Loss of aircraft control during wake encounter.

Attributes
ACN	293512
Time
Date	199501
Day	Mon
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : atl
State Reference	GA
Altitude	msl bound lower : 2500 msl bound upper : 2500
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Dusk
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : atl
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	MD-88
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	Other Other
Flight Phase	descent : approach
Route In Use	approach : straight in
Flight Plan	IFR
Aircraft 2
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	MD-88
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	Other Other
Flight Phase	descent : approach
Route In Use	approach : straight in
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : flight engineer pilot : cfi pilot : atp pilot : commercial
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 150 flight time total : 12000 flight time type : 1200
ASRS Report	293512
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : atp
Events
Anomaly	inflight encounter other non adherence : far non adherence : published procedure other anomaly
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : took evasive action flight crew : exited adverse environment flight crew : regained aircraft control
Consequence	Other
Miss Distance	horizontal : 15000
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

Encountered wake turbulence at 1500 ft AGL. Aircraft rolled sharply to right. Autoplt disconnected. First officer leveled wings, then flew above GS and reduced speed to increase spacing. ATC cleared us for visual approach, speed 180 KTS. Only 2 1/2 mi (TCASII) behind company md-80 with surface winds 290 degrees at 6 KTS. ATC should never space that close, period! All size aircraft do create a wake.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: LOSS OF ACFT CTL DURING WAKE ENCOUNTER.

Narrative: ENCOUNTERED WAKE TURB AT 1500 FT AGL. ACFT ROLLED SHARPLY TO R. AUTOPLT DISCONNECTED. FO LEVELED WINGS, THEN FLEW ABOVE GS AND REDUCED SPD TO INCREASE SPACING. ATC CLRED US FOR VISUAL APCH, SPD 180 KTS. ONLY 2 1/2 MI (TCASII) BEHIND COMPANY MD-80 WITH SURFACE WINDS 290 DEGS AT 6 KTS. ATC SHOULD NEVER SPACE THAT CLOSE, PERIOD! ALL SIZE ACFT DO CREATE A WAKE.

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.