Narrative:

We were flying night freight to anc from ont. On arrival at anc, winds were gusting to 40 KTS from the north - this gave a large crosswind component on runway 32 or runway 6. We initially planned on runway 6 as the ATIS winds were 020 degree at 35 KTS. Tower then reported winds at 360 degree at 35 KTS - we opted to go around as the crosswind component was out of limits for landing on runway 32. We then received vectors to follow another airplane on a visual to runway 6. We began our visual to runway 6 with winds reported at 020 degrees at 35 KTS, just at our crosswind limit. We were on short final and the tower reported winds at threshold of 010 degrees at 35 KTS, mid field winds 020 degrees at 30 KTS. We were now on short final, I told the captain that the threshold winds just reported were 2 KTS above our maximum crosswind component. The said that's ok, we're going to land. After a few exciting seconds, we landed uneventfully. In hindsight, I believe we should have gone around and flown to our alternate of fairbanks - winds calm (we had necessary fuel to do this) I believe 2 factors contributed: we were fatigued and complacent after flying all night. I did not exercise good cockpit resource management and suggest a go around.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: WDB PIC LNDG PROC XWIND LNDG. SURFACE WIND CONDITION EXCEEDS LEGAL XWIND LIMITS.

Narrative: WE WERE FLYING NIGHT FREIGHT TO ANC FROM ONT. ON ARR AT ANC, WINDS WERE GUSTING TO 40 KTS FROM THE N - THIS GAVE A LARGE XWIND COMPONENT ON RWY 32 OR RWY 6. WE INITIALLY PLANNED ON RWY 6 AS THE ATIS WINDS WERE 020 DEG AT 35 KTS. TWR THEN RPTED WINDS AT 360 DEG AT 35 KTS - WE OPTED TO GAR AS THE XWIND COMPONENT WAS OUT OF LIMITS FOR LNDG ON RWY 32. WE THEN RECEIVED VECTORS TO FOLLOW ANOTHER AIRPLANE ON A VISUAL TO RWY 6. WE BEGAN OUR VISUAL TO RWY 6 WITH WINDS RPTED AT 020 DEGS AT 35 KTS, JUST AT OUR XWIND LIMIT. WE WERE ON SHORT FINAL AND THE TWR RPTED WINDS AT THRESHOLD OF 010 DEGS AT 35 KTS, MID FIELD WINDS 020 DEGS AT 30 KTS. WE WERE NOW ON SHORT FINAL, I TOLD THE CAPT THAT THE THRESHOLD WINDS JUST RPTED WERE 2 KTS ABOVE OUR MAX XWIND COMPONENT. THE SAID THAT'S OK, WE'RE GOING TO LAND. AFTER A FEW EXCITING SECONDS, WE LANDED UNEVENTFULLY. IN HINDSIGHT, I BELIEVE WE SHOULD HAVE GONE AROUND AND FLOWN TO OUR ALTERNATE OF FAIRBANKS - WINDS CALM (WE HAD NECESSARY FUEL TO DO THIS) I BELIEVE 2 FACTORS CONTRIBUTED: WE WERE FATIGUED AND COMPLACENT AFTER FLYING ALL NIGHT. I DID NOT EXERCISE GOOD COCKPIT RESOURCE MGMNT AND SUGGEST A GAR.

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.