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G280 captain reported encountering wake turbulence on descent into ftw 20 miles in trail of a B767 that resulted in an uncommanded 45 degree roll to the left.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1743609 |
| Time | |
| Date | 202005 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801-2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | ZFW.ARTCC |
| State Reference | TX |
| Environment | |
| Light | Dusk |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | Gulfstream G280 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | Descent |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Aircraft 2 | |
| Make Model Name | B767 Undifferentiated or Other Model |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | Descent |
| Route In Use | Direct |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Captain |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) Flight Crew Flight Instructor Flight Crew Multiengine |
| Experience | Flight Crew Last 90 Days 45 Flight Crew Total 9500 Flight Crew Type 350 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Inflight Event / Encounter Loss Of Aircraft Control Inflight Event / Encounter Wake Vortex Encounter |
Narrative:
While descending on the WESAT2 arrival into ftw; we encountered wake turbulence from a boeing 767 that was approximately 20 miles in front of us and traveling in the same direction. Our aircraft banked to the left approximately 45 degrees and our autopilot disconnected. At this point I took over the controls and righted the aircraft while still fighting more of the turbulence. After a few seconds we were offered an offset from fort worth center of which we accepted and made a right turn to put us more upwind. Soon after we were cleared direct to cowtn near ftw and we exited the event.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: G280 Captain reported encountering wake turbulence on descent into FTW 20 miles in trail of a B767 that resulted in an uncommanded 45 degree roll to the left.
Narrative: While descending on the WESAT2 arrival into FTW; we encountered wake turbulence from a Boeing 767 that was approximately 20 miles in front of us and traveling in the same direction. Our aircraft banked to the left approximately 45 degrees and our autopilot disconnected. At this point I took over the controls and righted the aircraft while still fighting more of the turbulence. After a few seconds we were offered an offset from Fort Worth Center of which we accepted and made a right turn to put us more upwind. Soon after we were cleared direct to COWTN near FTW and we exited the event.
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.