GA small aircraft encountered low level wind shear on approach to 35Y. Pilot regained aircraft contr...

Attributes
ACN	115944
Time
Date	198907
Day	Wed
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : 35y
State Reference	IN
Altitude	agl bound lower : 100 agl bound upper : 500
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Small Aircraft, Low Wing, 1 Eng, Fixed Gear
Flight Phase	other
Flight Plan	VFR
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : private
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 35 flight time total : 225 flight time type : 140
ASRS Report	115944
Events
Anomaly	inflight encounter other other anomaly
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : regained aircraft control other
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Weather
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

The wind conditions at speedway airport (35Y) was out of the southeast 9 mph active runway 06. I entered a left downwind for 06 at 1500 MSL the pat altitude for 35Y. I announced my left downwind to speedway traffic. I reduced my airspeed to 85 mph and 10% flaps, I announced to speedway traffic my turn to left base. At this time I encountered a wind shear factor. My airspeed indicator dropped the stall light warning sounder. Rapid drop on altitude. I lowered the nose and induced full power, I was still losing altitude. I turned to final. I announced to speedway traffic I was on final. I still had full power but my altitude was dropping off. I regained altitude control at 50' AGL. My airspeed was in excess of 100 mph. I was over the runway but my airspeed was too fast to land safety. I did a go around and landed with no problems. There was no traffic in the pat at this time and I didn't make a PIREP to FSS as I encountered no problem on my second approach.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: GA SMA ENCOUNTERED LOW LEVEL WIND SHEAR ON APCH TO 35Y. PLT REGAINED ACFT CONTROL AND MADE A GO AROUND.

Narrative: THE WIND CONDITIONS AT SPEEDWAY ARPT (35Y) WAS OUT OF THE SE 9 MPH ACTIVE RWY 06. I ENTERED A LEFT DOWNWIND FOR 06 AT 1500 MSL THE PAT ALT FOR 35Y. I ANNOUNCED MY LEFT DOWNWIND TO SPEEDWAY TFC. I REDUCED MY AIRSPEED TO 85 MPH AND 10% FLAPS, I ANNOUNCED TO SPEEDWAY TFC MY TURN TO LEFT BASE. AT THIS TIME I ENCOUNTERED A WIND SHEAR FACTOR. MY AIRSPEED INDICATOR DROPPED THE STALL LIGHT WARNING SOUNDER. RAPID DROP ON ALT. I LOWERED THE NOSE AND INDUCED FULL POWER, I WAS STILL LOSING ALT. I TURNED TO FINAL. I ANNOUNCED TO SPEEDWAY TFC I WAS ON FINAL. I STILL HAD FULL POWER BUT MY ALT WAS DROPPING OFF. I REGAINED ALT CONTROL AT 50' AGL. MY AIRSPEED WAS IN EXCESS OF 100 MPH. I WAS OVER THE RWY BUT MY AIRSPEED WAS TOO FAST TO LAND SAFETY. I DID A GO AROUND AND LANDED WITH NO PROBLEMS. THERE WAS NO TFC IN THE PAT AT THIS TIME AND I DIDN'T MAKE A PIREP TO FSS AS I ENCOUNTERED NO PROBLEM ON MY SECOND APCH.

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.

GA small aircraft encountered low level wind shear on approach to 35Y. Pilot regained aircraft control and made a go around.