Air carrier medium large transport landing weight exceeded allowable runway limit weight.

Attributes
ACN	138127
Time
Date	199002
Day	Sat
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : evv
State Reference	IN
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Medium Large Transport
Navigation In Use	Other
Flight Phase	landing other
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 150 flight time total : 3000 flight time type : 500
ASRS Report	138127
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : far other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

Flight from dayton, oh to evansville, in. Upon reaching the terminal area in evansville, we were informed the winds at the surface exceeded company crosswind limitations for the primary runway at the airport. Considering the strong, gusty winds, we then referenced the airport diagram in the manual and decided to land on runway 18/36 which was basically right into the wind. The landing was uneventful and we stopped with approximately 2000' remaining. We then deplaned, reboarded and took off on the primary runway because the winds had subsided to within crosswind limits. Upon our return to home base in pittsburgh and further study of the evansville airport diagram, we discovered the fine print in the upper right-hand corner that shows a maximum runway bearing capacity of 50000 pounds. Our landing weight was approximately 96000 pounds. As stated earlier the landing was uneventful and would not have been attempted under normal circumstances. The wind had increased after we departed so in order to make a safer approach and landing we landed on runway 36 which was more into the wind.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ACR MLG LNDG WEIGHT EXCEEDED ALLOWABLE RWY LIMIT WEIGHT.

Narrative: FLT FROM DAYTON, OH TO EVANSVILLE, IN. UPON REACHING THE TERMINAL AREA IN EVANSVILLE, WE WERE INFORMED THE WINDS AT THE SURFACE EXCEEDED COMPANY XWIND LIMITATIONS FOR THE PRIMARY RWY AT THE ARPT. CONSIDERING THE STRONG, GUSTY WINDS, WE THEN REFERENCED THE ARPT DIAGRAM IN THE MANUAL AND DECIDED TO LAND ON RWY 18/36 WHICH WAS BASICALLY RIGHT INTO THE WIND. THE LNDG WAS UNEVENTFUL AND WE STOPPED WITH APPROX 2000' REMAINING. WE THEN DEPLANED, REBOARDED AND TOOK OFF ON THE PRIMARY RWY BECAUSE THE WINDS HAD SUBSIDED TO WITHIN XWIND LIMITS. UPON OUR RETURN TO HOME BASE IN PITTSBURGH AND FURTHER STUDY OF THE EVANSVILLE ARPT DIAGRAM, WE DISCOVERED THE FINE PRINT IN THE UPPER RIGHT-HAND CORNER THAT SHOWS A MAX RWY BEARING CAPACITY OF 50000 LBS. OUR LNDG WEIGHT WAS APPROX 96000 LBS. AS STATED EARLIER THE LNDG WAS UNEVENTFUL AND WOULD NOT HAVE BEEN ATTEMPTED UNDER NORMAL CIRCUMSTANCES. THE WIND HAD INCREASED AFTER WE DEPARTED SO IN ORDER TO MAKE A SAFER APCH AND LNDG WE LANDED ON RWY 36 WHICH WAS MORE INTO THE WIND.

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