Ldg landing in heavy gusting conditions.

Attributes
ACN	180315
Time
Date	199106
Day	Mon
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : dfw
State Reference	TX
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : bfi
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Large Transport, Low Wing, 3 Turbojet Eng
Flight Phase	descent : approach descent other landing other
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : atp pilot : commercial pilot : flight engineer pilot : instrument pilot : cfi
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 150 flight time total : 5000 flight time type : 1500
ASRS Report	180315
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : atp pilot : instrument
Events
Anomaly	inflight encounter : weather other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : insufficient time
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Weather
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

On final got winds 15/G35, but angle was ok for landing. On final between 300 and 150', got increase in airspeed from 140 to 160 KTS. Called to captain who kept power on. Airspeed settled at 150 KTS (bug was 130 KTS). Went ahead and landed. Tower called gust to 42 KTS either in the flare or just after landing. Though we landed ok the 42 KT gust would have been out of limits. At T/D the crosswind was stiff, but not unmanageable. However, timely reporting might have made us go around. Need doppler wind shear equipment for tower. We did not get any wind shear alert from the aircraft system.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: LDG LNDG IN HEAVY GUSTING CONDITIONS.

Narrative: ON FINAL GOT WINDS 15/G35, BUT ANGLE WAS OK FOR LNDG. ON FINAL BTWN 300 AND 150', GOT INCREASE IN AIRSPD FROM 140 TO 160 KTS. CALLED TO CAPT WHO KEPT PWR ON. AIRSPD SETTLED AT 150 KTS (BUG WAS 130 KTS). WENT AHEAD AND LANDED. TWR CALLED GUST TO 42 KTS EITHER IN THE FLARE OR JUST AFTER LNDG. THOUGH WE LANDED OK THE 42 KT GUST WOULD HAVE BEEN OUT OF LIMITS. AT T/D THE XWIND WAS STIFF, BUT NOT UNMANAGEABLE. HOWEVER, TIMELY RPTING MIGHT HAVE MADE US GO AROUND. NEED DOPPLER WIND SHEAR EQUIP FOR TWR. WE DID NOT GET ANY WIND SHEAR ALERT FROM THE ACFT SYS.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 2007 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.