Widebody transport air carrier encounters severe wind shear on approach. Missed approach and air hol...

Attributes
ACN	244978
Time
Date	199306
Day	Sat
Local Time Of Day	0001 To 0600
Place
Locale Reference	airport : dfw
State Reference	TX
Altitude	msl bound lower : 3000 msl bound upper : 3400
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : dfw
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Widebody, Low Wing, 3 Turbojet Eng
Navigation In Use	Other Other
Flight Phase	descent : approach
Route In Use	approach : straight in
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time total : 13000
ASRS Report	244978
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : atp pilot : commercial
Events
Anomaly	altitude deviation : overshoot inflight encounter other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	other other
Consequence	faa : reviewed incident with flight crew
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Weather
Air Traffic Incident	other
Situations
ATC Facility	procedure or policy : unspecified

Narrative:

During ILS approach, encountered severe wind shear. Altitude was about 2000 ft. First indication was loss of airspeed then a huge increase even more than the loss. During the missed approach we exceeded the missed approach altitude of 3000 ft by 300-400 ft. The ballooning effect because of the increased airspeed plus not being able to see the instrument because of turbulence, caused the above. The aircraft was a widebody transport with tapes for airspeed and altimeter. Although I don't know what the actual speed was, the entire airspeed tape was indicating overspd because it was all in the yellow band. After the miss was completed, I informed ATC and their comment was that I was about #12 that had missed. I had been informed that there were wind shear alerts around the airport but not that there had been previous misses. I recommend that ATC be mandated to give that kind of information. The above information would tend to add and make a better picture of the real conditions. We landed after about 50 mins without much fanfare. Not a good night and the worst wind shear I have encountered.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: WDB ACR ENCOUNTERS SEVERE WIND SHEAR ON APCH. MISSED APCH AND AIR HOLD RESULT.

Narrative: DURING ILS APCH, ENCOUNTERED SEVERE WIND SHEAR. ALT WAS ABOUT 2000 FT. FIRST INDICATION WAS LOSS OF AIRSPD THEN A HUGE INCREASE EVEN MORE THAN THE LOSS. DURING THE MISSED APCH WE EXCEEDED THE MISSED APCH ALT OF 3000 FT BY 300-400 FT. THE BALLOONING EFFECT BECAUSE OF THE INCREASED AIRSPD PLUS NOT BEING ABLE TO SEE THE INST BECAUSE OF TURB, CAUSED THE ABOVE. THE ACFT WAS A WDB WITH TAPES FOR AIRSPD AND ALTIMETER. ALTHOUGH I DON'T KNOW WHAT THE ACTUAL SPD WAS, THE ENTIRE AIRSPD TAPE WAS INDICATING OVERSPD BECAUSE IT WAS ALL IN THE YELLOW BAND. AFTER THE MISS WAS COMPLETED, I INFORMED ATC AND THEIR COMMENT WAS THAT I WAS ABOUT #12 THAT HAD MISSED. I HAD BEEN INFORMED THAT THERE WERE WIND SHEAR ALERTS AROUND THE ARPT BUT NOT THAT THERE HAD BEEN PREVIOUS MISSES. I RECOMMEND THAT ATC BE MANDATED TO GIVE THAT KIND OF INFO. THE ABOVE INFO WOULD TEND TO ADD AND MAKE A BETTER PICTURE OF THE REAL CONDITIONS. WE LANDED AFTER ABOUT 50 MINS WITHOUT MUCH FANFARE. NOT A GOOD NIGHT AND THE WORST WIND SHEAR I HAVE ENCOUNTERED.

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.

Widebody transport air carrier encounters severe wind shear on approach. Missed approach and air hold result.