Crj-200 captain reported encountering wake turbulence at 400-500 feet AGL departing atl in trail of ...

Attributes
ACN	1550043
Time
Date	201806
Local Time Of Day	1801-2400
Place
Locale Reference	ATL.Airport
State Reference	GA
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Make Model Name	Regional Jet 200 ER/LR (CRJ200)
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	Climb
Flight Plan	IFR
Aircraft 2
Make Model Name	MD-80 Series (DC-9-80) Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	Climb
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Function	Captain Pilot Not Flying
Qualification	Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) Flight Crew Instrument Flight Crew Multiengine
Events
Anomaly	Inflight Event / Encounter Wake Vortex Encounter

Narrative:

Encountered wake turbulence [on] departure behind an MD80 at about 400-500 ft. AGL. Rolled right and then left; not more than about 25 degrees. First officer was flying and he corrected with aileron and I followed lightly on the controls. We were out of it pretty quickly and continued on our departure.suggestions: I could have delayed takeoff by another 30 seconds.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: CRJ-200 Captain reported encountering wake turbulence at 400-500 feet AGL departing ATL in trail of an MD80.

Narrative: Encountered wake turbulence [on] departure behind an MD80 at about 400-500 ft. AGL. Rolled right and then left; not more than about 25 degrees. First Officer was flying and he corrected with aileron and I followed lightly on the controls. We were out of it pretty quickly and continued on our departure.Suggestions: I could have delayed takeoff by another 30 seconds.

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.

Crj-200 captain reported encountering wake turbulence at 400-500 feet AGL departing atl in trail of an MD80.