Narrative:

No alternate listed. Winds 160 degrees at 25 KTS gusting to 35 KTS. Arrival fuel of 6500 pounds. Snow showers obscuring mountains south and west. I asked about an alternate; or extra fuel; and the captain said this was a weight restr flight. On our way; the fuel burn was slightly over schedule. Pulled up the latest WX for ZZZ1 and it had continued to deteriorate; with winds about the same; but more out of the southwest; with rain. Captain asked; what would I do. I told him again the WX in ZZZ1 and pulled up the ZZZ2 WX; and said that if he was going to try ZZZ1; we would be pretty well committed; considering the fuel on board; now about 7000 pounds at top of descent. He said he'd try it. Talked to approach; and they said everybody was making it in; moderate turbulence on final for runway 16R; and moderate to severe south of the field. I told the captain what I knew about flying in the area; including the fact that strong winds out of the southwest coming over the hilton sometimes induced a windshear annunciation; usually lasted about 2 squawks; and then quit; caused by the mechanical windshear. We were at 6000 pounds of fuel at this time. The captain said ok. At 1000 ft AGL; field in sight; we got the windshear annunciation. The captain pushed up the power levers and said go around; and we did the go around into the reported moderate to severe turbulence. When asked to state his intentions by ATC; the captain said declare an emergency; and tell them we're going to ZZZ3. I did this. ATC said ZZZ3's closed; state your intentions. We now had 5500 pounds of fuel on board. He said declare an emergency; we're going to ZZZ2. I did; and we did. At top of descent; winds in ZZZ2 are 210 degrees at 20 KTS gusting to 25 KTS. The captain starts talking about doing a single engine go around if necessary in ZZZ2 to save fuel. At this point I'd had enough; and told him we were not going to do a single engine go around; or any other kind of go around; the field was VFR; and we were going to land. He did. We refueled; and I flew the aircraft back to ZZZ1. The captain asked the next day what he should have done differently; and I told him I was not qualified to make that assessment; and that he should find a check airman he felt comfortable with; and ask him. Oh; and landing fuel in ZZZ2 was 2900 pounds.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: MD80 FLT CREW ENCOUNTERS WINDSHEAR ON FINAL; EXECUTES A GAR; DECLARES EMER; DIVERTS TO AN ALTERNATE.

Narrative: NO ALTERNATE LISTED. WINDS 160 DEGS AT 25 KTS GUSTING TO 35 KTS. ARR FUEL OF 6500 LBS. SNOW SHOWERS OBSCURING MOUNTAINS S AND W. I ASKED ABOUT AN ALTERNATE; OR EXTRA FUEL; AND THE CAPT SAID THIS WAS A WT RESTR FLT. ON OUR WAY; THE FUEL BURN WAS SLIGHTLY OVER SCHEDULE. PULLED UP THE LATEST WX FOR ZZZ1 AND IT HAD CONTINUED TO DETERIORATE; WITH WINDS ABOUT THE SAME; BUT MORE OUT OF THE SW; WITH RAIN. CAPT ASKED; WHAT WOULD I DO. I TOLD HIM AGAIN THE WX IN ZZZ1 AND PULLED UP THE ZZZ2 WX; AND SAID THAT IF HE WAS GOING TO TRY ZZZ1; WE WOULD BE PRETTY WELL COMMITTED; CONSIDERING THE FUEL ON BOARD; NOW ABOUT 7000 LBS AT TOP OF DSCNT. HE SAID HE'D TRY IT. TALKED TO APCH; AND THEY SAID EVERYBODY WAS MAKING IT IN; MODERATE TURB ON FINAL FOR RWY 16R; AND MODERATE TO SEVERE S OF THE FIELD. I TOLD THE CAPT WHAT I KNEW ABOUT FLYING IN THE AREA; INCLUDING THE FACT THAT STRONG WINDS OUT OF THE SW COMING OVER THE HILTON SOMETIMES INDUCED A WINDSHEAR ANNUNCIATION; USUALLY LASTED ABOUT 2 SQUAWKS; AND THEN QUIT; CAUSED BY THE MECHANICAL WINDSHEAR. WE WERE AT 6000 LBS OF FUEL AT THIS TIME. THE CAPT SAID OK. AT 1000 FT AGL; FIELD IN SIGHT; WE GOT THE WINDSHEAR ANNUNCIATION. THE CAPT PUSHED UP THE PWR LEVERS AND SAID GO AROUND; AND WE DID THE GAR INTO THE RPTED MODERATE TO SEVERE TURB. WHEN ASKED TO STATE HIS INTENTIONS BY ATC; THE CAPT SAID DECLARE AN EMER; AND TELL THEM WE'RE GOING TO ZZZ3. I DID THIS. ATC SAID ZZZ3'S CLOSED; STATE YOUR INTENTIONS. WE NOW HAD 5500 LBS OF FUEL ON BOARD. HE SAID DECLARE AN EMER; WE'RE GOING TO ZZZ2. I DID; AND WE DID. AT TOP OF DSCNT; WINDS IN ZZZ2 ARE 210 DEGS AT 20 KTS GUSTING TO 25 KTS. THE CAPT STARTS TALKING ABOUT DOING A SINGLE ENG GAR IF NECESSARY IN ZZZ2 TO SAVE FUEL. AT THIS POINT I'D HAD ENOUGH; AND TOLD HIM WE WERE NOT GOING TO DO A SINGLE ENG GAR; OR ANY OTHER KIND OF GAR; THE FIELD WAS VFR; AND WE WERE GOING TO LAND. HE DID. WE REFUELED; AND I FLEW THE ACFT BACK TO ZZZ1. THE CAPT ASKED THE NEXT DAY WHAT HE SHOULD HAVE DONE DIFFERENTLY; AND I TOLD HIM I WAS NOT QUALIFIED TO MAKE THAT ASSESSMENT; AND THAT HE SHOULD FIND A CHK AIRMAN HE FELT COMFORTABLE WITH; AND ASK HIM. OH; AND LNDG FUEL IN ZZZ2 WAS 2900 LBS.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of January 2009 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.