Wake turbulence upset. Go around.

Attributes
ACN	328701
Time
Date	199602
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : jfk
State Reference	NY
Altitude	agl bound lower : 100 agl bound upper : 100
Environment
Flight Conditions	Marginal
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : jfk
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	SF 340B
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	Other Other
Flight Phase	descent : approach landing other
Flight Plan	IFR
Aircraft 2
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B767 Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	Other Other
Flight Phase	descent : approach landing other
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 190 flight time total : 11000 flight time type : 1000
ASRS Report	328701
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : instrument
Events
Anomaly	inflight encounter other other anomaly other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	other
Consequence	faa : reviewed incident with flight crew
Supplementary
Primary Problem	ATC Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	other
Situations
ATC Facility	procedure or policy : unspecified
Airport	procedure or policy : unspecified

Narrative:

During landing, encountered wake turbulence from preceding heavy B767, which rolled my aircraft 40-50 degrees to right at 100 ft AGL. Performed a go around. Tower instructions heard were, turn right to 090 degrees maintain 3000 ft. Climbing through 2400 ft first officer asked jfk tower to confirm altitude. Tower said 2000 ft. Returned to 2000 ft switched to departure. Resequenced, landed without further incident. Callback conversation with reporter revealed the following information: reporter claims that jfk approach control continues to space aircraft much too close, particularly the regional lighter aircraft spaced too close to heavy aircraft. Another problem with jfk ATC is the lack of TA's and potential wake advisories. Reporter says that 3 days after this incident he was vectored on approach 3 mi behind a B757 and when he complained about the spacing, approach control vectored him way out and behind all other traffic. When landing he contacted the jfk approach control supervisor who was no help. The only thing he could do to possibly prevent a similar occurrence would be to stay very high on GS, but that would not only be against SOP, it shouldn't be the pilot's responsibility to stay out of preceding aircraft's wake. When passenger were deplaning after the wake incident and go around, 1 passenger said they better clean the grass stains off the wingtip. Reporter says that if they continue with the inadequate separation, eventually somebody will get killed.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: WAKE TURB UPSET. GAR.

Narrative: DURING LNDG, ENCOUNTERED WAKE TURB FROM PRECEDING HVY B767, WHICH ROLLED MY ACFT 40-50 DEGS TO R AT 100 FT AGL. PERFORMED A GAR. TWR INSTRUCTIONS HEARD WERE, TURN R TO 090 DEGS MAINTAIN 3000 FT. CLBING THROUGH 2400 FT FO ASKED JFK TWR TO CONFIRM ALT. TWR SAID 2000 FT. RETURNED TO 2000 FT SWITCHED TO DEP. RESEQUENCED, LANDED WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. CALLBACK CONVERSATION WITH RPTR REVEALED THE FOLLOWING INFO: RPTR CLAIMS THAT JFK APCH CTL CONTINUES TO SPACE ACFT MUCH TOO CLOSE, PARTICULARLY THE REGIONAL LIGHTER ACFT SPACED TOO CLOSE TO HVY ACFT. ANOTHER PROB WITH JFK ATC IS THE LACK OF TA'S AND POTENTIAL WAKE ADVISORIES. RPTR SAYS THAT 3 DAYS AFTER THIS INCIDENT HE WAS VECTORED ON APCH 3 MI BEHIND A B757 AND WHEN HE COMPLAINED ABOUT THE SPACING, APCH CTL VECTORED HIM WAY OUT AND BEHIND ALL OTHER TFC. WHEN LNDG HE CONTACTED THE JFK APCH CTL SUPVR WHO WAS NO HELP. THE ONLY THING HE COULD DO TO POSSIBLY PREVENT A SIMILAR OCCURRENCE WOULD BE TO STAY VERY HIGH ON GS, BUT THAT WOULD NOT ONLY BE AGAINST SOP, IT SHOULDN'T BE THE PLT'S RESPONSIBILITY TO STAY OUT OF PRECEDING ACFT'S WAKE. WHEN PAX WERE DEPLANING AFTER THE WAKE INCIDENT AND GAR, 1 PAX SAID THEY BETTER CLEAN THE GRASS STAINS OFF THE WINGTIP. RPTR SAYS THAT IF THEY CONTINUE WITH THE INADEQUATE SEPARATION, EVENTUALLY SOMEBODY WILL GET KILLED.

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.