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B737-800 firrst officer reported encountering wake turbulence on approach to atl in trail of B757 that resulted in a go-around. Reporter cited new minimal ATC separation techniques as causal.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1179627 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201406 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201-1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | ATL.Airport |
| State Reference | GA |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | B737-800 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | Landing |
| Route In Use | Visual Approach |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Aircraft 2 | |
| Make Model Name | B757 Undifferentiated or Other Model |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | Landing |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Pilot Not Flying First Officer |
| Experience | Flight Crew Last 90 Days 212 Flight Crew Type 5000 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Inflight Event / Encounter Wake Vortex Encounter |
Narrative:
We were on a visual approach to [runway] 27L atlanta following another carrier's B757. We were approximately three miles in trail on the TCAS display. At approximately 100 ft; we encountered wake turbulence from the B757. It was the captain's leg and he initiated a go-around. We coordinated with atlanta tower and atlanta approach to sequence back in for another approach. I told the approach controller the separation between us and the B757 was too tight and he stated; 'it is our new separation rules.' we landed uneventfully after the second approach. The new rules for separation used by atlanta approach are too tight. If they continue to bring aircraft in with minimal separation; there will be more of these events.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: B737-800 Firrst Officer reported encountering wake turbulence on approach to ATL in trail of B757 that resulted in a go-around. Reporter cited new minimal ATC separation techniques as causal.
Narrative: We were on a visual approach to [Runway] 27L Atlanta following another carrier's B757. We were approximately three miles in trail on the TCAS display. At approximately 100 FT; we encountered wake turbulence from the B757. It was the Captain's leg and he initiated a go-around. We coordinated with Atlanta Tower and Atlanta Approach to sequence back in for another approach. I told the Approach Controller the separation between us and the B757 was too tight and he stated; 'It is our new separation rules.' We landed uneventfully after the second approach. The new rules for separation used by Atlanta Approach are too tight. If they continue to bring aircraft in with minimal separation; there will be more of these events.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site 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.