Md-11 captain reported an unstable approach due to gusty wind conditions. The aircraft touched down ...

Attributes
ACN	1513498
Time
Date	201801
Local Time Of Day	1801-2400
Place
Locale Reference	ZZZ.Airport
State Reference	US
Environment
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Make Model Name	MD-11
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	Landing Final Approach
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Function	Pilot Flying Captain
Qualification	Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP)
Events
Anomaly	Inflight Event / Encounter Unstabilized Approach Inflight Event / Encounter Weather / Turbulence

Narrative:

Executed a low altitude go-around due to unstable approach. Aircraft touched down firmly on the runway during the missed approach. Went around and landed normally thereafter. Complied with fom mandatory reports associated with hard landings.gusty winds leading to unstable condition late in the approach. Not sure it could have been; given the timing of the gust leading to unstable condition. Keep runway safety and go-around training. Also; keep training on a 6 month schedule. First officer did an excellent job throughout.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: MD-11 Captain reported an unstable approach due to gusty wind conditions. The aircraft touched down firmly on the runway as a go-around procedure was initiated; however; a subsequent approach was successfully completed.

Narrative: Executed a low altitude go-around due to unstable approach. Aircraft touched down firmly on the runway during the missed approach. Went around and landed normally thereafter. Complied with FOM mandatory reports associated with hard landings.Gusty winds leading to unstable condition late in the approach. Not sure it could have been; given the timing of the gust leading to unstable condition. Keep runway safety and go-around training. Also; keep training on a 6 month schedule. First officer did an excellent job throughout.

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.

Md-11 captain reported an unstable approach due to gusty wind conditions. The aircraft touched down firmly on the runway as a go-around procedure was initiated; however; a subsequent approach was successfully completed.