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A BE1900 flight crew runs into a burst of severe turbulence produced by a preceding B737's wake vortex during vectors to downwind for runway 36R at clt, nc.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 595620 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200310 |
| Day | Sun |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | navaid : clt.vortac |
| State Reference | NC |
| Altitude | msl single value : 9000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Dusk |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : clt.tracon |
| Operator | common carrier : air taxi |
| Make Model Name | Beech 1900 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 135 |
| Flight Phase | descent : approach |
| Route In Use | approach : traffic pattern arrival : on vectors |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Aircraft 2 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : clt.tracon |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | B737-400 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Navigation In Use | other |
| Flight Phase | descent : approach |
| Route In Use | arrival : on vectors |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : multi engine pilot : instrument pilot : commercial pilot : cfi |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 190 flight time total : 2260 flight time type : 1800 |
| ASRS Report | 595620 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp pilot : instrument |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 250 flight time total : 2800 flight time type : 800 |
| ASRS Report | 595617 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | inflight encounter : wake turbulence non adherence other other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa other flight crewb |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : exited adverse environment |
| Consequence | faa : reviewed incident with flight crew other Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Airspace Structure Environmental Factor ATC Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | Ambiguous |
Narrative:
While being radar vectored onto the downwind to runway 36R at 9000 ft MSL in charlotte, we momentarily encountered severe turbulence from the wake of a preceding B737-400. We made the report to ATC about the encounter. We landed with no further incident and after a thorough postflt inspection by both me and my captain, we made an entry in the adl about the encounter with severe turbulence.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A BE1900 FLT CREW RUNS INTO A BURST OF SEVERE TURB PRODUCED BY A PRECEDING B737'S WAKE VORTEX DURING VECTORS TO DOWNWIND FOR RWY 36R AT CLT, NC.
Narrative: WHILE BEING RADAR VECTORED ONTO THE DOWNWIND TO RWY 36R AT 9000 FT MSL IN CHARLOTTE, WE MOMENTARILY ENCOUNTERED SEVERE TURB FROM THE WAKE OF A PRECEDING B737-400. WE MADE THE RPT TO ATC ABOUT THE ENCOUNTER. WE LANDED WITH NO FURTHER INCIDENT AND AFTER A THOROUGH POSTFLT INSPECTION BY BOTH ME AND MY CAPT, WE MADE AN ENTRY IN THE ADL ABOUT THE ENCOUNTER WITH SEVERE TURB.
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.