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Air carrier captain reported encountering wake turbulence at 100 ft AGL from preceding B737 on approach to bwi; leading to a go-around.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 943727 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201104 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801-2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | BWI.Airport |
| State Reference | MD |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | Commercial Fixed Wing |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | Landing |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Captain |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Inflight Event / Encounter Wake Vortex Encounter |
Narrative:
Experienced wake turbulence on landing from a 737 landing prior to us. [We] executed [a] go-around [and] returned for landing. The flight was smooth until we encountered the wake turbulence around 100 ft AGL.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: Air carrier Captain reported encountering wake turbulence at 100 FT AGL from preceding B737 on approach to BWI; leading to a go-around.
Narrative: Experienced wake turbulence on landing from a 737 landing prior to us. [We] executed [a] go-around [and] returned for landing. The flight was smooth until we encountered the wake turbulence around 100 FT AGL.
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.