Inbound to abq, flight crew of MD80 declare emergency and approach and land downwind in excess of air carrier limits due to WX conditions precluding circle to land procedures to runway with acceptable wind conditions. Fuel state did not allow diversion.

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Attributes
ACN	609004
Time
Date	200402
Day	Sat
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : abq.airport
State Reference	NM
Altitude	msl single value : 8000
Environment
Flight Conditions	Mixed
Weather Elements	Rain other
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : abq.tracon
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	MD-80 Super 80
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	ils localizer & glide slope : 03 other vortac
Flight Phase	descent : approach
Route In Use	approach : circling approach : instrument precision
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
ASRS Report	609004
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
ASRS Report	609005
Events
Anomaly	inflight encounter : weather non adherence : company policies
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	controller : issued new clearance flight crew : declared emergency flight crew : exited adverse environment flight crew : landed in emergency condition
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Airport Environmental Factor Weather Flight Crew Human Performance
Primary Problem	Weather

Narrative:

En route to abq, ATIS indicated ILS runway 3 in use. On arrival, the wind shifted 180 degrees and ATIS now said visual runway 21 in effect. On handoff to approach control, we were now assigned VOR runway 8, circle to land runway 21. We flew this to a missed approach. It was impossible to stay VFR and land when we broke out. At this point, we had 11000 pounds of fuel and no viable alternate. The winds were reported 170 degrees at 16 KTS, gusting to 20 KTS. After a short discussion with the first officer, I declared an emergency with approach and stated my intentions to fly the ILS runway 3 to a landing. An uneventful full stop landing ensued and we taxied to the gate. The winds were reported as 170 degrees at 14 KTS on short final. Supplemental information from acn 609005: with no approach to runway 21 and all other allowable runways closed, fuel at about 10800 pounds, wind out of sse at about 16 KTS and steady runway 3 10000 ft, we decided to declare an emergency and land downwind from the ILS runway 3.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: INBOUND TO ABQ, FLT CREW OF MD80 DECLARE EMER AND APCH AND LAND DOWNWIND IN EXCESS OF ACR LIMITS DUE TO WX CONDITIONS PRECLUDING CIRCLE TO LAND PROCS TO RWY WITH ACCEPTABLE WIND CONDITIONS. FUEL STATE DID NOT ALLOW DIVERSION.

Narrative: ENRTE TO ABQ, ATIS INDICATED ILS RWY 3 IN USE. ON ARR, THE WIND SHIFTED 180 DEGS AND ATIS NOW SAID VISUAL RWY 21 IN EFFECT. ON HDOF TO APCH CTL, WE WERE NOW ASSIGNED VOR RWY 8, CIRCLE TO LAND RWY 21. WE FLEW THIS TO A MISSED APCH. IT WAS IMPOSSIBLE TO STAY VFR AND LAND WHEN WE BROKE OUT. AT THIS POINT, WE HAD 11000 LBS OF FUEL AND NO VIABLE ALTERNATE. THE WINDS WERE RPTED 170 DEGS AT 16 KTS, GUSTING TO 20 KTS. AFTER A SHORT DISCUSSION WITH THE FO, I DECLARED AN EMER WITH APCH AND STATED MY INTENTIONS TO FLY THE ILS RWY 3 TO A LNDG. AN UNEVENTFUL FULL STOP LNDG ENSUED AND WE TAXIED TO THE GATE. THE WINDS WERE RPTED AS 170 DEGS AT 14 KTS ON SHORT FINAL. SUPPLEMENTAL INFO FROM ACN 609005: WITH NO APCH TO RWY 21 AND ALL OTHER ALLOWABLE RWYS CLOSED, FUEL AT ABOUT 10800 LBS, WIND OUT OF SSE AT ABOUT 16 KTS AND STEADY RWY 3 10000 FT, WE DECIDED TO DECLARE AN EMER AND LAND DOWNWIND FROM THE ILS RWY 3.

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.