Crj-900 captain reported encountering wake turbulence departing clt from the preceding A321.

Attributes
ACN	1566755
Time
Date	201808
Local Time Of Day	1801-2400
Place
Locale Reference	CLT.Airport
State Reference	NC
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Dusk
Aircraft 1
Make Model Name	Regional Jet 900 (CRJ900)
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	Initial Climb
Flight Plan	IFR
Aircraft 2
Make Model Name	A321
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	Initial Climb
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Function	Captain Pilot Flying
Qualification	Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP)
Events
Anomaly	Inflight Event / Encounter Wake Vortex Encounter

Narrative:

Shortly after departure (below 1;000 feet AGL) while hand flying; encountered the wake turbulence of the A321 that departed ahead of us. Aircraft rolled left; then right. Did not lose control or have to deviate. I did advise ATC of the encounter. Continued flight without further incident. I did a flex takeoff and didn't recognize the A321 ahead and connect the dots. I should have done a no flex takeoff.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: CRJ-900 Captain reported encountering wake turbulence departing CLT from the preceding A321.

Narrative: Shortly after departure (below 1;000 feet AGL) while hand flying; encountered the wake turbulence of the A321 that departed ahead of us. Aircraft rolled left; then right. Did not lose control or have to deviate. I did advise ATC of the encounter. Continued flight without further incident. I did a flex takeoff and didn't recognize the A321 ahead and connect the dots. I should have done a no flex takeoff.

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.