Narrative:

On final approach to runway 35C dfw tower gave us permission to land and told us the wind was 220 degrees at 17 KTS gusting to 22 KTS. Our GPS showed 17-20 KTS directly off the tail. Tower then told us the previous 2 planes had initiated missed approachs and had gone around. Tower also reported windshear alerts on their equipment. We elected to go around as well and encountered moderate windshear up to 3000 ft on go around. How could tower have authority/authorized landing to a runway with 17 KTS plus tailwind; windshear and moderate rain. This is setting crews up for an accident. The dfw tower should be ashamed for allowing this and their procedures should be reviewed for unprofessional and dangerous conduct. This was a very disturbing event.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: AN ACR PILOT REPORTS DFW TOWER AUTHORIZED HIS ACFT TO LAND WITH 17 TO 20 KT TAIL WINDS AND WINDSHEARS AFTER THE TWO PREVIOUS ACFT WENT AROUND.

Narrative: ON FINAL APCH TO RWY 35C DFW TWR GAVE US PERMISSION TO LAND AND TOLD US THE WIND WAS 220 DEGS AT 17 KTS GUSTING TO 22 KTS. OUR GPS SHOWED 17-20 KTS DIRECTLY OFF THE TAIL. TWR THEN TOLD US THE PREVIOUS 2 PLANES HAD INITIATED MISSED APCHS AND HAD GONE AROUND. TWR ALSO RPTED WINDSHEAR ALERTS ON THEIR EQUIP. WE ELECTED TO GO AROUND AS WELL AND ENCOUNTERED MODERATE WINDSHEAR UP TO 3000 FT ON GAR. HOW COULD TWR HAVE AUTH LNDG TO A RWY WITH 17 KTS PLUS TAILWIND; WINDSHEAR AND MODERATE RAIN. THIS IS SETTING CREWS UP FOR AN ACCIDENT. THE DFW TWR SHOULD BE ASHAMED FOR ALLOWING THIS AND THEIR PROCS SHOULD BE REVIEWED FOR UNPROFESSIONAL AND DANGEROUS CONDUCT. THIS WAS A VERY DISTURBING EVENT.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of May 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.