Captain of a widebody transport exceeded speed below 10000 ft MSL during a VFR descent into maui, hi...

Attributes
ACN	465715
Time
Date	200003
Day	Sat
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
State Reference	HI
Altitude	msl bound lower : 7000 msl bound upper : 10000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zhn.artcc
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Widebody, Low Wing, 3 Turbojet Eng
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	descent : vacating altitude
Route In Use	arrival : vfr
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : multi engine pilot : flight engineer pilot : atp pilot : instrument
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 150 flight time total : 7000 flight time type : 500
ASRS Report	465715
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Events
Anomaly	other anomaly
Independent Detector	aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : airspeed indicator other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : anomaly accepted
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Flight Crew Human Performance ATC Human Performance
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

Descending into maui for visual approach to runway 2, called out 10000 ft. Captain flying and doing 300 KTS. Approach said to keep speed up. Captain stayed at 300 KTS through 10000 ft and said it looked like we were 12 mi out. I had 9 mi showing on DME off maui, and pointed it out. He said keep the speed up meant to maintain present speed. He began slowing at 7000 ft and about 7 mi. I didn't want to argue at this phase of flight. I feel a blanket statement of controller to keep speed up is confusing. It should be a specific speed, so there is no confusion about the 250 KT limit, especially in the islands.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: CAPT OF A WDB EXCEEDED SPD BELOW 10000 FT MSL DURING A VFR DSCNT INTO MAUI, HI.

Narrative: DSNDING INTO MAUI FOR VISUAL APCH TO RWY 2, CALLED OUT 10000 FT. CAPT FLYING AND DOING 300 KTS. APCH SAID TO KEEP SPD UP. CAPT STAYED AT 300 KTS THROUGH 10000 FT AND SAID IT LOOKED LIKE WE WERE 12 MI OUT. I HAD 9 MI SHOWING ON DME OFF MAUI, AND POINTED IT OUT. HE SAID KEEP THE SPD UP MEANT TO MAINTAIN PRESENT SPD. HE BEGAN SLOWING AT 7000 FT AND ABOUT 7 MI. I DIDN'T WANT TO ARGUE AT THIS PHASE OF FLT. I FEEL A BLANKET STATEMENT OF CTLR TO KEEP SPD UP IS CONFUSING. IT SHOULD BE A SPECIFIC SPD, SO THERE IS NO CONFUSION ABOUT THE 250 KT LIMIT, ESPECIALLY IN THE ISLANDS.

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.