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Crew in S80 at ord landing on runway 27R hit jet wash of B777 departing on runway 32R. S80 crew made a go around.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 477389 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200006 |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : ord.airport |
| State Reference | IL |
| Altitude | agl single value : 0 |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | MD-80 Super 80 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | landing : go around |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Aircraft 2 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : ord.tower |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | B777 Undifferentiated or Other Model |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | ground : takeoff roll |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : multi engine pilot : instrument pilot : commercial |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | inflight encounter other |
| Independent Detector | other controllera other flight crewa other flight crewb |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : executed go around flight crew : exited adverse environment none taken : detected after the fact |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | ATC Human Performance Aircraft Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | ATC Human Performance |
Narrative:
We were cleared to lnd on runway 27R. Tower then cleared a B777 to takeoff on runway 32R. The timing of all this had the B777 cross our runway as we reached 200 ft. We adjusted our aim pt but still hit his jet wash. We were forced to go around. Callback conversation with reporter revealed the following information: to avoid any jet wash from the B777, the reporter projected his touchdown point to where he believed, he would clear most of it. In doing so, he was most concerned about the amount of runway he would have left to make a stabilized approach, expecially since ord 27R is a very short. The captain claims that, even extending the touchdown point, he still encountered the B777's jet wash, which made for a very bumpy ride. He also claims that because of the turbulence, he felt he did not have positive control of the aircraft, so he elected to go around.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: CREW IN S80 AT ORD LNDG ON RWY 27R HIT JET WASH OF B777 DEPARTING ON RWY 32R. S80 CREW MADE A GAR.
Narrative: WE WERE CLRED TO LND ON RWY 27R. TWR THEN CLEARED A B777 TO TKOF ON RWY 32R. THE TIMING OF ALL THIS HAD THE B777 CROSS OUR RWY AS WE REACHED 200 FT. WE ADJUSTED OUR AIM PT BUT STILL HIT HIS JET WASH. WE WERE FORCED TO GAR. CALLBACK CONVERSATION WITH RPTR REVEALED THE FOLLOWING INFO: TO AVOID ANY JET WASH FROM THE B777, THE RPTR PROJECTED HIS TOUCHDOWN POINT TO WHERE HE BELIEVED, HE WOULD CLEAR MOST OF IT. IN DOING SO, HE WAS MOST CONCERNED ABOUT THE AMOUNT OF RWY HE WOULD HAVE LEFT TO MAKE A STABILIZED APCH, EXPECIALLY SINCE ORD 27R IS A VERY SHORT. THE CAPTAIN CLAIMS THAT, EVEN EXTENDING THE TOUCHDOWN POINT, HE STILL ENCOUNTERED THE B777'S JET WASH, WHICH MADE FOR A VERY BUMPY RIDE. HE ALSO CLAIMS THAT BECAUSE OF THE TURBULENCE, HE FELT HE DID NOT HAVE POSITIVE CTL OF THE ACFT, SO HE ELECTED TO GAR.
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.