Nct TRACON controller was vectoring an aircraft for re-sequencing at 3000 feet when the aircraft ent...

Narrative:

I was working the sector at the beginning of an arrival sequence to the airport. Weather; high winds. Winds reported out of the south at 43 knots at 2000 feet by some jet arrivals. First few arrivals from the west uneventful. I noticed; of course; aircraft established on 10 mile final were losing 60-100 knots of ground speed. The first aircraft already cleared on final on tower frequency; aircraft X on a vector from the west approximately 10 miles away in-trail to join a 12 mile final.I issued a speed of 170 knots to aircraft X. Aircraft X joined final behind the lead aircraft with a little over 3 miles in trail; 100 knot overtake. The aircraft never descended. Realizing it was never going to work; I issued a turn to the east with a climb to 3000 feet; then another turn to heading 300. Strong winds pushing the aircraft to the north. The aircraft entered a 3900 foot minimum vectoring altitude area in the slide. I issued a climb to 4000 feet. It's been a few months since I worked an arrival sequence like that with strong winds. All day long there were reports of aircraft going around due to LLWS. Prebriefing yourself is very important; getting into a more conservative state of mind is essential. As an instructor; also; I've always taught 3 major things. Issue control instruction; verify correct readback; most importantly; and ensure the instruction is fulfilled.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: NCT TRACON Controller was vectoring an aircraft for re-sequencing at 3000 feet when the aircraft entered a 4000 foot minimum vectoring area.

Narrative: I was working the sector at the beginning of an arrival sequence to the airport. Weather; high winds. Winds reported out of the south at 43 knots at 2000 feet by some jet arrivals. First few arrivals from the west uneventful. I noticed; of course; aircraft established on 10 mile final were losing 60-100 knots of ground speed. The first aircraft already cleared on final on tower frequency; Aircraft X on a vector from the west approximately 10 miles away in-trail to join a 12 mile final.I issued a speed of 170 knots to Aircraft X. Aircraft X joined final behind the lead aircraft with a little over 3 miles in trail; 100 knot overtake. The aircraft never descended. Realizing it was never going to work; I issued a turn to the east with a climb to 3000 feet; then another turn to heading 300. Strong winds pushing the aircraft to the north. The aircraft entered a 3900 foot minimum vectoring altitude area in the slide. I issued a climb to 4000 feet. It's been a few months since I worked an arrival sequence like that with strong winds. All day long there were reports of aircraft going around due to LLWS. Prebriefing yourself is very important; getting into a more conservative state of mind is essential. As an instructor; also; I've always taught 3 major things. Issue control instruction; verify correct readback; most importantly; and ensure the instruction is fulfilled.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site 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.

Attributes
ACN	1333407
Time
Date	201602
Local Time Of Day	1201-1800
Place
Locale Reference	NCT.TRACON
State Reference	CA
Environment
Flight Conditions	Marginal
Light	Dusk
Aircraft 1
Make Model Name	Medium Large Transport Low Wing 2 Turbojet Eng
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	Initial Approach
Route In Use	Vectors
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Function	Approach
Qualification	Air Traffic Control Fully Certified
Experience	Air Traffic Control Time Certified In Pos 1 (yrs) 13
Events
Anomaly	ATC Issue All Types Airspace Violation All Types Inflight Event / Encounter CFTT / CFIT Inflight Event / Encounter Weather / Turbulence

Nct TRACON controller was vectoring an aircraft for re-sequencing at 3000 feet when the aircraft entered a 4000 foot minimum vectoring area.