Flight crew of light transport on stabilized approach has wind shear encounter at 100 ft with severe sink rate. Aircraft bounces after hard landing and a go around is performed.

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Attributes
ACN	379854
Time
Date	199709
Day	Wed
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : hts
State Reference	WV
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 100
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Jetstream 31
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	landing : go around landing other other
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 260 flight time total : 3450 flight time type : 1150
ASRS Report	379854
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Events
Anomaly	inflight encounter other other anomaly
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	other
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Weather
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

Had stabilized approach, about 100 ft AGL experienced severe sink rate. Added power to stop sink rate. Decided to continue with the approach to landing, reduced power, touchdown on mains firmly. Aircraft became airborne again, airspeed too slow. Captain decided to go around. Executed go around procedures, came back to land with no incident or damage to aircraft.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: FLC OF LTT ON STABILIZED APCH HAS WIND SHEAR ENCOUNTER AT 100 FT WITH SEVERE SINK RATE. ACFT BOUNCES AFTER HARD LNDG AND A GAR IS PERFORMED.

Narrative: HAD STABILIZED APCH, ABOUT 100 FT AGL EXPERIENCED SEVERE SINK RATE. ADDED PWR TO STOP SINK RATE. DECIDED TO CONTINUE WITH THE APCH TO LNDG, REDUCED PWR, TOUCHDOWN ON MAINS FIRMLY. ACFT BECAME AIRBORNE AGAIN, AIRSPD TOO SLOW. CAPT DECIDED TO GO AROUND. EXECUTED GAR PROCS, CAME BACK TO LAND WITH NO INCIDENT OR DAMAGE TO ACFT.

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.