Narrative:

Bur had experienced a santa ana wind condition all day and had been landing runway 26 and runway 33. The wind on the ground was now varying between 330 degrees at 8 KTS to 080 degrees at 6 KTS and calm. It was the first officer's leg and I briefed him that under these conditions it was not unusual for the high winds aloft to continue down to the last 200 ft and then to immediately drop off. The MD80 landing 5 mins ahead of us had gone around with a 15-20 KT tailwind at 200 ft AGL on final. From 1000 ft AGL to 500 ft AGL we had a quartering tailwind from 25-15 KTS at 250 ft AGL our tailwind (quartering) was 12-14 KTS. The first officer announced going around and began to advance the throttles. At 200 ft, I announced 7 KT tailwind and the first officer stated 'landing' -- a decision I backed up. We landed 1000 ft long and 15-20 KTS fast. Other than a firm touchdown, the landing was normal followed by heavy braking with no anti-skid releases. The first officer had been on the GS the entire approach until starting the go around when he drifted a DOT high. My mistake was to encourage him to land after he had initiated the go around. From previous experiences I was aware that if one stayed on speed on the GS at bur during these conditions that one could normally delay a go around decision to as late as possible while watching the wind. If that's what I wanted to do, then I should have briefed it and flown the leg. Encouraging the first officer to land after he had decided to go around was not thinking safe. Fortunately, the landing was safe. We debriefed the approach and I acknowledged my mistake. I also learned from my mistake. Once a go around is initiated it will be completed unless safety conditions demand otherwise.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: B737 FO BEGAN A GAR IN VARIABLE WIND CONDITIONS. THE CAPT INSTRUCTED THE FO TO LAND.

Narrative: BUR HAD EXPERIENCED A SANTA ANA WIND CONDITION ALL DAY AND HAD BEEN LNDG RWY 26 AND RWY 33. THE WIND ON THE GND WAS NOW VARYING BTWN 330 DEGS AT 8 KTS TO 080 DEGS AT 6 KTS AND CALM. IT WAS THE FO'S LEG AND I BRIEFED HIM THAT UNDER THESE CONDITIONS IT WAS NOT UNUSUAL FOR THE HIGH WINDS ALOFT TO CONTINUE DOWN TO THE LAST 200 FT AND THEN TO IMMEDIATELY DROP OFF. THE MD80 LNDG 5 MINS AHEAD OF US HAD GONE AROUND WITH A 15-20 KT TAILWIND AT 200 FT AGL ON FINAL. FROM 1000 FT AGL TO 500 FT AGL WE HAD A QUARTERING TAILWIND FROM 25-15 KTS AT 250 FT AGL OUR TAILWIND (QUARTERING) WAS 12-14 KTS. THE FO ANNOUNCED GOING AROUND AND BEGAN TO ADVANCE THE THROTTLES. AT 200 FT, I ANNOUNCED 7 KT TAILWIND AND THE FO STATED 'LNDG' -- A DECISION I BACKED UP. WE LANDED 1000 FT LONG AND 15-20 KTS FAST. OTHER THAN A FIRM TOUCHDOWN, THE LNDG WAS NORMAL FOLLOWED BY HVY BRAKING WITH NO ANTI-SKID RELEASES. THE FO HAD BEEN ON THE GS THE ENTIRE APCH UNTIL STARTING THE GAR WHEN HE DRIFTED A DOT HIGH. MY MISTAKE WAS TO ENCOURAGE HIM TO LAND AFTER HE HAD INITIATED THE GAR. FROM PREVIOUS EXPERIENCES I WAS AWARE THAT IF ONE STAYED ON SPD ON THE GS AT BUR DURING THESE CONDITIONS THAT ONE COULD NORMALLY DELAY A GAR DECISION TO AS LATE AS POSSIBLE WHILE WATCHING THE WIND. IF THAT'S WHAT I WANTED TO DO, THEN I SHOULD HAVE BRIEFED IT AND FLOWN THE LEG. ENCOURAGING THE FO TO LAND AFTER HE HAD DECIDED TO GO AROUND WAS NOT THINKING SAFE. FORTUNATELY, THE LNDG WAS SAFE. WE DEBRIEFED THE APCH AND I ACKNOWLEDGED MY MISTAKE. I ALSO LEARNED FROM MY MISTAKE. ONCE A GAR IS INITIATED IT WILL BE COMPLETED UNLESS SAFETY CONDITIONS DEMAND OTHERWISE.

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.