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Air carrier captain reported encountering wind shear on final approach and concern regarding fuel remaining.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1693319 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201910 |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601-1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | DEN.Airport |
| State Reference | CO |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | Commercial Fixed Wing |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | Final Approach |
| Route In Use | Direct |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Pilot Flying Captain |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Multiengine Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) Flight Crew Instrument |
| Experience | Flight Crew Last 90 Days 124 Flight Crew Total 14727 Flight Crew Type 11804 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Deviation - Procedural Published Material / Policy Inflight Event / Encounter Unstabilized Approach Inflight Event / Encounter Weather / Turbulence Inflight Event / Encounter Fuel Issue |
Narrative:
On approach to den ILS runway 16 left tower reported a wind shear of +25 kts.; at approximately 1200 ft. AGL we receive a -15 shear with a GPWS immediately followed by a +25 kts. This has left us high and fast and going higher on the path. I initiated a go around and we flew the runway heading. Fuel was now about 5.3 lbs. Dispatch had planned us to land with 5.5 but I had added 1000 pounds oa fuel because of gusty winds in the forecast. We were quickly turned to a visual for runway 16R and told 'wind shear - on the runway' we again had a tailwind change to headwind at about 1200 AGL. Putting us high again; but no GPWS. I was high at 1000 ft. But was able to be stable and about +10 kts. At 500 ft. At this point the wind shifted to a tail wind and was pushing our touchdown point to the end of the 3000 ft. Zone. After a short discussion with the first officer (first officer) we both felt comfortable landing long with a 13000 ft. Runway vs a possible diverting to cos landing with 3.0. I exercise my captains authority touching down approximately 4000 ft. Down the runway and exited the runway at wb. Fuel about 4.2.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: Air Carrier Captain reported encountering wind shear on final approach and concern regarding fuel remaining.
Narrative: On approach to DEN ILS Runway 16 L Tower reported a wind shear of +25 kts.; at approximately 1200 ft. AGL we receive a -15 shear with a GPWS immediately followed by a +25 kts. This has left us high and fast and going higher on the path. I initiated a go around and we flew the runway heading. Fuel was now about 5.3 lbs. Dispatch had planned us to land with 5.5 but I had added 1000 pounds OA fuel because of gusty winds in the forecast. We were quickly turned to a visual for Runway 16R and told 'wind shear - on the runway' we again had a tailwind change to headwind at about 1200 AGL. putting us high again; but no GPWS. I was high at 1000 ft. but was able to be stable and about +10 kts. at 500 ft. At this point the wind shifted to a tail wind and was pushing our touchdown point to the end of the 3000 ft. zone. After a short discussion with the FO (First Officer) we both felt comfortable landing long with a 13000 ft. runway vs a possible diverting to COS landing with 3.0. I exercise my Captains authority touching down approximately 4000 ft. down the runway and exited the runway at WB. Fuel about 4.2.
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.