Captain of a B757 exceeded airspeed below 10000 ft during descent. Approach radar controller intervened and that was when the crew recognized their error.

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Attributes
ACN	414250
Time
Date	199809
Day	Mon
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : lga
State Reference	NY
Altitude	msl bound lower : 9400 msl bound upper : 10000
Environment
Flight Conditions	Mixed
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : n90
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B757 Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	Other Other
Flight Phase	descent other
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 100 flight time total : 6000 flight time type : 2000
ASRS Report	414250
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : far other anomaly other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other controllera
Resolutory Action	flight crew : returned to intended course or assigned course other
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

We were descending into lga, captain flying. I, the first officer, was reviewing my approach plate and checking some paperwork. As I looked up, we were at 9500 ft and 340 KIAS. As we began to slow, approach asked for our airspeed. I do not believe a loss of separation occurred. We could have prevented this by paying more attention to detail!

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: CAPT OF A B757 EXCEEDED AIRSPD BELOW 10000 FT DURING DSCNT. APCH RADAR CTLR INTERVENED AND THAT WAS WHEN THE CREW RECOGNIZED THEIR ERROR.

Narrative: WE WERE DSNDING INTO LGA, CAPT FLYING. I, THE FO, WAS REVIEWING MY APCH PLATE AND CHKING SOME PAPERWORK. AS I LOOKED UP, WE WERE AT 9500 FT AND 340 KIAS. AS WE BEGAN TO SLOW, APCH ASKED FOR OUR AIRSPD. I DO NOT BELIEVE A LOSS OF SEPARATION OCCURRED. WE COULD HAVE PREVENTED THIS BY PAYING MORE ATTN TO DETAIL!

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.