<< >> NASA ASRS Report 1019267, June 2012

A crj-200 flight crew reported a wake encounter following an A319 after takeoff at atl that resulted in a course deviation. Reporters suggested allowing more spacing behind A319/320 aircraft.

Attributes
ACN	1019267
Time
Date	201206
Local Time Of Day	1801-2400
Place
Locale Reference	ATL.Airport
State Reference	GA
Environment
Light	Dusk
Aircraft 1
Make Model Name	Regional Jet 200 ER/LR (CRJ200)
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	Takeoff
Flight Plan	IFR
Aircraft 2
Make Model Name	A319
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	Takeoff
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Function	Captain Pilot Flying
Qualification	Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP)
Person 2
Function	First Officer Pilot Not Flying
Qualification	Flight Crew Commercial
Events
Anomaly	Deviation - Procedural Clearance Deviation - Procedural Published Material / Policy Deviation - Track / Heading All Types Inflight Event / Encounter Wake Vortex Encounter

Narrative:

After takeoff; heavy wake from A319. Ended up off course. Immediately turned to the left and intercepted departure course. Neither tower or departure control mentioned that we might have deviated from departure course. Cause: atl tower gets in a hurry and clears aircraft for takeoff while the other aircraft is not off the ground yet. Should have asked for about 30 seconds.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A CRJ-200 flight crew reported a wake encounter following an A319 after takeoff at ATL that resulted in a course deviation. Reporters suggested allowing more spacing behind A319/320 aircraft.

Narrative: After takeoff; heavy wake from A319. Ended up off course. Immediately turned to the left and intercepted departure course. Neither Tower or Departure Control mentioned that we might have deviated from departure course. Cause: ATL Tower gets in a hurry and clears aircraft for takeoff while the other aircraft is not off the ground yet. Should have asked for about 30 seconds.

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.