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A turboprop captain reported having difficulty flying the sea bay visual because of wake turbulence issues.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 940072 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201103 |
| Local Time Of Day | 0001-0600 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | SEA.Airport |
| State Reference | WA |
| Environment | |
| Light | Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | Medium Transport High Wing 2 Turboprop Eng |
| Flight Phase | Initial Approach |
| Route In Use | Visual Approach STAR BAY VISUAL |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Captain Pilot Not Flying |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | ATC Issue All Types Aircraft Equipment Problem Less Severe Deviation - Track / Heading All Types Inflight Event / Encounter Wake Vortex Encounter |
Narrative:
While on downwind to sea; we were cleared for the bay visual approach and told to follow the preceding aircraft to 16C. Prior to making the turn through the bay; we had multiple wake turbulence encounters and were forced to pass over the north side of the bay to follow the aircraft in front and avoid his wake. While in the turn; over the north side of the bay; sea approach said that we were not flying on the bay visual and assigned a heading of 130 to join final. Sea approach was clearly trying to get us as close as possible to the preceding aircraft. We were so close to the preceding aircraft that sea tower had to move that aircraft over to 16L in order to make room for us on 16C. Adding to our work load was a sticking push to talk switch that made it difficult to communicate effectively.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A Turboprop Captain reported having difficulty flying the SEA Bay Visual because of wake turbulence issues.
Narrative: While on downwind to SEA; we were cleared for the Bay Visual Approach and told to follow the preceding aircraft to 16C. Prior to making the turn through the Bay; we had multiple wake turbulence encounters and were forced to pass over the north side of the Bay to follow the aircraft in front and avoid his wake. While in the turn; over the north side of the Bay; SEA Approach said that we were not flying on the Bay Visual and assigned a heading of 130 to join final. SEA Approach was clearly trying to get us as close as possible to the preceding aircraft. We were so close to the preceding aircraft that SEA Tower had to move that aircraft over to 16L in order to make room for us on 16C. Adding to our work load was a sticking push to talk switch that made it difficult to communicate effectively.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of April 2012 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.