Air carrier medium large transport tailwind landing. Wind reported in excess of 10 KTS.

Attributes
ACN	91179
Time
Date	198807
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : tpa
State Reference	FL
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	Mixed
Light	Dusk
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : tpa tower : sfo
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Medium Large Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turbojet Eng
Flight Phase	descent : approach landing other
Route In Use	approach : visual enroute : on vectors
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 7000 flight time type : 1000
ASRS Report	91179
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Events
Anomaly	inflight encounter : weather non adherence : far other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : anomaly accepted
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Weather
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

I got ATIS and landing speeds and accomplished approach checklist. Captain did not want the windshear recommended flap setting for landing even though it was obvious due to numerous cells close to the field that windshear was a definite threat, although none was mentioned on ATIS. We were given vectors to the final approach landing to the north (visual approach). We were in the clear and obviously at least 1000' above the ground, so captain disarmed the GPWS. I reached tower and he gave a very garbled wind direction which sounded like 160/14. I asked for another wind check, with no response. I then asked again and finally asked a third time, and now we received windshear alerts with an obvious tailwind of up to 20 KTS. Captain now was too high on the G/south and 20-30 KTS faster than target with minimum flaps (25 degrees) for landing. He touched down 1/3-1/2 way down the runway. Airplane cleared runway after landing and I informed ground control of a dangerous situation taking place, by surging a 20 KT tailwind on airplanes planning to land with ATIS reported winds. Ground controller advised me that no one wanted to takeoff to the south due to WX, and that's why we were landing to the north and that they were trying to change runways.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ACR MLG TAILWIND LNDG. WIND REPORTED IN EXCESS OF 10 KTS.

Narrative: I GOT ATIS AND LNDG SPDS AND ACCOMPLISHED APCH CHKLIST. CAPT DID NOT WANT THE WINDSHEAR RECOMMENDED FLAP SETTING FOR LNDG EVEN THOUGH IT WAS OBVIOUS DUE TO NUMEROUS CELLS CLOSE TO THE FIELD THAT WINDSHEAR WAS A DEFINITE THREAT, ALTHOUGH NONE WAS MENTIONED ON ATIS. WE WERE GIVEN VECTORS TO THE FINAL APCH LNDG TO THE N (VISUAL APCH). WE WERE IN THE CLR AND OBVIOUSLY AT LEAST 1000' ABOVE THE GND, SO CAPT DISARMED THE GPWS. I REACHED TWR AND HE GAVE A VERY GARBLED WIND DIRECTION WHICH SOUNDED LIKE 160/14. I ASKED FOR ANOTHER WIND CHK, WITH NO RESPONSE. I THEN ASKED AGAIN AND FINALLY ASKED A THIRD TIME, AND NOW WE RECEIVED WINDSHEAR ALERTS WITH AN OBVIOUS TAILWIND OF UP TO 20 KTS. CAPT NOW WAS TOO HIGH ON THE G/S AND 20-30 KTS FASTER THAN TARGET WITH MINIMUM FLAPS (25 DEGS) FOR LNDG. HE TOUCHED DOWN 1/3-1/2 WAY DOWN THE RWY. AIRPLANE CLRED RWY AFTER LNDG AND I INFORMED GND CTL OF A DANGEROUS SITUATION TAKING PLACE, BY SURGING A 20 KT TAILWIND ON AIRPLANES PLANNING TO LAND WITH ATIS RPTED WINDS. GND CTLR ADVISED ME THAT NO ONE WANTED TO TKOF TO THE S DUE TO WX, AND THAT'S WHY WE WERE LNDG TO THE N AND THAT THEY WERE TRYING TO CHANGE RWYS.

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