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Air carrier captain reported executing a go-around due to a quartering tailwind and then electing to divert to filed alternate.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1746549 |
| Time | |
| Date | 202006 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801-2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | ZZZ.Tower |
| State Reference | US |
| Environment | |
| Light | Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | Commercial Fixed Wing |
| 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) Flight Crew Instrument Flight Crew Multiengine |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Inflight Event / Encounter Unstabilized Approach Inflight Event / Encounter Weather / Turbulence |
Narrative:
On short final below 200 feet with a reported 10 KT quartering tailwind the approach became unstable and the captain executed a missed approach. On the way to the hold ATC informed the crew that the wind was gusting now to 18 kts. Due to the low ceiling the RNAV was not available and due to the high tailwind the ILS runway was not available. Crew diverted to filed alternate.crew recognized unstable conditions and executed a missed approach.both pilots were called on reserve near the end of their duty day. The weather report was not as bad as actual conditions. There was approximately a 30 KT tailwind on the approach until around 400-500 feet final when the tailwind began to fluctuate between 10 and 15 KTS. ATC reported the gust on final and the aircraft became unstable at low altitude. Crew executed a missed approach. Also of note; due to MEL xx-xx-X the egpws windshear mode was inop. Also this was the captain's first flight in nearly 2 months.crew obtained the latest weather from ATC which confirmed the gusting tailwind and deteriorating conditions. Crew noted that while the weather was worse than forecast; it was not forecast to improve for several hours. Due to the deteriorating conditions; lack of available runways to land on; rcc 5; nighttime; and a lack of recent flight experience; the crew elected to divert.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: Air carrier Captain reported executing a go-around due to a quartering tailwind and then electing to divert to filed alternate.
Narrative: On short final below 200 feet with a reported 10 KT quartering tailwind the approach became unstable and the Captain executed a missed approach. On the way to the hold ATC informed the crew that the wind was gusting now to 18 kts. Due to the low ceiling the RNAV was not available and due to the high tailwind the ILS RWY was not available. Crew diverted to filed alternate.Crew recognized unstable conditions and executed a missed approach.Both pilots were called on reserve near the end of their duty day. The weather report was not as bad as actual conditions. There was approximately a 30 KT tailwind on the approach until around 400-500 feet final when the tailwind began to fluctuate between 10 and 15 KTS. ATC reported the gust on final and the aircraft became unstable at low altitude. Crew executed a missed approach. Also of note; due to MEL XX-XX-X the EGPWS Windshear mode was inop. Also this was the Captain's first flight in nearly 2 months.Crew obtained the latest weather from ATC which confirmed the gusting tailwind and deteriorating conditions. Crew noted that while the weather was worse than forecast; it was not forecast to improve for several hours. Due to the deteriorating conditions; lack of available runways to land on; RCC 5; nighttime; and a lack of recent flight experience; the crew elected to divert.
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.