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An narrow body airbus first officer reported encountering wake turbulence very shortly after takeoff in trail of an A320 that resulted in a 'sharp' roll to the left.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1260211 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201504 |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601-1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | PHX.Airport |
| State Reference | AZ |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | A321 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | Takeoff Climb |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Aircraft 2 | |
| Make Model Name | A320 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | Initial Climb |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Pilot Flying First Officer |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Commercial |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Inflight Event / Encounter Wake Vortex Encounter |
Narrative:
We were cleared for takeoff on runway 25R. (The aircraft that took off before us was an A320.) the takeoff roll was uneventful. After lift-off; at 34 feet RA [radar altimeter]; our aircraft made a sharp uncommanded roll to the left. Max bank angle was 15 degrees. Immediately recognizing that we were caught in wake turbulence; I make a very positive corrective action with the side stick to the right and was able to recover the aircraft before the wing tip struck the ground. The remainder of the climb-out and flight were uneventful.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: An narrow body Airbus First Officer reported encountering wake turbulence very shortly after takeoff in trail of an A320 that resulted in a 'sharp' roll to the left.
Narrative: We were cleared for takeoff on runway 25R. (The aircraft that took off before us was an A320.) The takeoff roll was uneventful. After lift-off; at 34 feet RA [Radar Altimeter]; our aircraft made a sharp uncommanded roll to the left. Max bank angle was 15 degrees. Immediately recognizing that we were caught in wake turbulence; I make a very positive corrective action with the side stick to the right and was able to recover the aircraft before the wing tip struck the ground. The remainder of the climb-out and flight were uneventful.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site 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.