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A321 flight crew reported two track deviations from cleared course when wake turbulence from a preceding B757 was encountered during approach to clt.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1339222 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201603 |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601-1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | CLT.Airport |
| State Reference | NC |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | A321 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | Final Approach |
| Route In Use | Visual Approach |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Aircraft 2 | |
| Make Model Name | B757 Undifferentiated or Other Model |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | Final Approach |
| Route In Use | Visual Approach |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Pilot Flying Captain |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) |
| Person 2 | |
| Function | First Officer Pilot Not Flying |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | ATC Issue All Types Deviation - Procedural Clearance Deviation - Track / Heading All Types Inflight Event / Encounter Wake Vortex Encounter |
Narrative:
On a vector for approach to runway 23; both runway 23 and B757 traffic 3nm ahead in sight; clt approach control cleared us for the visual approach runway 23. Upon intercepting the final approach course; we encountered wake turbulence from the preceding B757; which contributed to us going through the final approach course. As we turned back to re-intercept the final approach course; re-encountered wake turbulence which then contributed to us going through the final approach course again. Clt approach control intervened and vectored us off the approach to re-enter to an uneventful approach and landing on runway 23. I suspect the event occurred because we were within the range of the B757 wake. I suggest further separation from traffic ahead.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A321 flight crew reported two track deviations from cleared course when wake turbulence from a preceding B757 was encountered during approach to CLT.
Narrative: On a vector for approach to Runway 23; both Runway 23 and B757 traffic 3nm ahead in sight; CLT Approach Control cleared us for the Visual Approach Runway 23. Upon intercepting the final approach course; we encountered wake turbulence from the preceding B757; which contributed to us going through the final approach course. As we turned back to re-intercept the final approach course; re-encountered wake turbulence which then contributed to us going through the final approach course again. CLT Approach Control intervened and vectored us off the approach to re-enter to an uneventful approach and landing on Runway 23. I suspect the event occurred because we were within the range of the B757 wake. I suggest further separation from traffic ahead.
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.