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A ce-560 pilot reported a wake vortex encounter inbound to las 8 miles in trail of a widebody aircraft that resulted in a 50 degree roll.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1046322 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201210 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201-1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | LAS.Airport |
| State Reference | NV |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | Citation V/Ultra/Encore (C560) |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | Descent |
| Route In Use | Vectors |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Aircraft 2 | |
| Make Model Name | Widebody Transport |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | Descent |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Single Pilot Pilot Flying |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) |
| Experience | Flight Crew Last 90 Days 20 Flight Crew Total 18700 Flight Crew Type 340 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Inflight Event / Encounter Loss Of Aircraft Control Inflight Event / Encounter Wake Vortex Encounter |
Narrative:
Our flight was on a vector heading to 320 degrees assigned; descending from 12;000 to 8;000 MSL on the tyssn 3 to las. A [widebody transport] was ahead and lower; approximately 8 miles ahead. While descending; encountered wake turbulence in still air. Aircraft rolled approximately 50 degrees bank with autopilot engaged. Aircraft was in a right turn to begin with and descending to an assigned altitude; 8;000 MSL. TRACON then advised of wake turbulence. I responded that we encountered wake turbulence upset. TRACON leveled our flight at 9;000 MSL. We proceed to a visual approach to runway 19R without further incident.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A CE-560 pilot reported a wake vortex encounter inbound to LAS 8 miles in trail of a widebody aircraft that resulted in a 50 degree roll.
Narrative: Our flight was on a vector heading to 320 degrees assigned; descending from 12;000 to 8;000 MSL on the TYSSN 3 to LAS. A [widebody transport] was ahead and lower; approximately 8 miles ahead. While descending; encountered wake turbulence in still air. Aircraft rolled approximately 50 degrees bank with autopilot engaged. Aircraft was in a right turn to begin with and descending to an assigned altitude; 8;000 MSL. TRACON then advised of wake turbulence. I responded that we encountered wake turbulence upset. TRACON leveled our flight at 9;000 MSL. We proceed to a visual approach to Runway 19R without further incident.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 2013 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.