Narrative:

A microburst was encountered on the downwind to runway 19R at mci. We were cleared for a visual when the microburst was encountered. A windshear recovery was initiated. The aircraft went from 3000 ft to 7000 ft MSL in a severe updraft. Supplemental information from acn 247995: the problem arose because we were approaching from the south with all the WX to the north. Aircraft were flying through the WX landing on runway 19R. We wanted to land on runway 1L but ATC would not comply. We did not want to go north of the field and have to fly back through the WX which was moving southeast. Air carrier a missed the approach straight south. Approach control said they reported 'strong winds.' approach control is now reporting winds at 53 KTS and asking us if we want to now try the approach to runway 1L since air carrier X is attempting the approach (they missed again). We declined. We did not want to fight the WX and went to our alternate, ict, as did air carrier a and air carrier B. The only factors that saved us was our altitude at the time of wind shear (3000 ft MSL) and the captain's quick reaction to recover from the wind shear. Air carrier a's proper terminology of 'wind shear' may have aided us in missing the approach sooner.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: AN ACR MLG MADE A GAR BECAUSE OF A MICROBURST IN THE TFC PATTERN.

Narrative: A MICROBURST WAS ENCOUNTERED ON THE DOWNWIND TO RWY 19R AT MCI. WE WERE CLRED FOR A VISUAL WHEN THE MICROBURST WAS ENCOUNTERED. A WINDSHEAR RECOVERY WAS INITIATED. THE ACFT WENT FROM 3000 FT TO 7000 FT MSL IN A SEVERE UPDRAFT. SUPPLEMENTAL INFO FROM ACN 247995: THE PROB AROSE BECAUSE WE WERE APCHING FROM THE S WITH ALL THE WX TO THE N. ACFT WERE FLYING THROUGH THE WX LNDG ON RWY 19R. WE WANTED TO LAND ON RWY 1L BUT ATC WOULD NOT COMPLY. WE DID NOT WANT TO GO N OF THE FIELD AND HAVE TO FLY BACK THROUGH THE WX WHICH WAS MOVING SE. ACR A MISSED THE APCH STRAIGHT S. APCH CTL SAID THEY RPTED 'STRONG WINDS.' APCH CTL IS NOW RPTING WINDS AT 53 KTS AND ASKING US IF WE WANT TO NOW TRY THE APCH TO RWY 1L SINCE ACR X IS ATTEMPTING THE APCH (THEY MISSED AGAIN). WE DECLINED. WE DID NOT WANT TO FIGHT THE WX AND WENT TO OUR ALTERNATE, ICT, AS DID ACR A AND ACR B. THE ONLY FACTORS THAT SAVED US WAS OUR ALT AT THE TIME OF WIND SHEAR (3000 FT MSL) AND THE CAPT'S QUICK REACTION TO RECOVER FROM THE WIND SHEAR. ACR A'S PROPER TERMINOLOGY OF 'WIND SHEAR' MAY HAVE AIDED US IN MISSING THE APCH SOONER.

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.