An F100 PIC exceeds his crosswind limits for takeoff at cos, co.

Attributes
ACN	508710
Time
Date	200104
Day	Thu
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : cos.airport
State Reference	CO
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Environment
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : gon.tower
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Fokker 100
Flight Phase	ground : takeoff roll
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
ASRS Report	508710
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : far non adherence : published procedure non adherence : company policies
Resolutory Action	none taken : anomaly accepted none taken : detected after the fact
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Flight Crew Human Performance Weather Environmental Factor ATC Human Performance
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance

Narrative:

I took off runway 17L. Cos tower reported winds 260 degrees at 27 KTS gusting to 40 KTS. I didn't think I needed to include the gust in the maximum crosswind limit, but now, after talking to several pilots, I'm coming up with different answers. Now I'm not so sure that I was legal for takeoff.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: AN F100 PIC EXCEEDS HIS XWIND LIMITS FOR TKOF AT COS, CO.

Narrative: I TOOK OFF RWY 17L. COS TWR RPTED WINDS 260 DEGS AT 27 KTS GUSTING TO 40 KTS. I DIDN'T THINK I NEEDED TO INCLUDE THE GUST IN THE MAX XWIND LIMIT, BUT NOW, AFTER TALKING TO SEVERAL PLTS, I'M COMING UP WITH DIFFERENT ANSWERS. NOW I'M NOT SO SURE THAT I WAS LEGAL FOR TKOF.

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.