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E140 flight crew encounters wake turbulence from preceding airbus while on canarsie visual approach to jfk.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 720541 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200611 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : jfk.airport |
| State Reference | NY |
| Altitude | msl single value : 1100 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Weather Elements | other |
| Light | Dusk |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : jfk.tower |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | EMB ERJ 140 ER&LR |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Navigation In Use | other vortac |
| Flight Phase | descent : approach |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Aircraft 2 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : jfk.tower |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Airbus Industrie Undifferentiated or Other Model |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Navigation In Use | other vortac |
| Flight Phase | descent : approach |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : commercial |
| Experience | flight time total : 1000 flight time type : 400 |
| ASRS Report | 720541 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| ASRS Report | 720537 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | inflight encounter : wake turbulence |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa other flight crewb |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : anomaly accepted |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Aircraft Environmental Factor Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | Environmental Factor |
Narrative:
We were doing the canarsie VOR approach into jfk when we hit the wake of the aircraft ahead of us. It put us into a right bank of approximately 30 degrees. I quickly recovered to a normal position and proceeded to climb out and turn to get out of the wake. I quickly scanned the TCAS and noticed the only aircraft was outside the 12 mile scale. Just as that happened we hit a residual wake which put us into a 10 degree bank. I climbed and turned a little more to get completely out of the wake. The captain queried the tower to see how far the aircraft was in front of us since we were not warned of wake turbulence. The tower responded that the airbus was more than 10 miles in front of us and had landed already.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: E140 FLT CREW ENCOUNTERS WAKE TURB FROM PRECEDING AIRBUS WHILE ON CANARSIE VISUAL APCH TO JFK.
Narrative: WE WERE DOING THE CANARSIE VOR APCH INTO JFK WHEN WE HIT THE WAKE OF THE ACFT AHEAD OF US. IT PUT US INTO A RIGHT BANK OF APPROX 30 DEGS. I QUICKLY RECOVERED TO A NORMAL POS AND PROCEEDED TO CLB OUT AND TURN TO GET OUT OF THE WAKE. I QUICKLY SCANNED THE TCAS AND NOTICED THE ONLY ACFT WAS OUTSIDE THE 12 MILE SCALE. JUST AS THAT HAPPENED WE HIT A RESIDUAL WAKE WHICH PUT US INTO A 10 DEG BANK. I CLBED AND TURNED A LITTLE MORE TO GET COMPLETELY OUT OF THE WAKE. THE CAPT QUERIED THE TWR TO SEE HOW FAR THE ACFT WAS IN FRONT OF US SINCE WE WERE NOT WARNED OF WAKE TURB. THE TWR RESPONDED THAT THE AIRBUS WAS MORE THAN 10 MILES IN FRONT OF US AND HAD LANDED ALREADY.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of January 2009 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.