Air carrier medium large transport makes 2 approachs and 2 gars before getting it on the ground.

Attributes
ACN	267000
Time
Date	199403
Day	Thu
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : alb
State Reference	NY
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 2000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : alb tower : alb
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Commercial Fixed Wing
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	Other
Flight Phase	descent : approach landing : go around landing other
Route In Use	approach : visual enroute : on vectors
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp pilot : cfi
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 116 flight time total : 16796 flight time type : 2100
ASRS Report	267000
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : atp
Events
Anomaly	altitude deviation : undershoot inflight encounter other other anomaly
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	other
Consequence	faa : reviewed incident with flight crew
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Weather
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

Made 2 gars at alb, runway 1. The first, we were high due to vectoring. On final, high and 15-20 KTS fast, and was not going to land in the touchdown zone and went around. Made left pattern and on base noticed that it seemed we were getting blown across the ground. On final we were high and not going to land in the touchdown zone, and went around again and came back and landed. Taxiing in, tower asked if the go around was due to approach control and WX. We asked what did she mean by WX? She said they just found out there was a 20 KT wind at 2000 ft (tailwind?). The wind at the airport was calm.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ACR MLG MAKES 2 APCHS AND 2 GARS BEFORE GETTING IT ON THE GND.

Narrative: MADE 2 GARS AT ALB, RWY 1. THE FIRST, WE WERE HIGH DUE TO VECTORING. ON FINAL, HIGH AND 15-20 KTS FAST, AND WAS NOT GOING TO LAND IN THE TOUCHDOWN ZONE AND WENT AROUND. MADE L PATTERN AND ON BASE NOTICED THAT IT SEEMED WE WERE GETTING BLOWN ACROSS THE GND. ON FINAL WE WERE HIGH AND NOT GOING TO LAND IN THE TOUCHDOWN ZONE, AND WENT AROUND AGAIN AND CAME BACK AND LANDED. TAXIING IN, TWR ASKED IF THE GAR WAS DUE TO APCH CTL AND WX. WE ASKED WHAT DID SHE MEAN BY WX? SHE SAID THEY JUST FOUND OUT THERE WAS A 20 KT WIND AT 2000 FT (TAILWIND?). THE WIND AT THE ARPT WAS CALM.

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.