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B757 flight crew reported an unstabilized approach resulted when they flew high on the glide slope to avoid wake turbulence from the preceding B737 on approach into san.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1684068 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201909 |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601-1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | SAN.Airport |
| State Reference | CA |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | B757 Undifferentiated or Other Model |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | Final Approach |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Aircraft 2 | |
| Make Model Name | B737 Next Generation Undifferentiated |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | Final Approach |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | First Officer Pilot Flying |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Multiengine Flight Crew Instrument Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) |
| Experience | Flight Crew Last 90 Days 230 Flight Crew Type 2803 |
| Person 2 | |
| Function | Pilot Not Flying Captain |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Multiengine Flight Crew Instrument Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) |
| Experience | Flight Crew Last 90 Days 235 Flight Crew Total 10822 Flight Crew Type 7729 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Deviation - Procedural Published Material / Policy Inflight Event / Encounter Unstabilized Approach Inflight Event / Encounter Wake Vortex Encounter |
Narrative:
Clear VFR day into san. Following aircraft Y to runway 27; encountered wake turbulence due to close ATC sequencing for arriving/departing traffic. Flew above aircraft X's flight path to avoid wake turbulence which required a higher rate of descent on our visual approach to runway 27.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: B757 flight crew reported an unstabilized approach resulted when they flew high on the glide slope to avoid wake turbulence from the preceding B737 on approach into SAN.
Narrative: Clear VFR day into SAN. Following Aircraft Y to RWY 27; encountered wake turbulence due to close ATC sequencing for arriving/departing traffic. Flew above Aircraft X's flight path to avoid wake turbulence which required a higher rate of descent on our visual approach to RWY 27.
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.