DC9 crew did not slow to the speed listed on the STAR into mci.

Attributes
ACN	556336
Time
Date	200208
Day	Wed
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : mci.airport
State Reference	KS
Altitude	msl single value : 12000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : mci.tracon
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	DC-9 Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	descent : approach
Route In Use	arrival star : tygery
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : multi engine pilot : cfi pilot : flight engineer pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 210 flight time total : 14500 flight time type : 1000
ASRS Report	556336
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : published procedure non adherence : far non adherence : clearance non adherence : company policies other anomaly other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other controllera
Resolutory Action	controller : issued alert none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	faa : reviewed incident with flight crew
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Flight Crew Human Performance
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

Inbound to mci on the tyger 4 arrival. Noticed that ATC kept us at 12000 ft almost to the downwind leg for left traffic to runway 19L. I didn't hear much traffic on the radio so I asked ATC why they kept us so high. ATC responded 'say speed.' I responded '245 KTS.' controller said 'you missed your speed restr earlier.' I then looked again at the STAR and saw that it said 'traffic landing south cross meloy intersection at 210 KTS.' he then issued descent instructions and we made an uneventful landing at mci. I was the PNF on this leg and was occupied with PNF duties relative to the approach process. I kept an eye on the routing which was flown correctly and on course but both of us missed the speed restr at meloy intersection. We were both a bit fatigued as we had an XA30 wake-up. No traffic conflict was noted and I don't think ATC would have said anything except that I questioned the high downwind altitude. I even had the speed restr highlighted with yellow marker on the plate and still missed it. Haven't come into mci from this direction in a long time. I will more thoroughly review all aspects of the arrival procedure before flying it and stay more in the loop by reviewing with my copilot all restrs.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: DC9 CREW DID NOT SLOW TO THE SPD LISTED ON THE STAR INTO MCI.

Narrative: INBOUND TO MCI ON THE TYGER 4 ARR. NOTICED THAT ATC KEPT US AT 12000 FT ALMOST TO THE DOWNWIND LEG FOR L TFC TO RWY 19L. I DIDN'T HEAR MUCH TFC ON THE RADIO SO I ASKED ATC WHY THEY KEPT US SO HIGH. ATC RESPONDED 'SAY SPD.' I RESPONDED '245 KTS.' CTLR SAID 'YOU MISSED YOUR SPD RESTR EARLIER.' I THEN LOOKED AGAIN AT THE STAR AND SAW THAT IT SAID 'TFC LNDG S CROSS MELOY INTXN AT 210 KTS.' HE THEN ISSUED DSCNT INSTRUCTIONS AND WE MADE AN UNEVENTFUL LNDG AT MCI. I WAS THE PNF ON THIS LEG AND WAS OCCUPIED WITH PNF DUTIES RELATIVE TO THE APCH PROCESS. I KEPT AN EYE ON THE ROUTING WHICH WAS FLOWN CORRECTLY AND ON COURSE BUT BOTH OF US MISSED THE SPD RESTR AT MELOY INTXN. WE WERE BOTH A BIT FATIGUED AS WE HAD AN XA30 WAKE-UP. NO TFC CONFLICT WAS NOTED AND I DON'T THINK ATC WOULD HAVE SAID ANYTHING EXCEPT THAT I QUESTIONED THE HIGH DOWNWIND ALT. I EVEN HAD THE SPD RESTR HIGHLIGHTED WITH YELLOW MARKER ON THE PLATE AND STILL MISSED IT. HAVEN'T COME INTO MCI FROM THIS DIRECTION IN A LONG TIME. I WILL MORE THOROUGHLY REVIEW ALL ASPECTS OF THE ARR PROC BEFORE FLYING IT AND STAY MORE IN THE LOOP BY REVIEWING WITH MY COPLT ALL RESTRS.

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.