Medium large transport captain reported wake vortex encounter on approach behind an A300 that result...

Attributes
ACN	1065689
Time
Date	201302
Local Time Of Day	1201-1800
Place
Locale Reference	MEM.Airport
State Reference	TN
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Make Model Name	Medium Large Transport Low Wing 2 Turbojet Eng
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	Final Approach
Flight Plan	IFR
Aircraft 2
Make Model Name	A300
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	Landing
Person 1
Function	Captain Pilot Flying
Qualification	Flight Crew Multiengine Flight Crew Instrument Flight Crew Flight Instructor Flight Crew Flight Engineer Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP)
Experience	Flight Crew Last 90 Days 150 Flight Crew Total 17000
Events
Anomaly	Inflight Event / Encounter Wake Vortex Encounter

Narrative:

[We were] landing [runway] 36L mem; visual approach. VFR conditions; winds 080/009. [We had] visual contact with traffic (heavy airbus - A300) ahead and the field. Visual approach clearance received. Spacing between traffic [was] approximately 3.5 miles. Controller issued two cautions for wake turbulence. Upon crossing runway threshold my aircraft experienced wake turbulence approximately 100 ft above runway. Turbulence [was] not enough to warrant go around. Aircraft rolled approximately 10-15 degrees left and right. Any increase in wake and a go around would have been executed. Minimized spacing caused wake turbulence. Recommend re-evaluate decreased spacing.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: Medium Large Transport Captain reported wake vortex encounter on approach behind an A300 that resulted in left and right roll 100 FT AGL.

Narrative: [We were] landing [Runway] 36L MEM; visual approach. VFR conditions; winds 080/009. [We had] visual contact with traffic (heavy Airbus - A300) ahead and the field. Visual approach clearance received. Spacing between traffic [was] approximately 3.5 miles. Controller issued two cautions for wake turbulence. Upon crossing runway threshold my aircraft experienced wake turbulence approximately 100 FT above runway. Turbulence [was] not enough to warrant go around. Aircraft rolled approximately 10-15 degrees left and right. Any increase in wake and a go around would have been executed. Minimized spacing caused wake turbulence. Recommend re-evaluate decreased spacing.

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.

Medium large transport captain reported wake vortex encounter on approach behind an A300 that resulted in left and right roll 100 ft AGL.