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An F14D military pilot reported that winds were so strong at an airshow that he was unable to stay within the aerobatic box.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 586582 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200304 |
| Day | Fri |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : zzz.airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Altitude | agl single value : 200 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Weather Elements | Windshear |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | other |
| Make Model Name | Tomcat (F14) |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | descent other |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | government : military |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : military pilot : multi engine pilot : commercial pilot : private pilot : instrument |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 115.8 flight time total : 1779.2 flight time type : 1421.8 |
| ASRS Report | 586582 |
| Person 2 | |
| Function | observation : observer |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | conflict : ground less severe ground encounters : person inflight encounter : weather non adherence : far non adherence : published procedure other spatial deviation |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : unable |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Flight Crew Human Performance Weather |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
| Situations | |
| Airspace Structure | temporary use : osh |
Narrative:
During airshow demonstration, I was blown over the 1500 ft crowd line during an aerobatic maneuver due to significant winds. There were shifting winds after a significant thunderstorm had passed through, less than 45 mins before, off of lake michigan. Winds on deck were approximately 120 degrees/10 KTS. Winds at 2000 ft were approximately 240 degrees/25 KTS. Winds at 4000 ft were approximately 240 degrees/40 KTS. All wind measurements were taken off of our GPS/INS in the tomcat. A more detailed WX brief of typical WX patterns for the area for pilots foreign to that airport may help to prevent any other occurrences. There were several other instances of airplanes having to abort maneuvers due to excessive wind during the airshow.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: AN F14D MIL PLT RPTED THAT WINDS WERE SO STRONG AT AN AIRSHOW THAT HE WAS UNABLE TO STAY WITHIN THE AEROBATIC BOX.
Narrative: DURING AIRSHOW DEMONSTRATION, I WAS BLOWN OVER THE 1500 FT CROWD LINE DURING AN AEROBATIC MANEUVER DUE TO SIGNIFICANT WINDS. THERE WERE SHIFTING WINDS AFTER A SIGNIFICANT TSTM HAD PASSED THROUGH, LESS THAN 45 MINS BEFORE, OFF OF LAKE MICHIGAN. WINDS ON DECK WERE APPROX 120 DEGS/10 KTS. WINDS AT 2000 FT WERE APPROX 240 DEGS/25 KTS. WINDS AT 4000 FT WERE APPROX 240 DEGS/40 KTS. ALL WIND MEASUREMENTS WERE TAKEN OFF OF OUR GPS/INS IN THE TOMCAT. A MORE DETAILED WX BRIEF OF TYPICAL WX PATTERNS FOR THE AREA FOR PLTS FOREIGN TO THAT ARPT MAY HELP TO PREVENT ANY OTHER OCCURRENCES. THERE WERE SEVERAL OTHER INSTANCES OF AIRPLANES HAVING TO ABORT MANEUVERS DUE TO EXCESSIVE WIND DURING THE AIRSHOW.
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.