B757 flight crew reduce speed prior to 5 mi final to stabilize approach for landing without advising...

Attributes
ACN	513398
Time
Date	200106
Day	Sun
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : mia.airport
State Reference	FL
Altitude	msl single value : 1500
Environment
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : mia.tracon tower : zzz.tower
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B757 Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	ils localizer & glide slope : 30
Flight Phase	descent : approach
Route In Use	approach : instrument precision
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
ASRS Report	513398
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : instrument pilot : multi engine
ASRS Report	513394
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : clearance other anomaly
Independent Detector	atc equipment other atc equipment : radar other controllera
Resolutory Action	controller : issued advisory
Consequence	faa : reviewed incident with flight crew other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	ATC Human Performance Flight Crew Human Performance
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

Controller restr us to 180 KTS to 5 NM final. This puts the aircraft 50 KTS above approach speed just before starting down at birdd on a steeper than normal glide path. We started slowing early in order to achieve approach speed before descent on final. Controller asked us about our speed vice the clearance. We should have informed him earlier about our slowdown. However, believe the clearance was not in the best interest of a safe approach in accordance with company guidelines.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: B757 FLC REDUCE SPD PRIOR TO 5 MI FINAL TO STABILIZE APCH FOR LNDG WITHOUT ADVISING MIA.

Narrative: CTLR RESTR US TO 180 KTS TO 5 NM FINAL. THIS PUTS THE ACFT 50 KTS ABOVE APCH SPD JUST BEFORE STARTING DOWN AT BIRDD ON A STEEPER THAN NORMAL GLIDE PATH. WE STARTED SLOWING EARLY IN ORDER TO ACHIEVE APCH SPD BEFORE DSCNT ON FINAL. CTLR ASKED US ABOUT OUR SPD VICE THE CLRNC. WE SHOULD HAVE INFORMED HIM EARLIER ABOUT OUR SLOWDOWN. HOWEVER, BELIEVE THE CLRNC WAS NOT IN THE BEST INTEREST OF A SAFE APCH IN ACCORDANCE WITH COMPANY GUIDELINES.

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.

B757 flight crew reduce speed prior to 5 mi final to stabilize approach for landing without advising mia.