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B737-900 flight crew reported encountering 'severe/extreme' wake turbulence while in the flare on runway 28R in trail of an A380 landing on runway 28L at sfo.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1343167 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201603 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201-1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | SFO.Airport |
| State Reference | CA |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | B737-900 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | Landing |
| Route In Use | Visual Approach |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Aircraft 2 | |
| Make Model Name | A380 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 129 |
| Flight Phase | Landing |
| Route In Use | Visual Approach |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Captain Pilot Flying |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) |
| Experience | Flight Crew Last 90 Days 270 |
| Person 2 | |
| Function | First Officer Pilot Not Flying |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) |
| Experience | Flight Crew Last 90 Days 76 Flight Crew Total 8000 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Inflight Event / Encounter Loss Of Aircraft Control Inflight Event / Encounter Wake Vortex Encounter |
Narrative:
On visual approach to runway 28R; slightly behind and left of heavy airbus. Winds 260/20. Smooth approach. I planned to land slightly beyond the airbus' touchdown. Just as my left wheel touched down; the aircraft was thrown back up into the air and the right wing rose very quickly and the nose pitched up. I slowly added power and had to apply full rudder; left aileron; and forward pitch to right the airplane. The airplane righted and I chose to finish the landing. The rest was uneventful. I had maintenance meet me at the gate and did an after flight inspection with them. No damage noted.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: B737-900 flight crew reported encountering 'severe/extreme' wake turbulence while in the flare on Runway 28R in trail of an A380 landing on Runway 28L at SFO.
Narrative: On visual approach to Runway 28R; slightly behind and left of heavy Airbus. Winds 260/20. Smooth approach. I planned to land slightly beyond the Airbus' touchdown. Just as my left wheel touched down; the aircraft was thrown back up into the air and the right wing rose very quickly and the nose pitched up. I slowly added power and had to apply full rudder; left aileron; and forward pitch to right the airplane. The airplane righted and I chose to finish the landing. The rest was uneventful. I had Maintenance meet me at the gate and did an after flight inspection with them. No damage noted.
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.