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An EMB140 with minimum fuel makes a go around at hpn because of windshear. Captain and first officer disagree on best course of action if next approach is unsuccessful.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 714876 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200610 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : hpn.airport |
| State Reference | NY |
| Altitude | msl single value : 600 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Weather Elements | Windshear |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : hpn.tower |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | EMB ERJ 140 ER&LR |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | landing : go around |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| ASRS Report | 714826 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | inflight encounter : weather other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa other flight crewb |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : executed go around flight crew : exited adverse environment |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Weather Company Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | Weather |
Narrative:
On final to runway 34; fuel #1 was amber. At approximately 600 ft AGL we received a windshear. We went around and were vectored back around to runway 34. On the downwind both fuel quantities were amber. I mentioned to the captain that I felt we were in a fuel critical situation and that we needed to land the next attempt with or without windshear. It was an interesting situation as the captain said we're going around again if we get windshear and we'll just continue to swf and land there. We really didn't have time at that point to check WX conditions at swf but I imagine they were similar. We were able to land the second time around and landed with 1200 pounds of fuel. As we cleared the runway we received 'fuel #1 low level.' reviewing the flight plan after the fact I noticed we were planned to begin our descent 20 mi east of dny. The STAR says to expect dny at FL180. We were cleared to cross dny at FL190 so there seems to be a problem with the flight planning.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: AN EMB140 WITH MINIMUM FUEL MAKES A GAR AT HPN BECAUSE OF WINDSHEAR. CAPT AND FO DISAGREE ON BEST COURSE OF ACTION IF NEXT APCH IS UNSUCCESSFUL.
Narrative: ON FINAL TO RWY 34; FUEL #1 WAS AMBER. AT APPROX 600 FT AGL WE RECEIVED A WINDSHEAR. WE WENT AROUND AND WERE VECTORED BACK AROUND TO RWY 34. ON THE DOWNWIND BOTH FUEL QUANTITIES WERE AMBER. I MENTIONED TO THE CAPT THAT I FELT WE WERE IN A FUEL CRITICAL SITUATION AND THAT WE NEEDED TO LAND THE NEXT ATTEMPT WITH OR WITHOUT WINDSHEAR. IT WAS AN INTERESTING SITUATION AS THE CAPT SAID WE'RE GOING AROUND AGAIN IF WE GET WINDSHEAR AND WE'LL JUST CONTINUE TO SWF AND LAND THERE. WE REALLY DIDN'T HAVE TIME AT THAT POINT TO CHK WX CONDITIONS AT SWF BUT I IMAGINE THEY WERE SIMILAR. WE WERE ABLE TO LAND THE SECOND TIME AROUND AND LANDED WITH 1200 LBS OF FUEL. AS WE CLRED THE RWY WE RECEIVED 'FUEL #1 LOW LEVEL.' REVIEWING THE FLT PLAN AFTER THE FACT I NOTICED WE WERE PLANNED TO BEGIN OUR DSCNT 20 MI E OF DNY. THE STAR SAYS TO EXPECT DNY AT FL180. WE WERE CLRED TO CROSS DNY AT FL190 SO THERE SEEMS TO BE A PROB WITH THE FLT PLANNING.
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.