Wake turbulence, small transport behind C-130.

Attributes
ACN	290521
Time
Date	199412
Day	Mon
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : shv
State Reference	LA
Altitude	agl bound lower : 200 agl bound upper : 200
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : shv
Operator	general aviation : corporate
Make Model Name	Commercial Fixed Wing
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Navigation In Use	Other Other
Flight Phase	descent : approach
Route In Use	enroute : on vectors
Flight Plan	IFR
Aircraft 2
Operator	other
Make Model Name	Hercules (C-130)
Operating Under FAR Part	other : other
Flight Phase	descent : approach landing other other
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : commercial
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 60 flight time total : 22000 flight time type : 4000
ASRS Report	290521
Person 2
Affiliation	government : military
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : military
Events
Anomaly	conflict : airborne less severe inflight encounter other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : took evasive action
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	ATC Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

We were vectored for an ILS approach to runway 14 at shv. Approach gave us altitude, headings and speed. Nearing crakk we were handed off to tower and cleared for the approach. As we were breaking out, the tower asked if we had a C-130 in sight in front of us for the option to runway 14 and advised us to reduce to approach speed. We were 1 mi in trail. We were obviously at approach speed since we were on an ILS approach. At the middle marker we encountered wake turbulence which rolled the aircraft violently to the left and was countered by full right aileron and power arresting the roll going through 45 degrees. The c- 130 was then on his way for another option. Point of concern: the towers all around are so intent on getting the count from these guard and military airplanes that the rest of aviation is getting the shaft when it comes to safety and courtesy. I don't think a C-130 or any other aircraft has any business VFR in the traffic pattern when one cannot make a visual approach to the airport. Second, running these aircraft in front of others purely for the count is a reckless way of doing things. The month of dec seems to be the most hectic. These guys are all hitting it for christmas money and the fuel burn for the next budget. The controllers are after the count for an increase in pay and the rest of us are hung out. This situation left undesirable options and it seemed we were the only people considering options. This scenario is being re-enacted at airports throughout where the national guard or military frequent.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: WAKE TURB, SMT BEHIND C-130.

Narrative: WE WERE VECTORED FOR AN ILS APCH TO RWY 14 AT SHV. APCH GAVE US ALT, HDGS AND SPD. NEARING CRAKK WE WERE HANDED OFF TO TWR AND CLRED FOR THE APCH. AS WE WERE BREAKING OUT, THE TWR ASKED IF WE HAD A C-130 IN SIGHT IN FRONT OF US FOR THE OPTION TO RWY 14 AND ADVISED US TO REDUCE TO APCH SPD. WE WERE 1 MI IN TRAIL. WE WERE OBVIOUSLY AT APCH SPD SINCE WE WERE ON AN ILS APCH. AT THE MIDDLE MARKER WE ENCOUNTERED WAKE TURB WHICH ROLLED THE ACFT VIOLENTLY TO THE L AND WAS COUNTERED BY FULL R AILERON AND PWR ARRESTING THE ROLL GOING THROUGH 45 DEGS. THE C- 130 WAS THEN ON HIS WAY FOR ANOTHER OPTION. POINT OF CONCERN: THE TWRS ALL AROUND ARE SO INTENT ON GETTING THE COUNT FROM THESE GUARD AND MIL AIRPLANES THAT THE REST OF AVIATION IS GETTING THE SHAFT WHEN IT COMES TO SAFETY AND COURTESY. I DON'T THINK A C-130 OR ANY OTHER ACFT HAS ANY BUSINESS VFR IN THE TFC PATTERN WHEN ONE CANNOT MAKE A VISUAL APCH TO THE ARPT. SECOND, RUNNING THESE ACFT IN FRONT OF OTHERS PURELY FOR THE COUNT IS A RECKLESS WAY OF DOING THINGS. THE MONTH OF DEC SEEMS TO BE THE MOST HECTIC. THESE GUYS ARE ALL HITTING IT FOR CHRISTMAS MONEY AND THE FUEL BURN FOR THE NEXT BUDGET. THE CTLRS ARE AFTER THE COUNT FOR AN INCREASE IN PAY AND THE REST OF US ARE HUNG OUT. THIS SIT LEFT UNDESIRABLE OPTIONS AND IT SEEMED WE WERE THE ONLY PEOPLE CONSIDERING OPTIONS. THIS SCENARIO IS BEING RE-ENACTED AT ARPTS THROUGHOUT WHERE THE NATIONAL GUARD OR MIL FREQUENT.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 2007 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.