Commercial Fixed Wing
Flight Crew Multiengine; Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP); Flight Crew Instrument
Flight Crew Last 90 Days 124; Flight Crew Total 14727; Flight Crew Type 11804
Workload; Time Pressure; Situational Awareness
Deviation / Discrepancy - Procedural Published Material / Policy; Inflight Event / Encounter Unstabilized Approach; Inflight Event / Encounter Weather / Turbulence; Inflight Event / Encounter Fuel Issue
Air Traffic Control Provided Assistance; Air Traffic Control Issued Advisory / Alert; Flight Crew Executed Go Around / Missed Approach; Flight Crew FLC complied w / Automation / Advisory; Flight Crew Requested ATC Assistance / Clarification
Weather
On approach to DEN ILS Runway 16 L Tower reported a wind shear of +25 kts.; at approximately 1200 ft. AGL we receive a -15 shear with a GPWS immediately followed by a +25 kts. This has left us high and fast and going higher on the path. I initiated a go around and we flew the runway heading. Fuel was now about 5.3 lbs. Dispatch had planned us to land with 5.5 but I had added 1000 pounds OA fuel because of gusty winds in the forecast. We were quickly turned to a visual for Runway 16R and told 'wind shear - on the runway' we again had a tailwind change to headwind at about 1200 AGL. putting us high again; but no GPWS. I was high at 1000 ft. but was able to be stable and about +10 kts. at 500 ft. At this point the wind shifted to a tail wind and was pushing our touchdown point to the end of the 3000 ft. zone. After a short discussion with the FO (First Officer) we both felt comfortable landing long with a 13000 ft. runway vs a possible diverting to COS landing with 3.0. I exercise my Captains authority touching down approximately 4000 ft. down the runway and exited the runway at WB. Fuel about 4.2.
Air Carrier Captain reported encountering wind shear on final approach and concern regarding fuel remaining.