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C402 pilot reported encountering wake turbulence and/or windshear on approach to bos that resulted in a loss of 700 ft.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1457666 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201706 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801-2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | BOS.Airport |
| State Reference | MA |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | IMC |
| Light | Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | Cessna 402/402C/B379 Businessliner/Utiliner |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | Initial Approach |
| Route In Use | Vectors |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Aircraft 2 | |
| Make Model Name | Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer |
| Flight Phase | Initial Approach |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Single Pilot |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) |
| Experience | Flight Crew Last 90 Days 300 Flight Crew Total 23750 Flight Crew Type 6000 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Deviation - Altitude Excursion From Assigned Altitude Inflight Event / Encounter Weather / Turbulence Inflight Event / Encounter Wake Vortex Encounter |
Narrative:
[While] being vectored for the ILS runway 15R bos; cleared from 4000 ft to 3000 ft. Encountered windshear/wake turbulence and aircraft lost 700 ft. ATC queried altitude and [I] leveled back to 3000 ft.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: C402 pilot reported encountering wake turbulence and/or windshear on approach to BOS that resulted in a loss of 700 ft.
Narrative: [While] being vectored for the ILS Runway 15R BOS; cleared from 4000 ft to 3000 ft. Encountered windshear/wake turbulence and aircraft lost 700 ft. ATC queried altitude and [I] leveled back to 3000 ft.
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.