Air carrier heavy transport go around from downwind landing approach flare.

Attributes
ACN	97043
Time
Date	198810
Day	Sun
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : den
State Reference	CO
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 100
Environment
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : den
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Heavy Transport, Low Wing, 4 Turbojet Eng
Flight Phase	landing : go around landing other
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : flight engineer pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 210 flight time total : 17000
ASRS Report	97043
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 185 flight time total : 10000
ASRS Report	96910
Events
Anomaly	other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	other
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

While attempting a landing at denver airport on runway 26L with a 7 KT tailwind, the flare carried the aircraft beyond a normal T/D point. As captain in command, it became apparent the safest course of action was to go around. Which I commanded. A normal go around was executed and we were vectored to an uneventful landing on runway 17L.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ACR HVT GO AROUND FROM DOWNWIND LNDG APCH FLARE.

Narrative: WHILE ATTEMPTING A LNDG AT DENVER ARPT ON RWY 26L WITH A 7 KT TAILWIND, THE FLARE CARRIED THE ACFT BEYOND A NORMAL T/D POINT. AS CAPT IN COMMAND, IT BECAME APPARENT THE SAFEST COURSE OF ACTION WAS TO GO AROUND. WHICH I COMMANDED. A NORMAL GO AROUND WAS EXECUTED AND WE WERE VECTORED TO AN UNEVENTFUL LNDG ON RWY 17L.

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.