Narrative:

While working local control on jul/xa/06 I notified the TRACON supervisor that pilots were advising me the winds at 400-500 ft AGL were around 180 degrees at 15 KTS to 210 degrees at 12 KTS; surface wind 190 degrees at 4 KTS. The supervisor stated that we would not change runways until after the arrs had landed. We were on a runway 36R landing operation. There was ample time to change runways before the arrs. There were 2 gars during this time. The tailwind was primary factor in the go around. The winds later exceeded the tailwind component for the runways. They allowed this to occur because of local noise abatement putting the pilots at risk.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: CVG CTLR EXPRESSED CONCERN REGARDING SUPVR DECISION TO CONTINUE LNDG WITH A TAILWIND TO COMPLY WITH LCL NOISE ABATEMENT POLICIES.

Narrative: WHILE WORKING LCL CTL ON JUL/XA/06 I NOTIFIED THE TRACON SUPVR THAT PLTS WERE ADVISING ME THE WINDS AT 400-500 FT AGL WERE AROUND 180 DEGS AT 15 KTS TO 210 DEGS AT 12 KTS; SURFACE WIND 190 DEGS AT 4 KTS. THE SUPVR STATED THAT WE WOULD NOT CHANGE RWYS UNTIL AFTER THE ARRS HAD LANDED. WE WERE ON A RWY 36R LNDG OP. THERE WAS AMPLE TIME TO CHANGE RWYS BEFORE THE ARRS. THERE WERE 2 GARS DURING THIS TIME. THE TAILWIND WAS PRIMARY FACTOR IN THE GAR. THE WINDS LATER EXCEEDED THE TAILWIND COMPONENT FOR THE RWYS. THEY ALLOWED THIS TO OCCUR BECAUSE OF LCL NOISE ABATEMENT PUTTING THE PLTS AT RISK.

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.