C172 encountered wake turbulence from MD80. Passenger injury.

Attributes
ACN	315483
Time
Date	199509
Day	Tue
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : las
State Reference	NV
Altitude	msl bound lower : 7000 msl bound upper : 7500
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : las tower : hgr
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Skyhawk 172/Cutlass 172
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	cruise other
Route In Use	enroute : direct
Flight Plan	VFR
Aircraft 2
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	MD-83
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	Other
Flight Phase	cruise other
Route In Use	enroute : on vectors
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : departure
Qualification	controller : radar
Experience	controller military : 9 controller radar : 16
ASRS Report	315483
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : private
Events
Anomaly	conflict : airborne less severe other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	faa : reviewed incident with flight crew
Miss Distance	horizontal : 0 vertical : 500
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

C172 was level at 7500 ft VFR in class B airspace working the traffic watch north of las VORTAC. The MD83 departed las for tus, on radar vectors level at 7000 ft. Traffic was exchanged between both aircraft, both aircraft had each other in sight and were instructed to maintain visual separation from each other. The C172 encountered wake turbulence from the MD83 and advised he wanted to land. Within 1 min later the C172 advised that all was ok and wanted to continue their operation. After landing approximately 1 hour later, we were advised by the aircraft owner of the C172, that there were injuries on board and that he grounded the C172.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: C172 ENCOUNTERED WAKE TURB FROM MD80. PAX INJURY.

Narrative: C172 WAS LEVEL AT 7500 FT VFR IN CLASS B AIRSPACE WORKING THE TFC WATCH N OF LAS VORTAC. THE MD83 DEPARTED LAS FOR TUS, ON RADAR VECTORS LEVEL AT 7000 FT. TFC WAS EXCHANGED BTWN BOTH ACFT, BOTH ACFT HAD EACH OTHER IN SIGHT AND WERE INSTRUCTED TO MAINTAIN VISUAL SEPARATION FROM EACH OTHER. THE C172 ENCOUNTERED WAKE TURB FROM THE MD83 AND ADVISED HE WANTED TO LAND. WITHIN 1 MIN LATER THE C172 ADVISED THAT ALL WAS OK AND WANTED TO CONTINUE THEIR OP. AFTER LNDG APPROX 1 HR LATER, WE WERE ADVISED BY THE ACFT OWNER OF THE C172, THAT THERE WERE INJURIES ON BOARD AND THAT HE GNDED THE C172.

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.