MD80 landing ewr slows and is criticized by ATC even though no speed was formally issued.

Attributes
ACN	616734
Time
Date	200405
Day	Sun
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : ewr.airport
State Reference	NJ
Altitude	msl bound lower : 2500 msl bound upper : 3000
Environment
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : n90.tracon
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	MD-82
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	descent : intermediate altitude descent : approach
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
ASRS Report	616734
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : multi engine pilot : instrument pilot : commercial
ASRS Report	616997
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : clearance
Independent Detector	other flight crewa other flight crewb
Resolutory Action	none taken : anomaly accepted
Consequence	faa : reviewed incident with flight crew
Supplementary
Problem Areas	ATC Human Performance Flight Crew Human Performance
Primary Problem	ATC Human Performance

Narrative:

Descended via dylin arrival for landing runway 22R at ewr. Cleared to descend to altitudes below 10000 ft with 'no' speed assignment. Slowed to usual initial approach speeds (210 KTS/180 KTS) during turns from downwind to base to final. Repeatedly reprimanded, on a very busy frequency, by ny approach for slowing. One quote from the controller was that 'the (aircraft) throttles belong to him,' in his airspace. This kind of irresponsible behavior is inexcusable in a busy terminal environment. If he had something he wanted to say to me, I would have been happy to call him on the land line. He tied up a busy TRACON frequency by repeatedly berating us for a circumstance he himself caused.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: MD80 LNDG EWR SLOWS AND IS CRITICIZED BY ATC EVEN THOUGH NO SPD WAS FORMALLY ISSUED.

Narrative: DSNDED VIA DYLIN ARR FOR LNDG RWY 22R AT EWR. CLRED TO DSND TO ALTS BELOW 10000 FT WITH 'NO' SPD ASSIGNMENT. SLOWED TO USUAL INITIAL APCH SPDS (210 KTS/180 KTS) DURING TURNS FROM DOWNWIND TO BASE TO FINAL. REPEATEDLY REPRIMANDED, ON A VERY BUSY FREQ, BY NY APCH FOR SLOWING. ONE QUOTE FROM THE CTLR WAS THAT 'THE (ACFT) THROTTLES BELONG TO HIM,' IN HIS AIRSPACE. THIS KIND OF IRRESPONSIBLE BEHAVIOR IS INEXCUSABLE IN A BUSY TERMINAL ENVIRONMENT. IF HE HAD SOMETHING HE WANTED TO SAY TO ME, I WOULD HAVE BEEN HAPPY TO CALL HIM ON THE LAND LINE. HE TIED UP A BUSY TRACON FREQ BY REPEATEDLY BERATING US FOR A CIRCUMSTANCE HE HIMSELF CAUSED.

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.