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A320 captain reported diverting to an alternate airport because of weather at the destination.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1351320 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201604 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201-1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | ZZZ.Airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | A320 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | Final Approach |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Captain Pilot Flying |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) |
| Experience | Flight Crew Last 90 Days 240 Flight Crew Total 17401 Flight Crew Type 1851 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | ATC Issue All Types Conflict Airborne Conflict Deviation - Procedural Clearance Deviation - Track / Heading All Types Inflight Event / Encounter Weather / Turbulence |
Narrative:
- Dispatch advised :30 minutes out that [destination] might shut down for arrivals due to thunderstorms.- approach had continuous light to moderate turbulence.- while turning to intercept localizer; we observed thunderstorms west and south of [the airport].- at approximately 1;500 feet AGL we received a 'wind shear' warning.- wind shear was displayed in front of the aircraft in the terminal area.- executed a missed approach. Advised ATC. Started climbing to 12;000 feet.- observed severe weather south of the airport in the missed approach path on radar.- asked ATC for left turn to heading 120 degrees to avoid weather. - ATC said unable due to coordination with other traffic.- ATC asked what are our intentions [were]- advised tower we [were] turning to heading 120 degrees to avoid severe weather.- passing through 10;000 feet; tower amended our altitude to 9;000 feet. - Knowing that these thunderstorms were closing in on [our destination]; we decided to go to our alternate.- we then advised ATC we would like clearance to our designated alternate.- clearance was received.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A320 Captain reported diverting to an alternate airport because of weather at the destination.
Narrative: - Dispatch advised :30 minutes out that [destination] might shut down for arrivals due to thunderstorms.- Approach had continuous light to moderate turbulence.- While turning to intercept localizer; we observed thunderstorms West and South of [the airport].- At approximately 1;500 feet AGL we received a 'Wind Shear' warning.- Wind shear was displayed in front of the aircraft in the terminal area.- Executed a missed approach. Advised ATC. Started climbing to 12;000 feet.- Observed severe weather south of the airport in the missed approach path on radar.- Asked ATC for left turn to heading 120 degrees to avoid weather. - ATC said unable due to coordination with other traffic.- ATC asked what are our intentions [were]- Advised tower we [were] turning to heading 120 degrees to avoid severe weather.- Passing through 10;000 feet; tower amended our altitude to 9;000 feet. - Knowing that these thunderstorms were closing in on [our destination]; we decided to go to our alternate.- We then advised ATC we would like clearance to our designated alternate.- Clearance was received.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site 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.