Speed deviation on departure from st croix, vi, in the class D airspace.

Attributes
ACN	493850
Time
Date	200011
Day	Tue
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : stx.airport
State Reference	VI
Altitude	msl single value : 1800
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : stx.tower
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	ATR 72
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	other
Flight Phase	climbout : initial climbout : vacating altitude
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp pilot : cfi pilot : multi engine
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 120 flight time total : 3900 flight time type : 2200
ASRS Report	493850
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : multi engine pilot : instrument
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : far other anomaly
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Flight Crew Human Performance
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

While on climb out from st croix (stx), first officer asked for FMS intercept to be programmed. As I was PF, I lowered my attention to the FMS key pad. I looked up for a moment and noticed the IAS at 220 KIAS. Apparently his head went down to the FMS as well, taking attention away from controling the aircraft. The transgression lasted only a moment, but in the future I will verbally state to any first officer flying to continue to do so as I attend to the other duties.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: SPD DEV ON DEP FROM ST CROIX, VI, IN THE CLASS D AIRSPACE.

Narrative: WHILE ON CLBOUT FROM ST CROIX (STX), FO ASKED FOR FMS INTERCEPT TO BE PROGRAMMED. AS I WAS PF, I LOWERED MY ATTN TO THE FMS KEY PAD. I LOOKED UP FOR A MOMENT AND NOTICED THE IAS AT 220 KIAS. APPARENTLY HIS HEAD WENT DOWN TO THE FMS AS WELL, TAKING ATTN AWAY FROM CTLING THE ACFT. THE TRANSGRESSION LASTED ONLY A MOMENT, BUT IN THE FUTURE I WILL VERBALLY STATE TO ANY FO FLYING TO CONTINUE TO DO SO AS I ATTEND TO THE OTHER DUTIES.

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.