Air carrier X refused clearance due to lack of wake turbulence separation behind B-757.

Attributes
ACN	302070
Time
Date	199504
Day	Tue
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : mco
State Reference	FL
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	SA-227 AC Metro III
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	ground : holding
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 150 flight time total : 3600 flight time type : 1800
ASRS Report	302070
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : instrument
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : clearance
Independent Detector	other controllera other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : unable
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

Air carrier X holding short, as B-757 rotated. X was told 'company on 2 1/2 mi final, position and hold.' we refused. Controller indignantly asked why. I told him that I didn't want to waive wake turbulence and was concerned about timing with company on 2 1/2 mi final. Controller said (again indignantly) 'let me worry about that.' the time between B-757 rotation and our company crossing threshold was less than 1 min (I timed it). Had we gone into position, we would have had to waive wake turbulence or caused company to go around over us.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ACR X REFUSED CLRNC DUE TO LACK OF WAKE TURB SEPARATION BEHIND B-757.

Narrative: ACR X HOLDING SHORT, AS B-757 ROTATED. X WAS TOLD 'COMPANY ON 2 1/2 MI FINAL, POS AND HOLD.' WE REFUSED. CTLR INDIGNANTLY ASKED WHY. I TOLD HIM THAT I DIDN'T WANT TO WAIVE WAKE TURB AND WAS CONCERNED ABOUT TIMING WITH COMPANY ON 2 1/2 MI FINAL. CTLR SAID (AGAIN INDIGNANTLY) 'LET ME WORRY ABOUT THAT.' THE TIME BTWN B-757 ROTATION AND OUR COMPANY XING THRESHOLD WAS LESS THAN 1 MIN (I TIMED IT). HAD WE GONE INTO POS, WE WOULD HAVE HAD TO WAIVE WAKE TURB OR CAUSED COMPANY TO GAR OVER US.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 2007 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.