Large transport aircraft at 50 ft encountered turbulence and windshear.

Attributes
ACN	405708
Time
Date	199806
Day	Wed
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : las
State Reference	NV
Altitude	agl bound lower : 50 agl bound upper : 50
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : las tower : hsv
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Commercial Fixed Wing
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	Other Other
Flight Phase	landing other
Route In Use	approach : straight in arrival other
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 180 flight time total : 11000 flight time type : 1000
ASRS Report	405708
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : commercial
Events
Anomaly	inflight encounter : weather
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : regained aircraft control none taken : insufficient time
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Weather
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

On short final to runway 1R at las a wind gust was encountered. Extreme control wheel inputs were used to counter it, generating a flight control report and upsetting cabin crew and passenger. Airspeed and attitude were stable throughout. A normal landing was accomplished.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: LGT ACFT AT 50 FT ENCOUNTERED TURB AND WINDSHEAR.

Narrative: ON SHORT FINAL TO RWY 1R AT LAS A WIND GUST WAS ENCOUNTERED. EXTREME CTL WHEEL INPUTS WERE USED TO COUNTER IT, GENERATING A FLT CTL RPT AND UPSETTING CABIN CREW AND PAX. AIRSPD AND ATTITUDE WERE STABLE THROUGHOUT. A NORMAL LNDG WAS ACCOMPLISHED.

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.