WDB ACR ENCOUNTERS SEVERE WIND SHEAR ON APCH. MISSED APCH AND AIR HOLD RESULT.

Date: 1993-06 · Aircraft: Widebody; Low Wing; 3 Turbojet Eng · Phase: approach

Anomalies: deviation-altitude-overshoot|inflight-event-encounter-other-unknown

Synopsis

WDB ACR ENCOUNTERS SEVERE WIND SHEAR ON APCH. MISSED APCH AND AIR HOLD RESULT.

Narrative

DURING ILS APCH; ENCOUNTERED SEVERE WIND SHEAR. ALT WAS ABOUT 2000 FT. FIRST INDICATION WAS LOSS OF AIRSPD THEN A HUGE INCREASE EVEN MORE THAN THE LOSS. DURING THE MISSED APCH WE EXCEEDED THE MISSED APCH ALT OF 3000 FT BY 300-400 FT. THE BALLOONING EFFECT BECAUSE OF THE INCREASED AIRSPD PLUS NOT BEING ABLE TO SEE THE INST BECAUSE OF TURB; CAUSED THE ABOVE. THE ACFT WAS A WDB WITH TAPES FOR AIRSPD AND ALTIMETER. ALTHOUGH I DON'T KNOW WHAT THE ACTUAL SPD WAS; THE ENTIRE AIRSPD TAPE WAS INDICATING OVERSPD BECAUSE IT WAS ALL IN THE YELLOW BAND. AFTER THE MISS WAS COMPLETED; I INFORMED ATC AND THEIR COMMENT WAS THAT I WAS ABOUT #12 THAT HAD MISSED. I HAD BEEN INFORMED THAT THERE WERE WIND SHEAR ALERTS AROUND THE ARPT BUT NOT THAT THERE HAD BEEN PREVIOUS MISSES. I RECOMMEND THAT ATC BE MANDATED TO GIVE THAT KIND OF INFO. THE ABOVE INFO WOULD TEND TO ADD AND MAKE A BETTER PICTURE OF THE REAL CONDITIONS. WE LANDED AFTER ABOUT 50 MINS WITHOUT MUCH FANFARE. NOT A GOOD NIGHT AND THE WORST WIND SHEAR I HAVE ENCOUNTERED.

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