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A320 pilot reported executing a go-around on final to ewr when they encountered wake turbulence in trail of a B757.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1435930 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201703 |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601-1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | EWR.Airport |
| State Reference | NJ |
| Environment | |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | A320 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | Final Approach |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Aircraft 2 | |
| Make Model Name | B757 Undifferentiated or Other Model |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | Taxi |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Captain |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Conflict Airborne Conflict Inflight Event / Encounter Wake Vortex Encounter |
Narrative:
On approach; we [were] spaced close behind a B757. At approximately 200 feet AGL; we started to encounter some wake. Elected to go-around because the approach had become unstable.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A320 pilot reported executing a go-around on final to EWR when they encountered wake turbulence in trail of a B757.
Narrative: On approach; we [were] spaced close behind a B757. At approximately 200 feet AGL; we started to encounter some wake. Elected to go-around because the approach had become unstable.
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.