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B737-900 captain reported a wake turbulence encounter on arrival into lax that resulted in 'limited aircraft control'.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1662080 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201906 |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601-1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | LAX.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 | Descent |
| Route In Use | Visual Approach |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Aircraft 2 | |
| Make Model Name | Commercial Fixed Wing |
| Flight Phase | Descent |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Captain Pilot Not Flying |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Instrument Flight Crew Multiengine Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) |
| Experience | Flight Crew Last 90 Days 150 Flight Crew Total 20000 Flight Crew Type 70 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Inflight Event / Encounter Loss Of Aircraft Control Inflight Event / Encounter Wake Vortex Encounter |
Narrative:
Strong wake turbulence encounter into lax. Approximately 6 miles spacing from lead as referenced via TCAS. Encountered 'limited aircraft control' because of event; immediately requested vectors off course for 'clean' air. Encounters are much more frequent since the implementation of recat (wake turbulence recategorization). Things need to change; spacing is too tight now. No need for pilots to have to deal with this issue which can possibly create severe safety concerns.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: B737-900 Captain reported a wake turbulence encounter on arrival into LAX that resulted in 'limited aircraft control'.
Narrative: Strong wake turbulence encounter into LAX. Approximately 6 miles spacing from lead as referenced via TCAS. Encountered 'limited aircraft control' because of event; immediately requested vectors off course for 'clean' air. Encounters are much more frequent since the implementation of RECAT (Wake Turbulence Recategorization). Things need to change; spacing is too tight now. No need for pilots to have to deal with this issue which can possibly create severe safety concerns.
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.