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A B767-300 flight crew encountered difficulty performing a wind shear escape maneuver and subsequent go-around while attempting to follow SOP 'profiles' with which they were inadequately familiar.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 979538 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201111 |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601-1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | ORD.Tower |
| State Reference | IL |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | B767-300 and 300 ER |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Captain Pilot Not Flying |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) |
| Experience | Flight Crew Last 90 Days 150 Flight Crew Total 20000 Flight Crew Type 5000 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Deviation - Procedural Published Material / Policy Inflight Event / Encounter Weather / Turbulence |
Narrative:
A wind shear on short final approach forced a wind shear recovery maneuver and a go-around. This was the second go-around any of us had accomplished under the new profile; the first having occurred on the preceding flight. Lacking sufficient practice with this [new] maneuver; the result was predictably poor. What should have happened at 400 feet happened at 1000 feet and what should have happened at 800 feet happened at 2000 feet. In other words; we were all behind the airplane; a place no pilot ever wants to be.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A B767-300 Flight Crew encountered difficulty performing a wind shear escape maneuver and subsequent go-around while attempting to follow SOP 'profiles' with which they were inadequately familiar.
Narrative: A wind shear on short final approach forced a wind shear recovery maneuver and a go-around. This was the second go-around any of us had accomplished under the new profile; the first having occurred on the preceding flight. Lacking sufficient practice with this [new] maneuver; the result was predictably poor. What should have happened at 400 feet happened at 1000 feet and what should have happened at 800 feet happened at 2000 feet. In other words; we were all behind the airplane; a place no pilot ever wants to be.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of April 2012 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.