Narrative:

Routine approach inside 3 mi - tower advised of llwsa and advised of specific wind speed and direction at lga. Tower said wind had been steady from northeast less than 10 KTS. At 200 ft AGL, aircraft accelerated 10 KTS. Aircraft landed fast (140 KTS) and long, throttles were retarded. Then airspeed increased to 150 KTS. Wind sheer escape maneuver was executed and we did a touch and go. Second approach was routine - landing routine. This was by far the worst wind shear I have ever encountered! I'm certain if we had tried to stop we would have ended up in flushing bay. In a matter of a few seconds we went from a normal, routine approach to an extremely dangerous situation which called upon all the resources and training of all 3 front end crew members! The flight engineer was particularly valuable - he sat back there and took in everything and acted in a most professional manner. (By observing and relaying everything to captain and copilot.) I feel this is the closest I have come to losing an airplane. Our wind shear specific training in the simulator was invaluable! In dec of 1993 I had a similar scenario in the simulator and it was fresh in my mind. One thought: I don't know how the A-320 works, but if there is no totally manual back up mode, and/or if some programming had to be done during the go around, the aircraft would have been doomed! After our touch and go landing, wind shear escape maneuver, when we were airborne again we had several mins of severe turbulence -- plus or minus 40 KTS of speed, severe rocking and rolling of wings. I am a believer now! The next time I hear a wind shear warning - I'm going to be more inclined to go around earlier.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: 727 ENCOUNTERS WIND SHEAR ON APCH. MAKES A TOUCH AND GO, MISSED APCH. SECOND LNDG OK.

Narrative: ROUTINE APCH INSIDE 3 MI - TWR ADVISED OF LLWSA AND ADVISED OF SPECIFIC WIND SPD AND DIRECTION AT LGA. TWR SAID WIND HAD BEEN STEADY FROM NE LESS THAN 10 KTS. AT 200 FT AGL, ACFT ACCELERATED 10 KTS. ACFT LANDED FAST (140 KTS) AND LONG, THROTTLES WERE RETARDED. THEN AIRSPD INCREASED TO 150 KTS. WIND SHEER ESCAPE MANEUVER WAS EXECUTED AND WE DID A TOUCH AND GO. SECOND APCH WAS ROUTINE - LNDG ROUTINE. THIS WAS BY FAR THE WORST WIND SHEAR I HAVE EVER ENCOUNTERED! I'M CERTAIN IF WE HAD TRIED TO STOP WE WOULD HAVE ENDED UP IN FLUSHING BAY. IN A MATTER OF A FEW SECONDS WE WENT FROM A NORMAL, ROUTINE APCH TO AN EXTREMELY DANGEROUS SIT WHICH CALLED UPON ALL THE RESOURCES AND TRAINING OF ALL 3 FRONT END CREW MEMBERS! THE FE WAS PARTICULARLY VALUABLE - HE SAT BACK THERE AND TOOK IN EVERYTHING AND ACTED IN A MOST PROFESSIONAL MANNER. (BY OBSERVING AND RELAYING EVERYTHING TO CAPT AND COPLT.) I FEEL THIS IS THE CLOSEST I HAVE COME TO LOSING AN AIRPLANE. OUR WIND SHEAR SPECIFIC TRAINING IN THE SIMULATOR WAS INVALUABLE! IN DEC OF 1993 I HAD A SIMILAR SCENARIO IN THE SIMULATOR AND IT WAS FRESH IN MY MIND. ONE THOUGHT: I DON'T KNOW HOW THE A-320 WORKS, BUT IF THERE IS NO TOTALLY MANUAL BACK UP MODE, AND/OR IF SOME PROGRAMMING HAD TO BE DONE DURING THE GAR, THE ACFT WOULD HAVE BEEN DOOMED! AFTER OUR TOUCH AND GO LNDG, WIND SHEAR ESCAPE MANEUVER, WHEN WE WERE AIRBORNE AGAIN WE HAD SEVERAL MINS OF SEVERE TURB -- PLUS OR MINUS 40 KTS OF SPD, SEVERE ROCKING AND ROLLING OF WINGS. I AM A BELIEVER NOW! THE NEXT TIME I HEAR A WIND SHEAR WARNING - I'M GOING TO BE MORE INCLINED TO GAR EARLIER.

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.