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B737-800 captain reported a track deviation occurred departing dca when they were distracted by a wake turbulence encounter.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1406143 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201612 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201-1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | DCA.Airport |
| State Reference | DC |
| Environment | |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | B737-800 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | Climb |
| Route In Use | SID WYNGS3 |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Aircraft 2 | |
| Make Model Name | Medium Large Transport Low Wing 2 Turbojet Eng |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | Climb |
| Route In Use | SID WYNGS3 |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Captain Pilot Not Flying |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Deviation - Procedural Clearance Deviation - Track / Heading All Types Inflight Event / Encounter Wake Vortex Encounter |
Narrative:
This course deviation occurred shortly after departing runway 01 at dca via the wyngs departure. I was the pilot monitoring and [the first officer] was the pilot flying. I accepted a clearance from tower to maintain visual separation from the preceding aircraft. Once airborne and after first officer began left turn to northwest (up the river) I focused my attention on the aircraft ahead of us. We had minimum spacing and [encountered] his wake. Once clear of his wake; and sure his flight path was not a conflict to ours; I came inside the cockpit to check the instruments for aircraft position and noticed we were slightly right of course; but did not say anything as first officer had proper correction established. Shortly thereafter; I was given a phone number to call for a possible deviation. I should not have accepted the ATC clearance to maintain visual separation due to the short distance between aircraft. This created a distraction from my primary duties of a pilot monitoring and delayed my cross check to ensure the aircraft was in the proper position.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: B737-800 Captain reported a track deviation occurred departing DCA when they were distracted by a wake turbulence encounter.
Narrative: This course deviation occurred shortly after departing runway 01 at DCA via the WYNGS departure. I was the pilot monitoring and [the First Officer] was the pilot flying. I accepted a clearance from tower to maintain visual separation from the preceding aircraft. Once airborne and after FO began left turn to NW (up the river) I focused my attention on the aircraft ahead of us. We had minimum spacing and [encountered] his wake. Once clear of his wake; and sure his flight path was not a conflict to ours; I came inside the cockpit to check the instruments for aircraft position and noticed we were slightly right of course; but did not say anything as FO had proper correction established. Shortly thereafter; I was given a phone number to call for a possible deviation. I should not have accepted the ATC clearance to maintain visual separation due to the short distance between aircraft. This created a distraction from my primary duties of a pilot monitoring and delayed my cross check to ensure the aircraft was in the proper position.
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.