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Air carrier on final for clt initiated a go around when noting a loss of airspeed; simultaneously receiving a wind shear alert.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 950830 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201105 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201-1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | CLT.Tower |
| State Reference | NC |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | Regional Jet 200 ER/LR (CRJ200) |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | Initial Approach |
| Route In Use | Visual Approach |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Captain Pilot Not Flying |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Deviation - Speed All Types Inflight Event / Encounter Weather / Turbulence |
Narrative:
The ride was starting to get a little rough descending on the downwind. The approach was completely stable on final during our visual approach to 18R. Somewhere between 500 ft AGL and minimums both of us noticed the airspeed dropping. When it dropped below reference and my first officer began pushing up the power more; I called 'go around' just as the aircraft announced 'wind shear'. We performed the escape maneuver and ATC vectored us back around for 18C.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: Air Carrier on final for CLT initiated a go around when noting a loss of airspeed; simultaneously receiving a wind shear alert.
Narrative: The ride was starting to get a little rough descending on the downwind. The approach was completely stable on final during our visual approach to 18R. Somewhere between 500 FT AGL and minimums both of us noticed the airspeed dropping. When it dropped below REF and my First Officer began pushing up the power more; I called 'go around' just as the aircraft announced 'wind shear'. We performed the escape maneuver and ATC vectored us back around for 18C.
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.