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King air pilot reported encountering wake turbulence on approach to anc in trail of a heavy transport.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1663489 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201907 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801-2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | ANC.Airport |
| State Reference | AK |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | Super King Air 200 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 135 |
| Flight Phase | Final Approach |
| Route In Use | Vectors |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Aircraft 2 | |
| Make Model Name | Heavy Transport |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | Final Approach |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Captain Pilot Flying |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) Flight Crew Instrument Flight Crew Multiengine |
| Experience | Flight Crew Last 90 Days 50 Flight Crew Total 5500 Flight Crew Type 2000 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Inflight Event / Encounter Loss Of Aircraft Control Inflight Event / Encounter Wake Vortex Encounter |
Narrative:
While turning to intercept localizer on ILS 7R approach; I encountered wake turbulence. Aircraft rolled to 40 degree right bank; and loss of 300 feet altitude during recovery maneuver. Was in trail of a heavy. No damage or injury occurred.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: King Air pilot reported encountering wake turbulence on approach to ANC in trail of a heavy transport.
Narrative: While turning to intercept localizer on ILS 7R approach; I encountered wake turbulence. Aircraft rolled to 40 degree right bank; and loss of 300 feet altitude during recovery maneuver. Was in trail of a heavy. No damage or injury occurred.
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.