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B757 goes around at abq after receiving terrain warning and tower report of 20 KT tailwind on final. Crew overshoots altitude on leveloff.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 704202 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200607 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : abq.airport |
| State Reference | NM |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 8000 msl bound upper : 8700 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Weather Elements | Thunderstorm |
| Light | Dusk |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : abq.tower |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | B757-300 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Navigation In Use | other |
| Flight Phase | descent : approach |
| Route In Use | approach : visual |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 100 flight time total : 10000 flight time type : 1500 |
| ASRS Report | 704202 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 60 flight time total : 4200 flight time type : 730 |
| ASRS Report | 704347 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | altitude deviation : overshoot other anomaly |
| Independent Detector | aircraft equipment : gpws other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | controller : issued new clearance flight crew : executed go around |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Weather Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
Narrative:
There were numerous thunderstorms in the abq terminal area. We were deviating around the thunderstorms for a visual approach to runway 26 from the southeast. Approximately 15 mi from the airport we were cleared for the visual approach to runway 26. We were at about 11000 ft. I configured the aircraft to flaps 20 degrees; gear down; speed brakes extended to lose altitude. Descending through approximately 7500 ft the tower notified us that the preceding aircraft reported a 20 KT tailwind on final for runway 26. The captain was talking to the tower and telling him that we needed a different runway when we got a 'terrain; terrain' warning as we descended through approximately 6000 ft. Although I was in VFR conditions I complied with the CFIT procedures and stowed the speed brakes and started a climb. The captain notified the tower that we were going around. As we were climbing through approximately 8000 ft (at about 2000 FPM) we were told to maintain 8000 ft. I thought I heard the controller say 9000 ft and asked the captain to confirm the assigned altitude. 8000 ft was verified and I started a correction back down to 8000 ft. The highest altitude reached was about 8700 ft. The 'terrain' warning would not have necessitated a go around if the wind was not out of limits for the runway we were on approach to. I was in visual conditions but with everything going on (thunderstorms; low light conditions; possible windshear; report of unexpected 20 KT tailwind for the runway we were landing; possible windshear due to thunderstorms; nonstandard approach in high terrain); I had a small grain of doubt about the safety of the aircraft. I elected to do the 'safe' thing and executed the CFIT maneuver. I was thinking about the thunderstorms and what runway we were going to land on and not thinking about what altitude to level at so it caught me by surprise when we were already climbing through the altitude the controller wanted us to level at.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: B757 GOES AROUND AT ABQ AFTER RECEIVING TERRAIN WARNING AND TWR RPT OF 20 KT TAILWIND ON FINAL. CREW OVERSHOOTS ALT ON LEVELOFF.
Narrative: THERE WERE NUMEROUS TSTMS IN THE ABQ TERMINAL AREA. WE WERE DEVIATING AROUND THE TSTMS FOR A VISUAL APCH TO RWY 26 FROM THE SE. APPROX 15 MI FROM THE ARPT WE WERE CLRED FOR THE VISUAL APCH TO RWY 26. WE WERE AT ABOUT 11000 FT. I CONFIGURED THE ACFT TO FLAPS 20 DEGS; GEAR DOWN; SPD BRAKES EXTENDED TO LOSE ALT. DSNDING THROUGH APPROX 7500 FT THE TWR NOTIFIED US THAT THE PRECEDING ACFT RPTED A 20 KT TAILWIND ON FINAL FOR RWY 26. THE CAPT WAS TALKING TO THE TWR AND TELLING HIM THAT WE NEEDED A DIFFERENT RWY WHEN WE GOT A 'TERRAIN; TERRAIN' WARNING AS WE DSNDED THROUGH APPROX 6000 FT. ALTHOUGH I WAS IN VFR CONDITIONS I COMPLIED WITH THE CFIT PROCS AND STOWED THE SPD BRAKES AND STARTED A CLB. THE CAPT NOTIFIED THE TWR THAT WE WERE GOING AROUND. AS WE WERE CLBING THROUGH APPROX 8000 FT (AT ABOUT 2000 FPM) WE WERE TOLD TO MAINTAIN 8000 FT. I THOUGHT I HEARD THE CTLR SAY 9000 FT AND ASKED THE CAPT TO CONFIRM THE ASSIGNED ALT. 8000 FT WAS VERIFIED AND I STARTED A CORRECTION BACK DOWN TO 8000 FT. THE HIGHEST ALT REACHED WAS ABOUT 8700 FT. THE 'TERRAIN' WARNING WOULD NOT HAVE NECESSITATED A GAR IF THE WIND WAS NOT OUT OF LIMITS FOR THE RWY WE WERE ON APCH TO. I WAS IN VISUAL CONDITIONS BUT WITH EVERYTHING GOING ON (TSTMS; LOW LIGHT CONDITIONS; POSSIBLE WINDSHEAR; RPT OF UNEXPECTED 20 KT TAILWIND FOR THE RWY WE WERE LNDG; POSSIBLE WINDSHEAR DUE TO TSTMS; NONSTANDARD APCH IN HIGH TERRAIN); I HAD A SMALL GRAIN OF DOUBT ABOUT THE SAFETY OF THE ACFT. I ELECTED TO DO THE 'SAFE' THING AND EXECUTED THE CFIT MANEUVER. I WAS THINKING ABOUT THE TSTMS AND WHAT RWY WE WERE GOING TO LAND ON AND NOT THINKING ABOUT WHAT ALT TO LEVEL AT SO IT CAUGHT ME BY SURPRISE WHEN WE WERE ALREADY CLBING THROUGH THE ALT THE CTLR WANTED US TO LEVEL AT.
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.