Narrative:

We were being vectored for ILS runway 1L at mci. Before turn onto final we were told of LLWS on approach path. We told approach that we would need a right turnout immediately if we had to go around. Approach said we should tell tower of our request. Shortly thereafter, captain elected to take over as PF and we were intercepting localizer and switched to tower. Thunderstorms were rapidly approaching airport from the northwest. There was also traffic on a parallel approach (but lower) to runway 1R. At about 1000 ft AGL our wind shear warning sounded and we commenced our go around. We told tower that we were going around and turning to the east. Traffic on runway 1R was in visual contact and no factor (they landed). Tower called out traffic that had departed runway 1R and we visually acquired him (no factor). In all of the commotion of xferring the aircraft to the captain, configuring the airplane, encountering turbulence and wind shear, I had neglected to tell the tower of our need to turn east, away from the thunderstorm in the event of a go around. Although traffic was no factor, it could have been. Parallel approachs limit your escape options -- so does approaching severe WX. This coupled with other distrs -- fatigue, flying third shift, and 14 hour duty days -- spells disaster!

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: PARALLEL APCHS WERE IN EFFECT. ACFT CLRED ON RWY 1L. CAPT ASSUMED CTL JUST PRIOR TO INTERCEPTING LOC. COM SWITCHED TO TWR BUT NEGLECTED TO REQUEST R TURNOUT IF GAR WAS NECESSARY. WIND SHEAR WARNING SOUNDED ABOUT 1000 FT AGL AND EXECUTED GAR TO R.

Narrative: WE WERE BEING VECTORED FOR ILS RWY 1L AT MCI. BEFORE TURN ONTO FINAL WE WERE TOLD OF LLWS ON APCH PATH. WE TOLD APCH THAT WE WOULD NEED A R TURNOUT IMMEDIATELY IF WE HAD TO GAR. APCH SAID WE SHOULD TELL TWR OF OUR REQUEST. SHORTLY THEREAFTER, CAPT ELECTED TO TAKE OVER AS PF AND WE WERE INTERCEPTING LOC AND SWITCHED TO TWR. TSTMS WERE RAPIDLY APCHING ARPT FROM THE NW. THERE WAS ALSO TFC ON A PARALLEL APCH (BUT LOWER) TO RWY 1R. AT ABOUT 1000 FT AGL OUR WIND SHEAR WARNING SOUNDED AND WE COMMENCED OUR GAR. WE TOLD TWR THAT WE WERE GOING AROUND AND TURNING TO THE E. TFC ON RWY 1R WAS IN VISUAL CONTACT AND NO FACTOR (THEY LANDED). TWR CALLED OUT TFC THAT HAD DEPARTED RWY 1R AND WE VISUALLY ACQUIRED HIM (NO FACTOR). IN ALL OF THE COMMOTION OF XFERRING THE ACFT TO THE CAPT, CONFIGURING THE AIRPLANE, ENCOUNTERING TURB AND WIND SHEAR, I HAD NEGLECTED TO TELL THE TWR OF OUR NEED TO TURN E, AWAY FROM THE TSTM IN THE EVENT OF A GAR. ALTHOUGH TFC WAS NO FACTOR, IT COULD HAVE BEEN. PARALLEL APCHS LIMIT YOUR ESCAPE OPTIONS -- SO DOES APCHING SEVERE WX. THIS COUPLED WITH OTHER DISTRS -- FATIGUE, FLYING THIRD SHIFT, AND 14 HR DUTY DAYS -- SPELLS DISASTER!

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.