An arrival widebody transport freighter exceeds the 250 KT speed limit under 10000 ft when captain noses aircraft over for rapid descent. Flight crew was concerned that they might be high for the approach to mke.

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Attributes
ACN	376580
Time
Date	199708
Day	Thu
Local Time Of Day	0001 To 0600
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : mke
State Reference	WI
Altitude	msl bound lower : 9500 msl bound upper : 10000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : mke
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Commercial Fixed Wing
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	Other Other
Flight Phase	descent : approach descent other
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : atp pilot : flight engineer
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 150 flight time total : 2700 flight time type : 150
ASRS Report	376580
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : published procedure non adherence : far other anomaly
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : became reoriented other
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

The approach controller taking us into mke left us too high for a standard approach scenario. When finally cleared lower, the captain nosed the aircraft over in order to get the aircraft in a better position for the approach. Passing 10000 ft, I immediately informed him of his excess speed (approximately 285-290 KTS), at which point he immediately began to slow. But, due to our descent rate, we were at approximately 9500 ft before reaching 250 KTS.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: AN ARR WDB FREIGHTER EXCEEDS THE 250 KT SPD LIMIT UNDER 10000 FT WHEN CAPT NOSES ACFT OVER FOR RAPID DSCNT. FLC WAS CONCERNED THAT THEY MIGHT BE HIGH FOR THE APCH TO MKE.

Narrative: THE APCH CTLR TAKING US INTO MKE LEFT US TOO HIGH FOR A STANDARD APCH SCENARIO. WHEN FINALLY CLRED LOWER, THE CAPT NOSED THE ACFT OVER IN ORDER TO GET THE ACFT IN A BETTER POS FOR THE APCH. PASSING 10000 FT, I IMMEDIATELY INFORMED HIM OF HIS EXCESS SPD (APPROX 285-290 KTS), AT WHICH POINT HE IMMEDIATELY BEGAN TO SLOW. BUT, DUE TO OUR DSCNT RATE, WE WERE AT APPROX 9500 FT BEFORE REACHING 250 KTS.

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.