Narrative:

We were delayed about 40 mins for severe WX at dal. Tower instructed us to stay left at the approach end of runway 31L awaiting our release time. During our hold the rain intensified to the point that visibility was about 1/8 mi. I observed company flight number make a missed approach from about 50 ft AGL and advised love tower that the rain was very heavy and visibility less than 1/8 mi. They subsequently did not pass on this information (the previous missed approach; the visibility; etc) to the next company flight. During his approach to runway 31L the rain continued to intensify. When we first observed the aircraft on short final he was about 150-200 ft off the ground and lined up to land on taxiway C. There were 3 company aircraft holding on taxiway C and he was aimed right at all of us. One of the aircraft directed him to go around; which he did; crossing over the top of all 3 aircraft at less than 150 ft. Once again; the tower calmly instructed him to contact approach. I advised the tower that he had been lined up on the taxiway and that the wind/rain/visibility was terrible. Only then; did love tower begin to advise subsequent aircraft that there was LLWS alerts on final. During this entire sequence; I feel love tower was not advising aircraft of the severity of conditions on the airport and had flight number not been instructed to go around by one of our aircraft; he could have attempted to land on taxiway C; resulting in a horrendous accident involving multiple aircraft. I was amazed at the lack of information being given to arriving aircraft and how this set our aircraft up for potentially disastrous results. I feel the tapes should be listened to and a discussion with love tower on what is appropriate information to be given. This was a close call that could have been prevented with a little information on the severity of the WX rather than just clearing aircraft to land; business as usual. More information from the tower to arriving aircraft. Supplemental information from acn 758416: first aircraft to attempt landing after flight number went around from over the landing threshold was not informed of this flight's go around. When I first saw this aircraft he appeared to be slightly right of course. When I looked again he was lined up on the taxiway coming straight at us. We transmitted to go around and the aircraft subsequently did. A microburst alert was then issued by tower after the go around. We noticed that the visibility to the southeast was reasonably good but the visibility to the northwest was terrible. Heads up in the tower and dispatch! When a crew begins to narrow their focus to placing an aircraft on a precision path in marginal/difficult WX; it would be very easy to miss a rapidly developing microburst right at the field. These guys needed some help and didn't really receive it. I would recommend a review of the tower tapes during this period along with a simultaneous chronology of this storm.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: DAL DEP FLT CREW REPORTED LACK OF WX/WIND INFO PROVIDED TO ARR ACFT BY ATC; NOTING COMPANY FLT CREW ISSUED GAR TO ARR LINED UP WITH OCCUPIED TXWY.

Narrative: WE WERE DELAYED ABOUT 40 MINS FOR SEVERE WX AT DAL. TWR INSTRUCTED US TO STAY L AT THE APCH END OF RWY 31L AWAITING OUR RELEASE TIME. DURING OUR HOLD THE RAIN INTENSIFIED TO THE POINT THAT VISIBILITY WAS ABOUT 1/8 MI. I OBSERVED COMPANY FLT NUMBER MAKE A MISSED APCH FROM ABOUT 50 FT AGL AND ADVISED LOVE TWR THAT THE RAIN WAS VERY HVY AND VISIBILITY LESS THAN 1/8 MI. THEY SUBSEQUENTLY DID NOT PASS ON THIS INFO (THE PREVIOUS MISSED APCH; THE VISIBILITY; ETC) TO THE NEXT COMPANY FLT. DURING HIS APCH TO RWY 31L THE RAIN CONTINUED TO INTENSIFY. WHEN WE FIRST OBSERVED THE ACFT ON SHORT FINAL HE WAS ABOUT 150-200 FT OFF THE GND AND LINED UP TO LAND ON TXWY C. THERE WERE 3 COMPANY ACFT HOLDING ON TXWY C AND HE WAS AIMED RIGHT AT ALL OF US. ONE OF THE ACFT DIRECTED HIM TO GO AROUND; WHICH HE DID; XING OVER THE TOP OF ALL 3 ACFT AT LESS THAN 150 FT. ONCE AGAIN; THE TWR CALMLY INSTRUCTED HIM TO CONTACT APCH. I ADVISED THE TWR THAT HE HAD BEEN LINED UP ON THE TXWY AND THAT THE WIND/RAIN/VISIBILITY WAS TERRIBLE. ONLY THEN; DID LOVE TWR BEGIN TO ADVISE SUBSEQUENT ACFT THAT THERE WAS LLWS ALERTS ON FINAL. DURING THIS ENTIRE SEQUENCE; I FEEL LOVE TWR WAS NOT ADVISING ACFT OF THE SEVERITY OF CONDITIONS ON THE ARPT AND HAD FLT NUMBER NOT BEEN INSTRUCTED TO GO AROUND BY ONE OF OUR ACFT; HE COULD HAVE ATTEMPTED TO LAND ON TXWY C; RESULTING IN A HORRENDOUS ACCIDENT INVOLVING MULTIPLE ACFT. I WAS AMAZED AT THE LACK OF INFO BEING GIVEN TO ARRIVING ACFT AND HOW THIS SET OUR ACFT UP FOR POTENTIALLY DISASTROUS RESULTS. I FEEL THE TAPES SHOULD BE LISTENED TO AND A DISCUSSION WITH LOVE TWR ON WHAT IS APPROPRIATE INFO TO BE GIVEN. THIS WAS A CLOSE CALL THAT COULD HAVE BEEN PREVENTED WITH A LITTLE INFO ON THE SEVERITY OF THE WX RATHER THAN JUST CLRING ACFT TO LAND; BUSINESS AS USUAL. MORE INFO FROM THE TWR TO ARRIVING ACFT. SUPPLEMENTAL INFO FROM ACN 758416: FIRST ACFT TO ATTEMPT LNDG AFTER FLT NUMBER WENT AROUND FROM OVER THE LNDG THRESHOLD WAS NOT INFORMED OF THIS FLT'S GAR. WHEN I FIRST SAW THIS ACFT HE APPEARED TO BE SLIGHTLY R OF COURSE. WHEN I LOOKED AGAIN HE WAS LINED UP ON THE TXWY COMING STRAIGHT AT US. WE XMITTED TO GO AROUND AND THE ACFT SUBSEQUENTLY DID. A MICROBURST ALERT WAS THEN ISSUED BY TWR AFTER THE GAR. WE NOTICED THAT THE VISIBILITY TO THE SE WAS REASONABLY GOOD BUT THE VISIBILITY TO THE NW WAS TERRIBLE. HEADS UP IN THE TWR AND DISPATCH! WHEN A CREW BEGINS TO NARROW THEIR FOCUS TO PLACING AN ACFT ON A PRECISION PATH IN MARGINAL/DIFFICULT WX; IT WOULD BE VERY EASY TO MISS A RAPIDLY DEVELOPING MICROBURST RIGHT AT THE FIELD. THESE GUYS NEEDED SOME HELP AND DIDN'T REALLY RECEIVE IT. I WOULD RECOMMEND A REVIEW OF THE TWR TAPES DURING THIS PERIOD ALONG WITH A SIMULTANEOUS CHRONOLOGY OF THIS STORM.

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.