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B737 captain on short final at sfo reported executing a go-around after encountering jet blast from a departing A380 that rocked the aircraft.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1507921 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201712 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | SFO.Airport |
| State Reference | CA |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | B737 Next Generation Undifferentiated |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | Final Approach |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Aircraft 2 | |
| Make Model Name | A380 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 129 |
| Flight Phase | Initial Climb |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Captain Pilot Flying |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) |
| Experience | Flight Crew Type 1916 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | ATC Issue All Types Deviation - Procedural Published Material / Policy Inflight Event / Encounter Other / Unknown |
Narrative:
Cleared to land on runway 28R. After landing clearance received; the approach continued. I visually noted an A380 still on runway 28R. As the approach continued; I witnessed the A380 starting his takeoff roll. At approximately 50 ft we were caught in the A380's jet blast and the aircraft began to rock back and forth. I thought it would be best to execute a go- around. The tower asked the reason for the go-around and I advised wake turbulence/jet blast because the super [had] just lifted off as we were about to touch down.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: B737 Captain on short final at SFO reported executing a go-around after encountering jet blast from a departing A380 that rocked the aircraft.
Narrative: Cleared to land on runway 28R. After landing clearance received; the approach continued. I visually noted an A380 still on runway 28R. As the approach continued; I witnessed the A380 starting his takeoff roll. At approximately 50 ft we were caught in the A380's jet blast and the aircraft began to rock back and forth. I thought it would be best to execute a go- around. The Tower asked the reason for the go-around and I advised wake turbulence/jet blast because the Super [had] just lifted off as we were about to touch down.
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.