Air carrier refuses ATC assigned runway due to wind direction and velocity.

Attributes
ACN	124093
Time
Date	198909
Day	Sun
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : mco
State Reference	FL
Altitude	msl bound lower : 2500 msl bound upper : 2500
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : mco
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Large Transport, Low Wing, 3 Turbojet Eng
Flight Phase	descent other
Route In Use	approach : visual
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : flight engineer pilot : atp pilot : commercial
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 70 flight time total : 3800 flight time type : 1200
ASRS Report	124093
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : instrument pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 12000 flight time type : 5000
ASRS Report	123311
Events
Anomaly	other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	controller : issued new clearance
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

Cleared visual approach runway 18L at mco with 'cross orlando VOR 2500' or above call tower'. Latest ATIS reported winds 210/09. Tower cleared us to land and reported winds 130/13. We refused landing and made a visual approach to runway 36R. Tower told captain 'winds changed 3 minutes ago' and had not notified approach control of wind shift. Approach would have required greater than 2000 FPM descent in order to be stabilized by 1000' into known decreasing performance wind and possible shear. Tower should have recognized this wind shift to possibly detrimental to safety of flight and notified all concerned.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ACR REFUSES ATC ASSIGNED RWY DUE TO WIND DIRECTION AND VELOCITY.

Narrative: CLRED VISUAL APCH RWY 18L AT MCO WITH 'CROSS ORLANDO VOR 2500' OR ABOVE CALL TWR'. LATEST ATIS REPORTED WINDS 210/09. TWR CLRED US TO LAND AND REPORTED WINDS 130/13. WE REFUSED LNDG AND MADE A VISUAL APCH TO RWY 36R. TWR TOLD CAPT 'WINDS CHANGED 3 MINUTES AGO' AND HAD NOT NOTIFIED APCH CTL OF WIND SHIFT. APCH WOULD HAVE REQUIRED GREATER THAN 2000 FPM DSCNT IN ORDER TO BE STABILIZED BY 1000' INTO KNOWN DECREASING PERFORMANCE WIND AND POSSIBLE SHEAR. TWR SHOULD HAVE RECOGNIZED THIS WIND SHIFT TO POSSIBLY DETRIMENTAL TO SAFETY OF FLT AND NOTIFIED ALL CONCERNED.

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.