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General aviation pilot reported an unexpected tailwind during final approach to mvn airport and was told the ASOS has been reporting incorrect wind information.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1747274 |
| Time | |
| Date | 202006 |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601-1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | MVN.Airport |
| State Reference | IL |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | Small Aircraft |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | Final Approach |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Single Pilot |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Flight Instructor Flight Crew Multiengine Flight Crew Instrument |
| Experience | Air Traffic Control Military 13 Flight Crew Last 90 Days 14 Flight Crew Total 5490 Flight Crew Type 1050 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Deviation - Track / Heading All Types Ground Event / Encounter Other / Unknown Inflight Event / Encounter Weather / Turbulence |
Narrative:
IFR flight plan from ZZZ to mvn. Mvn voice ASOS reported winds as variable at 3 knots. Foreflight reported 'observation not available for mvn.' turning base to final for runway 5; I knew I had a tailwind and I double checked the gear which when up feels like a tailwind. As I was turning base to final the FBO transmitted the ASOS was incorrect; the winds were 280 at 15 gusting to 18. I made a low approach entered a left base and landed runway 23. The landing was uneventful. I thanked the FBO for the heads up call. The FBO said this was a problem when the wind was out of the north and northwest and it had been reported to FAA.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: General aviation pilot reported an unexpected tailwind during final approach to MVN airport and was told the ASOS has been reporting incorrect wind information.
Narrative: IFR flight plan from ZZZ TO MVN. MVN voice ASOS reported winds as variable at 3 knots. Foreflight reported 'observation not available for MVN.' Turning base to final for Runway 5; I knew I had a tailwind and I double checked the gear which when up feels like a tailwind. As I was turning base to final the FBO transmitted the ASOS was incorrect; the winds were 280 at 15 gusting to 18. I made a low approach entered a left base and landed Runway 23. The landing was uneventful. I thanked the FBO for the heads up call. The FBO said this was a problem when the wind was out of the north and northwest and it had been reported to FAA.
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.