Regional Jet 200 ER/LR (CRJ200)
Flight Crew Multiengine; Flight Crew Instrument; Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP)
Communication Breakdown
ATC Issue All Types; Deviation / Discrepancy - Procedural Published Material / Policy; Inflight Event / Encounter Unstabilized Approach; Inflight Event / Encounter Weather / Turbulence
General None Reported / Taken
Human Factors; Weather
On approach to ZZZ; the ATIS was obtained with reported winds of 340 @ 15 G 28. The airport was configured to land east; utilizing Runways XL and XXC. The First Officer (FO) and I discussed how this was odd and not desirable as the tailwind component with gusts was at our 10 knot limitation. Additionally; the ATIS stated there were wind shear advisories in the area. On final approach inside the FAF; maintaining target airspeed within Vref +10 was extremely difficult due to the high wind gusts; shifting winds; and shear. As pilot flying; my airspeed was hovering at +10 with occasional jumps up to +20. The wind vector on the MFD was showing winds at 030 between 20-35 knots until 100 feet or so; where the winds sheared to 340 at an unknown speed. I touched down within the touchdown zone but off centerline by approximately 10 feet. Taxi to the hanger was uneventful and no damage was noted. During the debrief; the FO and I agreed a go-around with a request to land on a Westerly direction should have been made. The cause of this event were gusty winds; poor traffic flow decision by ATC; and undesirable speed control by the Pilot Flying due to windshear.  ATC decision to land to the east with reported winds of 340 @ 15 G 28. This decision by ATC caused an unsafe tailwind condition when coupled with very strong and gusty crosswinds. Additionally; myself or the FO should have requested a landing to the west. However; the First Officer and I determined that any request would be denied as ZZZ has a reputation for not accommodating these types of request in order to maintain efficient traffic flows. There is pressure to land with the prevailing flow of traffic at a major airport like ZZZ when the crew sees other aircraft landing in the existing conditions; even if the crew would prefer an alternate runway. I strongly believe ATC created an unsafe situation that may have inadvertently pressured pilots into landing with a tailwind in gusty conditions. When I made the decision to conduct the approach; a go around would have been the correct action when the wind sheared at 100 feet.
Air Carrier Captain flying CRJ-200 aircraft reports unsafe tailwind condition during approach to landing.