A300-600 flight crew fails to note/comply with speed restriction on SID.

Attributes
ACN	776556
Time
Date	200802
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : clt.airport
State Reference	NC
Altitude	msl single value : 10100
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : ztl.artcc
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	A300
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	climbout : takeoff
Route In Use	departure sid : hornet
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : flight engineer pilot : instrument pilot : cfi pilot : multi engine pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 60 flight time total : 15500 flight time type : 4000
ASRS Report	776556
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 47 flight time total : 7000 flight time type : 806
ASRS Report	776444
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : published procedure other anomaly
Independent Detector	other flight crewa other flight crewb
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Chart Or Publication Flight Crew Human Performance
Primary Problem	Chart Or Publication
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

Departed clt runway 36L on the hornet 2 departure. We climbed to 10000 ft and were accelerating to 330 KIAS; when ATC said 'normal speed; contact ZTL.' the first officer (PF) and I looked at each other. 'Normal speed' implied we had a previous restr that we were not aware of. I checked in with ZTL. We both then checked the SID and discovered both of us had missed a small note at the very bottom of the page that said 'no not exceed 280 KTS until advised by ATC.' I know it's no excuse; but this is on a commercial chart #2 page. Had the commercial chart #2 been formatted like our commercial chart #1 charts; I'm sure this speed restr would have stood out more.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A300-600 FLT CREW FAILS TO NOTE/COMPLY WITH SPEED RESTRICTION ON SID.

Narrative: DEPARTED CLT RWY 36L ON THE HORNET 2 DEP. WE CLBED TO 10000 FT AND WERE ACCELERATING TO 330 KIAS; WHEN ATC SAID 'NORMAL SPD; CONTACT ZTL.' THE FO (PF) AND I LOOKED AT EACH OTHER. 'NORMAL SPD' IMPLIED WE HAD A PREVIOUS RESTR THAT WE WERE NOT AWARE OF. I CHKED IN WITH ZTL. WE BOTH THEN CHKED THE SID AND DISCOVERED BOTH OF US HAD MISSED A SMALL NOTE AT THE VERY BOTTOM OF THE PAGE THAT SAID 'NO NOT EXCEED 280 KTS UNTIL ADVISED BY ATC.' I KNOW IT'S NO EXCUSE; BUT THIS IS ON A COMMERCIAL CHART #2 PAGE. HAD THE COMMERCIAL CHART #2 BEEN FORMATTED LIKE OUR COMMERCIAL CHART #1 CHARTS; I'M SURE THIS SPD RESTR WOULD HAVE STOOD OUT MORE.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of May 2009 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.