Flight crew of an large transport failed to make the speed restr at an arrival STAR fix.

Attributes
ACN	312630
Time
Date	199508
Day	Sun
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : phx
State Reference	AZ
Altitude	msl bound lower : 12000 msl bound upper : 12000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : phx
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B757-200
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	Other Other
Flight Phase	descent other
Route In Use	arrival other arrival star : star enroute airway : phx
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	other other : other pilot : atp pilot : flight engineer pilot : instrument pilot : commercial
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 180 flight time total : 11580
ASRS Report	312634
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : clearance non adherence : published procedure other anomaly other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other controllera
Resolutory Action	flight crew : returned to intended course or assigned course other
Consequence	faa : reviewed incident with flight crew
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

Passing a fix on the STAR into phx, ATC asked our airspeed. We cooperatively responded by asking what he would like. He angrily demanded our airspeed readout. When we responded, he said the airspeed at the fix was supposed to be 250 KTS. Then we were instructed to call a local number upon landing. The fix in question is conditional, ie, the airspeed is dependant upon the landing runway. As we hadn't been assigned a runway, the speed didn't apply. Additionally, we were assigned a vector and altitude, thereby deleting any other restrs. The controller had ample time to evaluate our airspeed and issue a request for correction, but he chose not to. Traffic was light, WX was good and communications clear and easy. Our impression was that this controller had a desire to set a trap for pilots and then catch them in it, not to assist in traffic flow.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: FLC OF AN LGT FAILED TO MAKE THE SPD RESTR AT AN ARR STAR FIX.

Narrative: PASSING A FIX ON THE STAR INTO PHX, ATC ASKED OUR AIRSPD. WE COOPERATIVELY RESPONDED BY ASKING WHAT HE WOULD LIKE. HE ANGRILY DEMANDED OUR AIRSPD READOUT. WHEN WE RESPONDED, HE SAID THE AIRSPD AT THE FIX WAS SUPPOSED TO BE 250 KTS. THEN WE WERE INSTRUCTED TO CALL A LCL NUMBER UPON LNDG. THE FIX IN QUESTION IS CONDITIONAL, IE, THE AIRSPD IS DEPENDANT UPON THE LNDG RWY. AS WE HADN'T BEEN ASSIGNED A RWY, THE SPD DIDN'T APPLY. ADDITIONALLY, WE WERE ASSIGNED A VECTOR AND ALT, THEREBY DELETING ANY OTHER RESTRS. THE CTLR HAD AMPLE TIME TO EVALUATE OUR AIRSPD AND ISSUE A REQUEST FOR CORRECTION, BUT HE CHOSE NOT TO. TFC WAS LIGHT, WX WAS GOOD AND COMS CLR AND EASY. OUR IMPRESSION WAS THAT THIS CTLR HAD A DESIRE TO SET A TRAP FOR PLTS AND THEN CATCH THEM IN IT, NOT TO ASSIST IN TFC FLOW.

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.