Falcon 2000 pilot reported encountering wake turbulence 5 miles in trail of an A320 on approach into...

Attributes
ACN	1497080
Time
Date	201711
Local Time Of Day	1201-1800
Place
Locale Reference	SAN.Airport
State Reference	CA
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Make Model Name	Falcon 2000
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	Initial Approach
Route In Use	STAR LYNDI4
Flight Plan	IFR
Aircraft 2
Make Model Name	A320
Flight Phase	Initial Approach
Route In Use	STAR LYNDI4
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Function	Pilot Not Flying
Qualification	Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) Flight Crew Flight Instructor
Experience	Flight Crew Last 90 Days 50 Flight Crew Total 5000 Flight Crew Type 1000
Events
Anomaly	Inflight Event / Encounter Wake Vortex Encounter

Narrative:

Descending via the lyndi four into san our aircraft encountered two wake upsets from [an] A320. Aircraft bank angle was approximately 35 degrees. After second event we queried ATC on our in trail distance and were told '5 miles behind A320.' we adjusted VNAV descent to fly above published path to avoid further encounters in A320 wake.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: Falcon 2000 pilot reported encountering wake turbulence 5 miles in trail of an A320 on approach into SAN.

Narrative: Descending via the LYNDI FOUR into SAN our aircraft encountered two wake upsets from [an] A320. Aircraft bank angle was approximately 35 degrees. After second event we queried ATC on our in trail distance and were told '5 miles behind A320.' We adjusted VNAV descent to fly above published path to avoid further encounters in A320 wake.

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.

Falcon 2000 pilot reported encountering wake turbulence 5 miles in trail of an A320 on approach into san.