Narrative:

Cleared for a visual approach to runway 16L. Handed off to tower 119.05 at 10 DME from runway. Checked on with tower controller and received the response 'roger, continue.' several aircraft were cleared to cross our assigned runway at different intxns. At 100 ft AGL, I informed the tower that we were getting ready to go around, to which I received no response. At 80 ft AGL, I called for a go around. We were given instructions to turn right to a 280 degree heading and climb to 8000 ft. We were handed off to TRACON 135.50 and given a right turn vector to 345 degrees. We were handed off to TRACON 125.70 and given a traffic call for an aircraft to be followed to runway 16R. That traffic was called in sight and we were cleared for a visual approach. The first officer made appropriate bank angle turns and overshot the extended centerline for our runway by an estimated 1/2 mi. Contributing to this was 1) a downwind vector from ATC that did not parallel the assigned runway, and 2) winds aloft 195 degrees at 35 KTS, which caused drift. TCASII traffic for runway 16L was in sight and the overshoot was noted with ATC. No TCASII RA's or ATC traffic conflicts were received, and we were issued a clearance to maintain visual separation from traffic for the adjacent runway. Salt lake controllers are up against several factors which are obvious and some which are not. We are routinely not cleared to land until the last second. This time, it resulted in a go around. Winds aloft in the salt lake valley are almost always blowing crosswind to runways. Most of the newer aircraft and all canadair regional jets are equipped with a winds aloft indication on EFIS mfd screen. Although I offer these wind readings on a regular basis, 90% of controllers are irritated with the transmission. However, some controllers will ask and seem to use the information appropriately.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: CRJ FLT PERFORMS A GAR WHEN, AT 80 FT AGL, CLRNC FOR LNDG NOT RECEIVED AND RWY IS OCCUPIED BY XING TFC AT SLC, UT.

Narrative: CLRED FOR A VISUAL APCH TO RWY 16L. HANDED OFF TO TWR 119.05 AT 10 DME FROM RWY. CHKED ON WITH TWR CTLR AND RECEIVED THE RESPONSE 'ROGER, CONTINUE.' SEVERAL ACFT WERE CLRED TO CROSS OUR ASSIGNED RWY AT DIFFERENT INTXNS. AT 100 FT AGL, I INFORMED THE TWR THAT WE WERE GETTING READY TO GO AROUND, TO WHICH I RECEIVED NO RESPONSE. AT 80 FT AGL, I CALLED FOR A GAR. WE WERE GIVEN INSTRUCTIONS TO TURN R TO A 280 DEG HDG AND CLB TO 8000 FT. WE WERE HANDED OFF TO TRACON 135.50 AND GIVEN A R TURN VECTOR TO 345 DEGS. WE WERE HANDED OFF TO TRACON 125.70 AND GIVEN A TFC CALL FOR AN ACFT TO BE FOLLOWED TO RWY 16R. THAT TFC WAS CALLED IN SIGHT AND WE WERE CLRED FOR A VISUAL APCH. THE FO MADE APPROPRIATE BANK ANGLE TURNS AND OVERSHOT THE EXTENDED CTRLINE FOR OUR RWY BY AN ESTIMATED 1/2 MI. CONTRIBUTING TO THIS WAS 1) A DOWNWIND VECTOR FROM ATC THAT DID NOT PARALLEL THE ASSIGNED RWY, AND 2) WINDS ALOFT 195 DEGS AT 35 KTS, WHICH CAUSED DRIFT. TCASII TFC FOR RWY 16L WAS IN SIGHT AND THE OVERSHOOT WAS NOTED WITH ATC. NO TCASII RA'S OR ATC TFC CONFLICTS WERE RECEIVED, AND WE WERE ISSUED A CLRNC TO MAINTAIN VISUAL SEPARATION FROM TFC FOR THE ADJACENT RWY. SALT LAKE CTLRS ARE UP AGAINST SEVERAL FACTORS WHICH ARE OBVIOUS AND SOME WHICH ARE NOT. WE ARE ROUTINELY NOT CLRED TO LAND UNTIL THE LAST SECOND. THIS TIME, IT RESULTED IN A GAR. WINDS ALOFT IN THE SALT LAKE VALLEY ARE ALMOST ALWAYS BLOWING XWIND TO RWYS. MOST OF THE NEWER ACFT AND ALL CANADAIR REGIONAL JETS ARE EQUIPPED WITH A WINDS ALOFT INDICATION ON EFIS MFD SCREEN. ALTHOUGH I OFFER THESE WIND READINGS ON A REGULAR BASIS, 90% OF CTLRS ARE IRRITATED WITH THE XMISSION. HOWEVER, SOME CTLRS WILL ASK AND SEEM TO USE THE INFO APPROPRIATELY.

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.