TO INCREASE VERT SPD. DID NOT DISENGAGE AUTO THROTTLES TO HELP SPD REDUCTION. AT ONE POINT IN TRIP HE NEARLY STALLED ACFT. CONTRIBUTING FACTOR: AGE. I DO NOT THINK, IF HE IS ANY INDICATION, ONE SHOULD LET HIM FLY PAST 60. THE FE WAS SHOCKED BY HIS LACK OF PROFICIENCY AND SKILL. CALLBACK CONVERSATION WITH RPTR REVEALED THE FOLLOWING INFO: RPTR STATES HE NOW FEELS THERE MUST HAVE BEEN SOMETHING WRONG WITH CAPT. HIS PERFORMANCE WAS SO EXTREMELY POOR. CALLBACK MADE TO SEE IF RPTR AND ENGINEER HAD APPLIED ANY COCKPIT RESOURCE MGMNT TRAINING TECHNIQUES OR ANY COMPANY FOLLOW UP WITH CHIEF PLT. RPTR FEELS PROFESSIONAL STANDARDS COMMITTEE OR UNION WOULD BE THE WAY HE WOULD PREFER TO FOLLOW UP. HE IS GOING TO TALK TO THEM. ANALYST ASSURED HIM SOME YOUNGER 'COWBOYS' FLY POORLY TOO!

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.