Medium large transport encounters strong winds, must divert to refuel.

Attributes
ACN	272884
Time
Date	199405
Day	Sat
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : ont
State Reference	CA
Altitude	msl bound lower : 31000 msl bound upper : 31000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zla
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Commercial Fixed Wing
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	descent other
Route In Use	arrival star : star
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 240 flight time total : 9500 flight time type : 2500
ASRS Report	272884
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Events
Anomaly	other anomaly other
Independent Detector	aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : unspecified other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	other
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

Flight landed short of planned destination (lax) at ont due to stronger than planned en route winds. Earlier than planned descent accompanied by reduction in airspeed, followed by an increase from 250 to 320 KTS. Rather than burning into reserve fuel, elected to land ont rather than severely limiting available options. Landing at ont with 3.8 fuel on board.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: MLG ENCOUNTERS STRONG WINDS, MUST DIVERT TO REFUEL.

Narrative: FLT LANDED SHORT OF PLANNED DEST (LAX) AT ONT DUE TO STRONGER THAN PLANNED ENRTE WINDS. EARLIER THAN PLANNED DSCNT ACCOMPANIED BY REDUCTION IN AIRSPD, FOLLOWED BY AN INCREASE FROM 250 TO 320 KTS. RATHER THAN BURNING INTO RESERVE FUEL, ELECTED TO LAND ONT RATHER THAN SEVERELY LIMITING AVAILABLE OPTIONS. LNDG AT ONT WITH 3.8 FUEL ON BOARD.

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.