Light transport crew became distraction with communication problems and exceeded 250 KTS below 10000...

Attributes
ACN	458070
Time
Date	199912
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	intersection : dluth
State Reference	GA
Altitude	msl single value : 8000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : atl.tracon
Operator	Other
Make Model Name	Light Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turbojet Eng
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Navigation In Use	other other
Flight Phase	descent : intermediate altitude
Route In Use	arrival star : awson
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : corporate
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 40 flight time total : 5500 flight time type : 700
ASRS Report	458070
Person 2
Affiliation	company : corporate
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : commercial pilot : multi engine
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : far non adherence : company policies non adherence : published procedure other anomaly other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa other flight crewb
Resolutory Action	flight crew : regained aircraft control none taken : detected after the fact
Supplementary
Problem Areas	ATC Facility ATC Human Performance Flight Crew Human Performance
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

ZTL had cleared us direct to dluth intersection. My copilot was trying to clarify with ZTL if we were to continue on the awson arrival or direct to the airport. Neither myself nor my copilot could understand the controller. He switched us to atl approach. While my copilot was talking on the radio, I was trying to insert the next waypoint on the approach in our GPS as we were then crossing dluth intersection. While typing in this intersection, I let my airspeed go above 250 KTS. Atl approach cleared us for the rest of the awson arrival. I corrected my airspeed back to 250 KTS. My copilot and myself should have questioned center earlier as to whether we were to continue on the arrival or go direct to the airport. Also, it would have helped greatly if center spoke to where you could understand them. This man talked like he had a mouth full of cotton.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: LTT CREW BECAME DISTR WITH COM PROBS AND EXCEEDED 250 KTS BELOW 10000 FT.

Narrative: ZTL HAD CLRED US DIRECT TO DLUTH INTXN. MY COPLT WAS TRYING TO CLARIFY WITH ZTL IF WE WERE TO CONTINUE ON THE AWSON ARR OR DIRECT TO THE ARPT. NEITHER MYSELF NOR MY COPLT COULD UNDERSTAND THE CTLR. HE SWITCHED US TO ATL APCH. WHILE MY COPLT WAS TALKING ON THE RADIO, I WAS TRYING TO INSERT THE NEXT WAYPOINT ON THE APCH IN OUR GPS AS WE WERE THEN XING DLUTH INTXN. WHILE TYPING IN THIS INTXN, I LET MY AIRSPD GO ABOVE 250 KTS. ATL APCH CLRED US FOR THE REST OF THE AWSON ARR. I CORRECTED MY AIRSPD BACK TO 250 KTS. MY COPLT AND MYSELF SHOULD HAVE QUESTIONED CTR EARLIER AS TO WHETHER WE WERE TO CONTINUE ON THE ARR OR GO DIRECT TO THE ARPT. ALSO, IT WOULD HAVE HELPED GREATLY IF CTR SPOKE TO WHERE YOU COULD UNDERSTAND THEM. THIS MAN TALKED LIKE HE HAD A MOUTH FULL OF COTTON.

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.

Light transport crew became distraction with communication problems and exceeded 250 KTS below 10000 ft.