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Extremely gusty winds prompted a crew to elect to do a go-around just prior to touchdown. The second approach was uneventful.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1345218 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201604 |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601-1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | EWR.Airport |
| State Reference | NJ |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Dawn |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | A320 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | Final Approach |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Captain Pilot Not Flying |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) |
| Experience | Flight Crew Last 90 Days 126 Flight Crew Type 108 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Deviation - Procedural Published Material / Policy Deviation - Speed All Types Inflight Event / Encounter Unstabilized Approach Inflight Event / Encounter Weather / Turbulence |
Narrative:
Well prior to top of descent into ewr we reviewed performance and FM wind shear precautions; profiles; procedures as ewr was landing runway 29 due to high winds and LLWS advisories. We assessed and chose flaps 3 approach and incorporated into brief to include the defined touchdown zone/go around point and verbal review of procedure.first officer flew a good approach in very gusty conditions but wind shift and gust at approximately 40 feet in transition towards flare caused auto thrust to over correct resulting in a balloon/float. I directed a go around (GA) as we approached the end of our pre briefed touchdown zone.while directing the GA and monitoring power/position; I reverted to non-standard phraseology (from military career) with the tower '... On the go' versus '... Going around'. In the subsequent high work load of tower vectors; 2 different altitude assignments and a switch to approach frequency; I failed to recognize and correct the flaps to position 2 from the flaps 3 approach position. We evidently reverted to and called the normal(full flap) go around profile call outs and checked 'flaps 3' which resulted in a 5-10 knot flap over speed during the go around.neither tower nor approach asked the reason for the GA and it was; frankly; too busy a time to give one. Rebriefed subsequent approach with a selected speed and manual throttles to mitigate engine spool ups/downs; and though a challenging approach; landed uneventfully.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: Extremely gusty winds prompted a crew to elect to do a go-around just prior to touchdown. The second approach was uneventful.
Narrative: Well prior to top of descent into EWR we reviewed performance and FM wind shear precautions; profiles; procedures as EWR was landing runway 29 due to high winds and LLWS advisories. We assessed and chose flaps 3 approach and incorporated into brief to include the defined touchdown zone/go around point and verbal review of procedure.First Officer flew a good approach in very gusty conditions but wind shift and gust at approximately 40 feet in transition towards flare caused auto thrust to over correct resulting in a balloon/float. I directed a Go Around (GA) as we approached the end of our pre briefed touchdown zone.While directing the GA and monitoring power/position; I reverted to non-standard phraseology (from military career) with the tower '... on the Go' versus '... Going Around'. In the subsequent high work load of tower vectors; 2 different altitude assignments and a switch to approach frequency; I failed to recognize and correct the flaps to position 2 from the flaps 3 approach position. We evidently reverted to and called the normal(full flap) go around profile call outs and checked 'flaps 3' which resulted in a 5-10 knot flap over speed during the go around.Neither tower nor approach asked the reason for the GA and it was; frankly; too busy a time to give one. Rebriefed subsequent approach with a selected speed and manual throttles to mitigate engine spool ups/downs; and though a challenging approach; landed uneventfully.
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