Air carrier crew landing lax slow without advising controller.

Attributes
ACN	592426
Time
Date	200309
Day	Tue
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	intersection : limma
State Reference	CA
Altitude	msl single value : 5000
Environment
Flight Conditions	IMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : sct.tracon
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Medium Large Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turbojet Eng
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	ils localizer & glide slope : 25l other
Flight Phase	descent : approach
Route In Use	approach : traffic pattern
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp pilot : multi engine pilot : instrument pilot : flight engineer pilot : commercial
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 7500 flight time type : 800
ASRS Report	592426
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : clearance non adherence : required legal separation
Independent Detector	atc equipment other atc equipment : radar other controllera other flight crewa other flight crewb
Resolutory Action	controller : issued advisory 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:

Controller specified 220 KTS. I slowed aircraft to 190 KTS to cross marker at speed to allow stabilization of approach in IMC. Controller got mad. I should have told him 'unable' 220 KTS to marker.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ACR CREW LNDG LAX SLOW WITHOUT ADVISING CTLR.

Narrative: CTLR SPECIFIED 220 KTS. I SLOWED ACFT TO 190 KTS TO CROSS MARKER AT SPD TO ALLOW STABILIZATION OF APCH IN IMC. CTLR GOT MAD. I SHOULD HAVE TOLD HIM 'UNABLE' 220 KTS TO MARKER.

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.