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A321 flight crew reported encountering severe weather; including possible windshear; while on final approach.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1342377 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201603 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801-2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | ZZZ.Airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Dusk |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | A321 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | Final Approach |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Captain Pilot Flying |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) |
| Person 2 | |
| Function | Pilot Not Flying First Officer |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Inflight Event / Encounter Unstabilized Approach Inflight Event / Encounter Weather / Turbulence Inflight Event / Encounter Loss Of Aircraft Control |
Narrative:
Aircraft set up with ATIS of reported winds of 000/00 (calm). Entered and briefed into the FMS (A-321). Given close turn to final; had to turn off autopilot and then auto throttles as the speed decades to ref minus ten knots. Following 2.5 traffic ahead and asked to immediately slow. I dirtied up; but now tower reported winds from 290 to 310 degrees; 25 gusting to 31 knots. [These winds are common in this area] and they can be quite unstable with the hillside to the north of the airport. While descending through 1000 feet; I hit a wind gust or possible windshear that rolled the aircraft 40 degrees right. With the aircraft being in an unstable and awkward position; I elected to complete a 'soft go-around'. The first officer reported possible windshear/wake turbulence on the go. Returned back to the downwind for uneventful landing. 7.6 fuel in the tanks after landing. Suggest more experience in the aircraft type.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A321 flight crew reported encountering severe weather; including possible windshear; while on final approach.
Narrative: Aircraft set up with ATIS of reported winds of 000/00 (calm). Entered and briefed into the FMS (A-321). Given close turn to final; had to turn off autopilot and then auto throttles as the speed decades to ref minus ten knots. Following 2.5 traffic ahead and asked to immediately slow. I dirtied up; but now tower reported winds from 290 to 310 degrees; 25 gusting to 31 knots. [These winds are common in this area] and they can be quite unstable with the hillside to the north of the airport. While descending through 1000 feet; I hit a wind gust or possible windshear that rolled the aircraft 40 degrees right. With the aircraft being in an unstable and awkward position; I elected to complete a 'soft go-around'. The first officer reported possible windshear/wake turbulence on the go. Returned back to the downwind for uneventful landing. 7.6 fuel in the tanks after landing. Suggest more experience in the aircraft type.
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.