Giv flight crew landing at iah weathervane into a 19 KT crosswind.

Attributes
ACN	690139
Time
Date	200603
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : iah.airport
State Reference	TX
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : iah.tower
Operator	general aviation : corporate
Make Model Name	Gulfstream IV
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	descent : approach landing : roll
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : corporate
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : multi engine pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 150 flight time total : 10300 flight time type : 800
ASRS Report	690139
Person 2
Affiliation	company : corporate
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Events
Anomaly	other anomaly
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : anomaly accepted
Supplementary
Problem Areas	ATC Human Performance Flight Crew Human Performance Environmental Factor Weather
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance

Narrative:

During an ILS approach to iah runway 26 in visual conditions; we noted on the FMS that the winds were 160 degrees at 19 KTS. I continued the approach; fully configured for landing at the OM with an airspeed of reference +10 KTS to reference +15 KTS. During the flare; the PNF noted that the winds were unchanged from before. I transitioned from a crab; to a sideslip with the upwind wing down and opposite rudder. It took about 3/4 rudder deflection to stay on centerline. The mains touched down; first upwind; then downwind; then as soon as the nosewheel touched down I relaxed the downwind rudder pressure and the aircraft wxvaned into the wind and tracked to the left of the runway; past the runway lights and onto the shoulder.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: GIV FLT CREW LNDG AT IAH WEATHERVANE INTO A 19 KT XWIND.

Narrative: DURING AN ILS APCH TO IAH RWY 26 IN VISUAL CONDITIONS; WE NOTED ON THE FMS THAT THE WINDS WERE 160 DEGS AT 19 KTS. I CONTINUED THE APCH; FULLY CONFIGURED FOR LNDG AT THE OM WITH AN AIRSPD OF REF +10 KTS TO REF +15 KTS. DURING THE FLARE; THE PNF NOTED THAT THE WINDS WERE UNCHANGED FROM BEFORE. I TRANSITIONED FROM A CRAB; TO A SIDESLIP WITH THE UPWIND WING DOWN AND OPPOSITE RUDDER. IT TOOK ABOUT 3/4 RUDDER DEFLECTION TO STAY ON CTRLINE. THE MAINS TOUCHED DOWN; FIRST UPWIND; THEN DOWNWIND; THEN AS SOON AS THE NOSEWHEEL TOUCHED DOWN I RELAXED THE DOWNWIND RUDDER PRESSURE AND THE ACFT WXVANED INTO THE WIND AND TRACKED TO THE L OF THE RWY; PAST THE RWY LIGHTS AND ONTO THE SHOULDER.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of January 2009 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.