Narrative:

Due to inoperative navaids on north runways oma was landing with a tailwind to the south. Fine, but a special WX on ATIS showed the winds at 050 degrees/13g18, outside our limits. We got switched to the VOR to runway 32L, but found ourselves rushed on the approach. We had to configure and descend at a high rate, approximately 2500 FPM to get within approach parameters. This was exacerbated by a very short turn on to the VOR. The result was an overshoot of 300 ft on our level off altitude of 2500 ft to 5.0 DME. We called tower just past the VOR toward the field and they called the low altitude alert. In retrospect, we should have requested maneuvering vectors from approach control. Also maybe local airport could have given approach more wind information. In a B737-300, our peak gust tailwind limit is 10 KTS. After the alert, the rest of the approach and landing were normal.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: AN ACR MLG WAS LOW XING A DME FIX ON A VOR APCH.

Narrative: DUE TO INOP NAVAIDS ON N RWYS OMA WAS LNDG WITH A TAILWIND TO THE S. FINE, BUT A SPECIAL WX ON ATIS SHOWED THE WINDS AT 050 DEGS/13G18, OUTSIDE OUR LIMITS. WE GOT SWITCHED TO THE VOR TO RWY 32L, BUT FOUND OURSELVES RUSHED ON THE APCH. WE HAD TO CONFIGURE AND DSND AT A HIGH RATE, APPROX 2500 FPM TO GET WITHIN APCH PARAMETERS. THIS WAS EXACERBATED BY A VERY SHORT TURN ON TO THE VOR. THE RESULT WAS AN OVERSHOOT OF 300 FT ON OUR LEVEL OFF ALT OF 2500 FT TO 5.0 DME. WE CALLED TWR JUST PAST THE VOR TOWARD THE FIELD AND THEY CALLED THE LOW ALT ALERT. IN RETROSPECT, WE SHOULD HAVE REQUESTED MANEUVERING VECTORS FROM APCH CTL. ALSO MAYBE LCL ARPT COULD HAVE GIVEN APCH MORE WIND INFO. IN A B737-300, OUR PEAK GUST TAILWIND LIMIT IS 10 KTS. AFTER THE ALERT, THE REST OF THE APCH AND LNDG WERE NORMAL.

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.