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B737 flight crew experiences strong tailwinds during approach and is unable to configure completely during a CAT III approach. A go around is initiated at 200 ft but the toga switches are not pushed initially resulting in further descent before selecting toga.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 990391 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201201 |
| Local Time Of Day | 0001-0600 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | ZZZ.Airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | IMC |
| Light | Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | B737-700 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | Landing |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Component | |
| Aircraft Component | Autoflight System |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Captain Pilot Flying |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) |
| Experience | Flight Crew Last 90 Days 171 |
| Person 2 | |
| Function | Pilot Not Flying First Officer |
| Experience | Flight Crew Last 90 Days 158 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Deviation - Procedural Published Material / Policy Inflight Event / Encounter Unstabilized Approach Inflight Event / Encounter Weather / Turbulence |
Narrative:
We were unable to configure the aircraft in a timely manner due to the excessive tailwinds on final (45-50 KTS). During the ensuing go-around; I didn't press toga which resulted in a descent. On recognizing the error; we corrected the go-around procedure and attempted another approach to the opposite runway.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: B737 flight crew experiences strong tailwinds during approach and is unable to configure completely during a CAT III approach. A go around is initiated at 200 FT but the TOGA switches are not pushed initially resulting in further descent before selecting TOGA.
Narrative: We were unable to configure the aircraft in a timely manner due to the excessive tailwinds on final (45-50 KTS). During the ensuing go-around; I didn't press TOGA which resulted in a descent. On recognizing the error; we corrected the go-around procedure and attempted another approach to the opposite runway.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 2013 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.