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Emb-145 flight crew reported diverting to a second alternate after two go-arounds at the original destination and the primary alternate being closed.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1611443 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201901 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801-2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | ZZZZ.Airport |
| State Reference | FO |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | EMB ERJ 145 ER/LR |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | Other Go Around |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Captain Pilot Flying |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Multiengine Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) Flight Crew Instrument |
| Person 2 | |
| Function | Pilot Not Flying First Officer |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) Flight Crew Instrument Flight Crew Multiengine |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Flight Deck / Cabin / Aircraft Event Other / Unknown Inflight Event / Encounter Fuel Issue Inflight Event / Encounter Weather / Turbulence |
Narrative:
On approach to ZZZZ it was the first officer's leg. The airfield was configured for a north landing with winds gusting out of the north upwards of 40 knots. At approximately 500 feet I took the aircraft from the first officer as he is new to the aircraft and the situation was getting out of his comfort zone. Shortly thereafter we got a windshear warning and went around. We had enough fuel to try again; which we did and I stayed on the controls. At almost the same altitude we encountered another windshear warning and went around again; this time heading directly for our alternate ZZZZ1. Once at our cruise altitude of FL220 neither ATC nor dispatch was able to get hold of anyone at the alternate airfield. With some communication with dispatch and ATC we made the decision to divert to ZZZZ2. By this time we were getting really low on fuel.we landed at ZZZZ2 with just over 1100Lbs of fuel. Extremely gusty conditions. Our alternate airfield should have been open for us but was not. I'm not sure where the breakdown occurred that led to [our alternate] not being open but this should not happen; ever!
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: EMB-145 flight crew reported diverting to a second alternate after two go-arounds at the original destination and the primary alternate being closed.
Narrative: On approach to ZZZZ it was the First Officer's leg. The airfield was configured for a north landing with winds gusting out of the north upwards of 40 knots. At approximately 500 feet I took the aircraft from the First Officer as he is new to the aircraft and the situation was getting out of his comfort zone. Shortly thereafter we got a windshear warning and went around. We had enough fuel to try again; which we did and I stayed on the controls. At almost the same altitude we encountered another windshear warning and went around again; this time heading directly for our alternate ZZZZ1. Once at our cruise altitude of FL220 neither ATC nor dispatch was able to get hold of anyone at the alternate airfield. With some communication with dispatch and ATC we made the decision to divert to ZZZZ2. By this time we were getting really low on fuel.We landed at ZZZZ2 with just over 1100Lbs of fuel. Extremely gusty conditions. Our alternate airfield should have been open for us but was not. I'm not sure where the breakdown occurred that led to [our alternate] not being open but this should NOT happen; ever!
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.