WDB FLC GIVEN SLAM DUNK VISUAL AT SFO OVERSHOT RWY ALIGNMENT.

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WDB FLT FROM ANCHORAGE TO SAN FRANCISCO; CLRED GOLDEN GATE 2 ARR TO CROSS LESTER INTXN 11000 FT/250 KTS. SWITCHED TO SFO APCH CTL 8 NM PRIOR TO SFO VOR. CLRED BY APCH TO TURN L TO 90 DEGS; DSND TO 6000 FT TO 4000 FT. NOTIFIED US OF TFC FOR RWY 28L; 12-1 O'CLOCK; 8 MI; CLRED FOR A VISUAL. FLT CONDITIONS CLR; GOOD FORWARD VISIBILITY; DUSK. HARD TO PICK OUT OTHER ACFT IN LIGHTS OF TOWN. SLOWED ACFT TO 170 KTS IN DSCNT S OF SAN MATEO BRIDGE WITH OTHER ACFT IN SIGHT. STARTED A R TURN IN FOR RWY 28R. REALIZED RATE OF TURN WOULD CROSS CENTERLINE OF 28R. INCREASED BANK ANGLE TO 35/40 TO INCREASE RATE OF TURN. STRONG WINDS AT ALT; APPROX 350/20-30 KTS. ROLLED OUT ON APCH 3500 ALT ABOVE AND BEHIND OTHER ACFT ON 28L. CORRECTED TO 28R CENTERLINE. DRIFT ANGLE ON FINAL 8 DEGS L. WINDS RPTED BY TWR ON GND 290/10 KTS. NORMAL APCH FROM THEN ON. ACFT LANDED 28L AHEAD. CAPT FLYING FLT APCH CTL POS ACFT TOO CLOSE TO CENTERLINE OF 28R FOR NORMAL RATE TURN FOR A VISUAL APCH TO 28R. STRONG WINDS AT ALT WERE NOT COMPENSATED FOR BY APCH IN PLACING ACFT FOR TURN IN.