A B777 crew reported that the WX and inability to understand rjaa tower's instructions caused them to miss the gear down item on their checklist, causing them to go around.

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Attributes
ACN	612606
Time
Date	200404
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : rjaa.airport
State Reference	FO
Altitude	agl single value : 500
Environment
Weather Elements	Windshear
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : rjaa.tower tower : lex.tower
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B777-200
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	ils localizer & glide slope : 16r ils other localizer other
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 120 flight time total : 16000 flight time type : 1625
ASRS Report	612606
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : multi engine pilot : instrument pilot : commercial
Experience	flight time total : 13000
ASRS Report	612607
Events
Anomaly	inflight encounter other non adherence : company policies non adherence : published procedure other anomaly
Independent Detector	other flight crewa other flight crewb
Resolutory Action	flight crew : executed missed approach flight crew : executed go around
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Flight Crew Human Performance ATC Human Performance Weather
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance

Narrative:

I was the PF on final approach to runway 16R at rjaa. Gear down, flaps 20 degrees and final approach checklist completed. Wind at 4000 ft was 50 KTS, ATIS was calling 19 KTS. Tower started issuing gusting wind advisories. Both first officer (PNF) and I were straining to understand what tower controller was saying. We both were preoccupied and at 500 ft got the 'too low, gear' warning. First officer called for a go around and we executed a missed approach. We were vectored around for normal landing.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A B777 CREW RPTED THAT THE WX AND INABILITY TO UNDERSTAND RJAA TWR'S INSTRUCTIONS CAUSED THEM TO MISS THE GEAR DOWN ITEM ON THEIR CHKLIST, CAUSING THEM TO GO AROUND.

Narrative: I WAS THE PF ON FINAL APCH TO RWY 16R AT RJAA. GEAR DOWN, FLAPS 20 DEGS AND FINAL APCH CHKLIST COMPLETED. WIND AT 4000 FT WAS 50 KTS, ATIS WAS CALLING 19 KTS. TWR STARTED ISSUING GUSTING WIND ADVISORIES. BOTH FO (PNF) AND I WERE STRAINING TO UNDERSTAND WHAT TWR CTLR WAS SAYING. WE BOTH WERE PREOCCUPIED AND AT 500 FT GOT THE 'TOO LOW, GEAR' WARNING. FO CALLED FOR A GAR AND WE EXECUTED A MISSED APCH. WE WERE VECTORED AROUND FOR NORMAL LNDG.

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.