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Pc-12 captain reported a track deviation resulted when they encountered wake turbulence from a regional jet while departing lax.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1393786 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201610 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801-2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | LAX.Airport |
| State Reference | CA |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | PC-12 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 135 |
| Flight Phase | Initial Climb |
| Route In Use | Vectors SID GORMAN 5 |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Aircraft 2 | |
| Make Model Name | Commercial Fixed Wing |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | Climb |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Pilot Not Flying Captain |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Multiengine Flight Crew Instrument Flight Crew Flight Instructor Flight Crew Commercial |
| Experience | Flight Crew Last 90 Days 150 Flight Crew Total 1450 Flight Crew Type 220 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Deviation - Procedural Clearance Deviation - Track / Heading All Types Inflight Event / Encounter Wake Vortex Encounter |
Narrative:
Our initial departure instructions included a right turn heading 271 at the shoreline. However; shortly into the takeoff roll on 24L we were instructed to fly runway heading as [an air carrier] began to perform a go-around on 24R. I; the captain; was the pilot monitoring. Upon receiving the instructions; I verified the heading bug was aligned with the runway heading. The aircraft was in go-around mode; heading and alt was armed. Prior to our departure a regional jet departed approximately 1.5 minutes before we received our takeoff clearance. That 1.5 minutes consisted of line up and waiting on runway 24L while [an air carrier] crossed 24L from runway 24R. Shortly after crossing the shoreline we began to hit wake turbulence from the aircraft that departed prior to us. I called out 'watch your heading' to the first officer; who was the pilot flying; and he adjusted. A few seconds later the wake turbulence intensified which caused the first officer to deviate by 10 degrees. I quickly called out 'bank left; watch your heading' and he again adjusted. ATC did not correct us nor did we ever come in conflict with the [air carrier] going around. Shortly after we were instructed to turn to 271 and contact departure.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: PC-12 Captain reported a track deviation resulted when they encountered wake turbulence from a regional jet while departing LAX.
Narrative: Our initial departure instructions included a right turn heading 271 at the shoreline. However; shortly into the takeoff roll on 24L we were instructed to fly runway heading as [an air carrier] began to perform a go-around on 24R. I; the Captain; was the pilot monitoring. Upon receiving the instructions; I verified the heading bug was aligned with the runway heading. The aircraft was in Go-Around mode; HDG and Alt was armed. Prior to our departure a regional jet departed approximately 1.5 minutes before we received our takeoff clearance. That 1.5 minutes consisted of line up and waiting on runway 24L while [an air carrier] crossed 24L from runway 24R. Shortly after crossing the shoreline we began to hit wake turbulence from the aircraft that departed prior to us. I called out 'watch your heading' to the FO; who was the pilot flying; and he adjusted. A few seconds later the wake turbulence intensified which caused the FO to deviate by 10 degrees. I quickly called out 'bank left; watch your heading' and he again adjusted. ATC did not correct us nor did we ever come in conflict with the [air carrier] going around. Shortly after we were instructed to turn to 271 and contact departure.
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.