A320 flight crew exceeds 250 KTS below 10000 ft during departure from dca.

Attributes
ACN	596513
Time
Date	200310
Day	Sat
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : dca.airport
State Reference	DC
Altitude	msl single value : 5000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Dusk
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : pct.tracon
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	A320
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	other
Flight Phase	climbout : intermediate altitude
Route In Use	departure : other published ifr departure
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : atp pilot : cfi pilot : flight engineer
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 150 flight time total : 10000 flight time type : 25
ASRS Report	596513
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : far other anomaly other anomaly
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : regained aircraft control flight crew : overrode automation flight crew : took precautionary avoidance action flight crew : became reoriented
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Aircraft Flight Crew Human Performance
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

Aircraft was climbing to 5000 ft on autoplt while I was tracking the 185 degree radial off of dca in heading mode. Going through 4300 ft MSL, the aircraft was climbing at over 4300 FPM. I disconnected the autoplt to hand fly the level, in fear that the autoplt was going to climb through 5000 ft. I leveled the aircraft off at 5000 ft and managed speed did not slow the aircraft at 250 KIAS. The autothrust stayed in a climb power setting and the airspeed climbed to 280 KIAS before the autothrust was disconnected and the speed brought back to 250 KIAS. We were above 250 KIAS for no longer than 10-15 seconds. ATC did not say anything, and no altitude or lateral deviations took place. The rest of the flight progressed normally.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A320 FLT CREW EXCEEDS 250 KTS BELOW 10000 FT DURING DEP FROM DCA.

Narrative: ACFT WAS CLBING TO 5000 FT ON AUTOPLT WHILE I WAS TRACKING THE 185 DEG RADIAL OFF OF DCA IN HEADING MODE. GOING THROUGH 4300 FT MSL, THE ACFT WAS CLBING AT OVER 4300 FPM. I DISCONNECTED THE AUTOPLT TO HAND FLY THE LEVEL, IN FEAR THAT THE AUTOPLT WAS GOING TO CLB THROUGH 5000 FT. I LEVELED THE ACFT OFF AT 5000 FT AND MANAGED SPD DID NOT SLOW THE ACFT AT 250 KIAS. THE AUTOTHRUST STAYED IN A CLB PWR SETTING AND THE AIRSPD CLBED TO 280 KIAS BEFORE THE AUTOTHRUST WAS DISCONNECTED AND THE SPD BROUGHT BACK TO 250 KIAS. WE WERE ABOVE 250 KIAS FOR NO LONGER THAN 10-15 SECONDS. ATC DID NOT SAY ANYTHING, AND NO ALT OR LATERAL DEVS TOOK PLACE. THE REST OF THE FLT PROGRESSED NORMALLY.

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.