Reporter complains that approach control is permitting lda approachs when crosswind exceeds limits.

Attributes
ACN	250631
Time
Date	199308
Day	Mon
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : sfo
State Reference	CA
Altitude	msl bound lower : 0 msl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	Marginal
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : oak tower : sfo
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	observation : observer
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : instrument pilot : flight engineer pilot : cfi pilot : atp
Experience	flight time total : 8500
ASRS Report	250631
Events
Anomaly	other anomaly other
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

On the ground at sfo, I observed bay approach/sfo tower issuing the sfo lda runway 28R approach when winds were in excess of the 10 KT limit. This is a hazard since most of the pilots blew through the final approach course during afs-400 simulations, hence the limit. Bay ought to know better than to disregard their own limits. Where is the accountability? They are setting up sfo for the next big airline disaster.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: RPTR COMPLAINS THAT APCH CTL IS PERMITTING LDA APCHS WHEN XWIND EXCEEDS LIMITS.

Narrative: ON THE GND AT SFO, I OBSERVED BAY APCH/SFO TWR ISSUING THE SFO LDA RWY 28R APCH WHEN WINDS WERE IN EXCESS OF THE 10 KT LIMIT. THIS IS A HAZARD SINCE MOST OF THE PLTS BLEW THROUGH THE FINAL APCH COURSE DURING AFS-400 SIMULATIONS, HENCE THE LIMIT. BAY OUGHT TO KNOW BETTER THAN TO DISREGARD THEIR OWN LIMITS. WHERE IS THE ACCOUNTABILITY? THEY ARE SETTING UP SFO FOR THE NEXT BIG AIRLINE DISASTER.

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.