B757-200 crew made go around in sna.

Attributes
ACN	491269
Time
Date	200011
Day	Tue
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : sna.airport
State Reference	CA
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Weather Elements	other
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : sna.tower artcc : zla.artcc
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B757-200
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	ils localizer & glide slope : 19r other
Flight Phase	descent : approach landing : roll landing : go around
Route In Use	approach : visual
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
ASRS Report	491269
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : multi engine pilot : instrument pilot : commercial
ASRS Report	491270
Events
Anomaly	inflight encounter : weather non adherence : company policies non adherence : published procedure other anomaly other anomaly other
Independent Detector	aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : fmc wind readout other flight crewa other flight crewb
Resolutory Action	flight crew : executed go around none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Flight Crew Human Performance Weather
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance

Narrative:

Go around on ground. Making final approach to sna in night visual conditions we encountered 20 KT tailwind at 2500 AGL with reported tower wind of 6 KT tail. Touchdown was long and hot, +40 KTS, I ordered a go around upon realizing we were in a dangerous situation. We executed the go around and returned for landing in the opposite direction, north. Upon reflection I would say I was remiss in not ordering a go around sooner. Not being in-the-slot is a very bad start to a landing. Supplemental information from acn 491270: we were cleared for the visual approach runway 19R at sna then subsequently cleared to land on runway 19R. We were on the VNAV profile for runway 19R, but after being cleared for the visual and turning towards the airport we were high for the approach. After slowing the aircraft down and configuring for landing a 30 KT tailwind all the way down to about 800 ft AGL caused us to be even higher and fast for the approach. We thought we could make the landing safely, but after touchdown on the runway it became very evident that to stop would require maximum braking and reverse thrust, so we initiated a go around and came back to make a normal landing on runway 1L.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: B757-200 CREW MADE GAR IN SNA.

Narrative: GAR ON GND. MAKING FINAL APCH TO SNA IN NIGHT VISUAL CONDITIONS WE ENCOUNTERED 20 KT TAILWIND AT 2500 AGL WITH RPTED TWR WIND OF 6 KT TAIL. TOUCHDOWN WAS LONG AND HOT, +40 KTS, I ORDERED A GAR UPON REALIZING WE WERE IN A DANGEROUS SIT. WE EXECUTED THE GAR AND RETURNED FOR LNDG IN THE OPPOSITE DIRECTION, N. UPON REFLECTION I WOULD SAY I WAS REMISS IN NOT ORDERING A GAR SOONER. NOT BEING IN-THE-SLOT IS A VERY BAD START TO A LNDG. SUPPLEMENTAL INFO FROM ACN 491270: WE WERE CLRED FOR THE VISUAL APCH RWY 19R AT SNA THEN SUBSEQUENTLY CLRED TO LAND ON RWY 19R. WE WERE ON THE VNAV PROFILE FOR RWY 19R, BUT AFTER BEING CLRED FOR THE VISUAL AND TURNING TOWARDS THE ARPT WE WERE HIGH FOR THE APCH. AFTER SLOWING THE ACFT DOWN AND CONFIGURING FOR LNDG A 30 KT TAILWIND ALL THE WAY DOWN TO ABOUT 800 FT AGL CAUSED US TO BE EVEN HIGHER AND FAST FOR THE APCH. WE THOUGHT WE COULD MAKE THE LNDG SAFELY, BUT AFTER TOUCHDOWN ON THE RWY IT BECAME VERY EVIDENT THAT TO STOP WOULD REQUIRE MAX BRAKING AND REVERSE THRUST, SO WE INITIATED A GAR AND CAME BACK TO MAKE A NORMAL LNDG ON RWY 1L.

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.