Narrative:

This event occurred only 15 mins after a similar, previously reported incident. Once again, a small E-120 was switched to the tower with insufficient wake turbulence separation (2 1/2 mi actual, 4 mi required), behind a large airbus A320. Poor vectoring and speed control by the final approach controller in the newark sector of the ny TRACON was a contributing factor. Once again, I must state that there currently exists, a constant, blatant disregard for the application of proper wake turbulence separation minima by the final controllers in the newark sector of the ny TRACON. These incidents occur 10-20 times daily! The trailing aircraft was taken off the ILS approach and cleared for a visual, circling approach to another runway so that he would not have to fly through the wake of the leading aircraft.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: RPTED OPERROR OCCURRED WITH A LOSS OF WAKE TURB SEPARATION BTWN AN A320 AND EM120 ON THE FACILITY TO THE SAME RWY.

Narrative: THIS EVENT OCCURRED ONLY 15 MINS AFTER A SIMILAR, PREVIOUSLY RPTED INCIDENT. ONCE AGAIN, A SMALL E-120 WAS SWITCHED TO THE TWR WITH INSUFFICIENT WAKE TURB SEPARATION (2 1/2 MI ACTUAL, 4 MI REQUIRED), BEHIND A LARGE AIRBUS A320. POOR VECTORING AND SPD CTL BY THE FINAL APCH CTLR IN THE NEWARK SECTOR OF THE NY TRACON WAS A CONTRIBUTING FACTOR. ONCE AGAIN, I MUST STATE THAT THERE CURRENTLY EXISTS, A CONSTANT, BLATANT DISREGARD FOR THE APPLICATION OF PROPER WAKE TURB SEPARATION MINIMA BY THE FINAL CTLRS IN THE NEWARK SECTOR OF THE NY TRACON. THESE INCIDENTS OCCUR 10-20 TIMES DAILY! THE TRAILING ACFT WAS TAKEN OFF THE ILS APCH AND CLRED FOR A VISUAL, CIRCLING APCH TO ANOTHER RWY SO THAT HE WOULD NOT HAVE TO FLY THROUGH THE WAKE OF THE LEADING ACFT.

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.