Air carrier medium large transport landed with wind exceeding maximum tailwind limits.

Attributes
ACN	91843
Time
Date	198808
Day	Mon
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : alt airport : atl
State Reference	GA
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 200
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : atl
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Medium Large Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turbojet Eng
Flight Phase	descent : approach landing other
Route In Use	approach : straight in
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : commercial pilot : flight engineer
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 180 flight time total : 3300 flight time type : 1600
ASRS Report	91843
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Events
Anomaly	inflight encounter other other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other controllera other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : anomaly accepted
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation other

Narrative:

At about 200' AGL on final approach to runway 27L at atl, the tower controller broadcast, 'windshear alert. Southeast boundary wind 080 degrees at 20.' there was a rainshower over the marker. I advised the captain that this was a 20 KT tailwind. He acknowledged and landed the aircraft safely. The limiting tailwind for the medium large transport is 10 KTS. I felt a go around should have been initiated, but did not feel it wise to push the point this close to T/D. I felt we had plenty of airspeed and 9000' of runway. In retrospect, I feel I should have been more forceful and used the words, 'recommend go around, the wind is out of limits.' I also feel the personality of the captain is such that he would have landed anyway, and then given me a verbal lashing.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ACR MLG LANDED WITH WIND EXCEEDING MAXIMUM TAILWIND LIMITS.

Narrative: AT ABOUT 200' AGL ON FINAL APCH TO RWY 27L AT ATL, THE TWR CTLR BROADCAST, 'WINDSHEAR ALERT. SE BOUNDARY WIND 080 DEGS AT 20.' THERE WAS A RAINSHOWER OVER THE MARKER. I ADVISED THE CAPT THAT THIS WAS A 20 KT TAILWIND. HE ACKNOWLEDGED AND LANDED THE ACFT SAFELY. THE LIMITING TAILWIND FOR THE MLG IS 10 KTS. I FELT A GO AROUND SHOULD HAVE BEEN INITIATED, BUT DID NOT FEEL IT WISE TO PUSH THE POINT THIS CLOSE TO T/D. I FELT WE HAD PLENTY OF AIRSPD AND 9000' OF RWY. IN RETROSPECT, I FEEL I SHOULD HAVE BEEN MORE FORCEFUL AND USED THE WORDS, 'RECOMMEND GO AROUND, THE WIND IS OUT OF LIMITS.' I ALSO FEEL THE PERSONALITY OF THE CAPT IS SUCH THAT HE WOULD HAVE LANDED ANYWAY, AND THEN GIVEN ME A VERBAL LASHING.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of August 2007 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.