EA500 pilot reports operating in strong gusty winds with no apparent problems.

Attributes
ACN	742020
Time
Date	200706
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : abq.airport
State Reference	NM
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	Other
Make Model Name	Small Transport Low Wing 2 Turbojet Eng
Flight Phase	ground : taxi
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	company other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : cfi pilot : multi engine pilot : commercial pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 50 flight time total : 3500 flight time type : 300
ASRS Report	742020
Events
Anomaly	other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : anomaly accepted
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Flight Crew Human Performance Weather
Primary Problem	Ambiguous

Narrative:

The EA500 afm references wind limitations without specifically defining that these are sustained wind and relative wind speed limitations. Engineering reports from the eclipse 500 developmental and certification testing program have defined these types of limitations as winds that are sustained winds and relative winds not gusts. The specific engine limits referenced are 25 KTS tailwind; 30 KTS crosswind; and 15 KTS tailwind with N1 above 75%. At the time of the flight test the winds were as follows: a) taxi out the reported ATIS winds were 220 degrees at 21 KTS gusting 35 KTS. B) on circling to land the tower reported winds at 22 KTS in response to a wind check.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: EA500 PILOT REPORTS OPERATING IN STRONG GUSTY WINDS WITH NO APPARENT PROBLEMS.

Narrative: THE EA500 AFM REFS WIND LIMITATIONS WITHOUT SPECIFICALLY DEFINING THAT THESE ARE SUSTAINED WIND AND RELATIVE WIND SPD LIMITATIONS. ENGINEERING RPTS FROM THE ECLIPSE 500 DEVELOPMENTAL AND CERTIFICATION TESTING PROGRAM HAVE DEFINED THESE TYPES OF LIMITATIONS AS WINDS THAT ARE SUSTAINED WINDS AND RELATIVE WINDS NOT GUSTS. THE SPECIFIC ENG LIMITS REFED ARE 25 KTS TAILWIND; 30 KTS XWIND; AND 15 KTS TAILWIND WITH N1 ABOVE 75%. AT THE TIME OF THE FLT TEST THE WINDS WERE AS FOLLOWS: A) TAXI OUT THE RPTED ATIS WINDS WERE 220 DEGS AT 21 KTS GUSTING 35 KTS. B) ON CIRCLING TO LAND THE TWR RPTED WINDS AT 22 KTS IN RESPONSE TO A WIND CHK.

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.