NASA · Aviation Safety Reporting System
B737NG flight crew reported airspeed over 250 kts below 10,000 ft. in descent to CVG after they were distracted by a wake turbulence encounter.
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Reporter 1
As we were about to pass 10,000 ft. We had a wake turbulence encounter that was substantial enough to distract me from my altitude awareness and speed at the time. I was focused on the aircraft I was following and discussed the issue with the First Officer and missed that I was well over 250 kts in level change. Once I noticed I took immediate action to correct the speed. No contact from ATC regarding the issue.
Reporter 2
During descent into CVG, airspeed exceeded 250 below 10,000. Aircrew recognized and corrected crossing BAMGE fix at 7,000.
NASA classification — Anomalies
- Deviation - Speed
- Deviation / Discrepancy - Procedural
- Inflight Event / Encounter
NASA classification — Assessments
- Contributing Factors / Situations
- Environment - Non Weather Related · Human Factors · Procedure
- Primary Problem
- Human Factors
ASRS reports are voluntarily submitted, de-identified by NASA, and represent the reporter's perspective. The presence of reports on a topic cannot be used to infer prevalence in the National Airspace System. The authoritative source is the NASA ASRS Database Online at asrs.arc.nasa.gov ↗.