Narrative:

We had asked for a holding pattern and refused to begin the approach into mia with the current WX. ATC asked if we would be willing to do radar vectors and we said yes. They kept us approximately 10 mi east of vapor on the runway 27R approach mia in a box pattern. We were clear and VFR and had approximately 30 mins to hold with mco our agreed upon altitude for mia. The WX at mia was 1 mi visibility, heavy rainstorms and thunderstorms at the field. We were getting reports of a 25 KT loss of airspeed on final and windshear advisories. Winds were rapidly changing directions. My question is why were air carrier X and air carrier Y aircraft still shooting approachs under these conditions and missing due to loss of airspeed? Mia was perfectly clear regarding the conditions at the field and aircraft kept heading in to miss. Some did land. What has happened to our professionalism? Fll opened up and was VFR when we landed and calm winds.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: CAPT OF A300 QUESTIONS THE JUDGEMENT OF FELLOW AIRMEN WHO CHOSE TO ATTEMPT APCHS TO MIA DURING PERIOD OF HVY RAIN AND RPTED WINDSHEAR.

Narrative: WE HAD ASKED FOR A HOLDING PATTERN AND REFUSED TO BEGIN THE APCH INTO MIA WITH THE CURRENT WX. ATC ASKED IF WE WOULD BE WILLING TO DO RADAR VECTORS AND WE SAID YES. THEY KEPT US APPROX 10 MI E OF VAPOR ON THE RWY 27R APCH MIA IN A BOX PATTERN. WE WERE CLR AND VFR AND HAD APPROX 30 MINS TO HOLD WITH MCO OUR AGREED UPON ALT FOR MIA. THE WX AT MIA WAS 1 MI VISIBILITY, HVY RAINSTORMS AND TSTMS AT THE FIELD. WE WERE GETTING RPTS OF A 25 KT LOSS OF AIRSPD ON FINAL AND WINDSHEAR ADVISORIES. WINDS WERE RAPIDLY CHANGING DIRECTIONS. MY QUESTION IS WHY WERE ACR X AND ACR Y ACFT STILL SHOOTING APCHS UNDER THESE CONDITIONS AND MISSING DUE TO LOSS OF AIRSPD? MIA WAS PERFECTLY CLR REGARDING THE CONDITIONS AT THE FIELD AND ACFT KEPT HEADING IN TO MISS. SOME DID LAND. WHAT HAS HAPPENED TO OUR PROFESSIONALISM? FLL OPENED UP AND WAS VFR WHEN WE LANDED AND CALM WINDS.

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.