Narrative:

I was approached after landing on runway 36 at jwy with a tailwind by a FAA inspector; who considered my actions unsafe. I hope a recollection of the facts will show that my decision to land with a tailwind was not a blatant disregard of safety; but a careful and thoughtful decision in which at no time did I jeopardize the safety of myself or others.I was flying a short leg to jwy. The ASOS reported skies clear; with good visibility and winds 210 at 8 KTS. As I approached from the west I realized I was in perfect position to practice a tailwind landing on runway 36. My thought process went through the following steps:1. Consider the weather? Clear skies and good flight visibility 6 KT tailwind component well within the airplanes published numbers and my personal comfort level.2. Environment? I fly into jwy regularly and am familiar and comfortable operating at the airport. Uncontrolled environments are always a challenge and command my full attention and respect.3. Landing conditions? Even with a shortened runway due to construction runway 36 is 4;000 ft long; well within the capabilities of a bonanza. With an expected landing and roll out of 2;000 ft plus a 1;000 ft tailwind buffer; still leaves another 1;000 ft of runway for unexpected incidents.4. Approach profile? Due to uncontrolled conditions at the field I plan to enter on the left downwind at a 45 degree angle making regular radio calls to announce my position and intentions. If at anytime I see another plane on the ground or air I am prepared to adjust to conform to the flow of traffic. I plan for a slightly faster approach speed and prepare mentally for the perception of a faster ground speed. The approach into the airport proceeds smoothly with no traffic spotted in the area or talking on the radio. I touched down smoothly just beyond the 1;000 ft markings. I see the only taxiway exit approach fast on my roll out and know that I will have to back taxi so I gently apply the brakes to slow the plane. As I turn the plane around on the runway I notice I still have at least 1;500 ft of runway left. I exit the runway without incident.

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Title: BE36 pilot reports being approached by an FAA Inspector after landing downwind at JWY; and that the Inspector considers the landing unsafe.

Narrative: I was approached after landing on Runway 36 at JWY with a tailwind by a FAA Inspector; who considered my actions unsafe. I hope a recollection of the facts will show that my decision to land with a tailwind was not a blatant disregard of safety; but a careful and thoughtful decision in which at no time did I jeopardize the safety of myself or others.I was flying a short leg to JWY. The ASOS reported skies clear; with good visibility and winds 210 at 8 KTS. As I approached from the west I realized I was in perfect position to practice a tailwind landing on Runway 36. My thought process went through the following steps:1. Consider the Weather? Clear skies and good flight visibility 6 KT tailwind component well within the airplanes published numbers and my personal comfort level.2. Environment? I fly into JWY regularly and am familiar and comfortable operating at the airport. Uncontrolled environments are always a challenge and command my full attention and respect.3. Landing Conditions? Even with a shortened runway due to construction Runway 36 is 4;000 FT long; well within the capabilities of a Bonanza. With an expected landing and roll out of 2;000 FT plus a 1;000 FT tailwind buffer; still leaves another 1;000 FT of runway for unexpected incidents.4. Approach profile? Due to uncontrolled conditions at the field I plan to enter on the left downwind at a 45 degree angle making regular radio calls to announce my position and intentions. If at anytime I see another plane on the ground or air I am prepared to adjust to conform to the flow of traffic. I plan for a slightly faster approach speed and prepare mentally for the perception of a faster ground speed. The approach into the airport proceeds smoothly with no traffic spotted in the area or talking on the radio. I touched down smoothly just beyond the 1;000 FT markings. I see the only taxiway exit approach fast on my roll out and know that I will have to back taxi so I gently apply the brakes to slow the plane. As I turn the plane around on the runway I notice I still have at least 1;500 FT of runway left. I exit the runway without incident.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of April 2012 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.