Narrative:

We took off 4R [and] prior to reaching 3000 ft we encountered wake turbulence. [The] autopilot kicked off I took control of the plane and returned to assigned altitude [of] 3000ft. No RA announced and we returned to our altitude smoothly and safely. During our debrief we talked about wake turbulence [and] gusty conditions especially when taking off behind large aircraft.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: EMB-XRJ flight crew reported overshooting an altitude restriction departing EWR after encountering wake turbulence.

Narrative: We took off 4R [and] prior to reaching 3000 ft we encountered wake turbulence. [The] autopilot kicked off I took control of the plane and returned to assigned altitude [of] 3000ft. No RA announced and we returned to our altitude smoothly and safely. During our debrief we talked about wake turbulence [and] gusty conditions especially when taking off behind large aircraft.

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.