B737-700 crew had severe turbulence when attempting a runway 16R landing at rno.

Attributes
ACN	568050
Time
Date	200212
Day	Sat
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : rno.airport
State Reference	NV
Altitude	msl bound lower : 10000 msl bound upper : 10500
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Weather Elements	Windshear Turbulence other
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : rno.tower
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B737-700
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	other
Flight Phase	descent : approach landing : missed approach
Route In Use	approach : traffic pattern
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 240 flight time total : 10500 flight time type : 8500
ASRS Report	568050
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 100 flight time total : 4000 flight time type : 2000
ASRS Report	568051
Events
Anomaly	altitude deviation : overshoot inflight encounter : weather inflight encounter : turbulence inflight encounter other other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa other flight crewb
Resolutory Action	controller : issued advisory controller : issued new clearance flight crew : executed go around flight crew : diverted to another airport
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Weather Flight Crew Human Performance
Primary Problem	Weather
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

Severe turbulence. Missed approach to runway 16R for windshear advisory. Went around, was advised by tower to make right downwind. Initiated right turn on downwind, encountered momentary severe turbulence. ATC cleared us to 10000 ft, but with the turbulence we deviated 500 ft high momentarily, then returned to assigned altitude. They cleared us visual approach to runway 16R. On approach to runway 16R we received windshear warnings and initiated go around with headings and vectors back to oak.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: B737-700 CREW HAD SEVERE TURB WHEN ATTEMPTING A RWY 16R LNDG AT RNO.

Narrative: SEVERE TURB. MISSED APCH TO RWY 16R FOR WINDSHEAR ADVISORY. WENT AROUND, WAS ADVISED BY TWR TO MAKE R DOWNWIND. INITIATED R TURN ON DOWNWIND, ENCOUNTERED MOMENTARY SEVERE TURB. ATC CLRED US TO 10000 FT, BUT WITH THE TURB WE DEVIATED 500 FT HIGH MOMENTARILY, THEN RETURNED TO ASSIGNED ALT. THEY CLRED US VISUAL APCH TO RWY 16R. ON APCH TO RWY 16R WE RECEIVED WINDSHEAR WARNINGS AND INITIATED GAR WITH HDGS AND VECTORS BACK TO OAK.

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.