An FK100 encounters wake turbulence behind a B727-200 during departure from atl, GA.

Attributes
ACN	395299
Time
Date	199802
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : atl
State Reference	GA
Altitude	msl bound lower : 1500 msl bound upper : 1500
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : atl
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Fokker 100
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	Other Other
Flight Phase	climbout : initial climbout : intermediate altitude
Route In Use	departure other enroute : on vectors
Flight Plan	IFR
Aircraft 2
Make Model Name	B727-200
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 210 flight time total : 11000 flight time type : 1900
ASRS Report	395299
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : commercial
Events
Anomaly	inflight encounter other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : became reoriented flight crew : returned to intended course or assigned course
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Air Traffic Incident	other
Situations
ATC Facility	procedure or policy : unspecified

Narrative:

XX15Z, frequency 125.70, atl departure. Location: initial climb to 1600 ft at atl airport. Again, encountered wake turbulence during VFR conditions and calm winds on departure out of atl, 280 degrees, departure heading. With visual clearance for takeoff, asked for a heading to avoid the wake turbulence and was given 300 degrees. This is happening more and more often at atl, dfw, and some other airports, and needs to be investigated before an acrobatic demonstration occurs on initial climb out somewhere. Also, it appears to be more violent in the relatively short winged fokker F100. Callback conversation with reporter revealed the following information: reporter participated in wake turbulence structured callback program. Reporter stated the preceding aircraft on departure was a B727-200 aircraft. He voiced strongly that the minimum separation standard is always used, regardless of wind direction or velocity. He feels there should be better judgement regarding departure separation. If not greater separation, there will be an accident.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: AN FK100 ENCOUNTERS WAKE TURB BEHIND A B727-200 DURING DEP FROM ATL, GA.

Narrative: XX15Z, FREQ 125.70, ATL DEP. LOCATION: INITIAL CLB TO 1600 FT AT ATL ARPT. AGAIN, ENCOUNTERED WAKE TURB DURING VFR CONDITIONS AND CALM WINDS ON DEP OUT OF ATL, 280 DEGS, DEP HDG. WITH VISUAL CLRNC FOR TKOF, ASKED FOR A HDG TO AVOID THE WAKE TURB AND WAS GIVEN 300 DEGS. THIS IS HAPPENING MORE AND MORE OFTEN AT ATL, DFW, AND SOME OTHER ARPTS, AND NEEDS TO BE INVESTIGATED BEFORE AN ACROBATIC DEMONSTRATION OCCURS ON INITIAL CLBOUT SOMEWHERE. ALSO, IT APPEARS TO BE MORE VIOLENT IN THE RELATIVELY SHORT WINGED FOKKER F100. CALLBACK CONVERSATION WITH RPTR REVEALED THE FOLLOWING INFO: RPTR PARTICIPATED IN WAKE TURB STRUCTURED CALLBACK PROGRAM. RPTR STATED THE PRECEDING ACFT ON DEP WAS A B727-200 ACFT. HE VOICED STRONGLY THAT THE MINIMUM SEPARATION STANDARD IS ALWAYS USED, REGARDLESS OF WIND DIRECTION OR VELOCITY. HE FEELS THERE SHOULD BE BETTER JUDGEMENT REGARDING DEP SEPARATION. IF NOT GREATER SEPARATION, THERE WILL BE AN ACCIDENT.

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.