An air carrier B727 flight crew reports that they encountered the wake of a B767 during an in trail approach to the same runway. The flight crew refused to call the B767 in sight and the controller had them execute a go around.

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Attributes
ACN	430476
Time
Date	199903
Day	Sun
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	navaid : hfw.ils
State Reference	GA
Altitude	msl single value : 5000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : atl.tracon tower : bzn.tower
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B727 Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	ils localizer & glide slope : 8l
Flight Phase	descent : approach
Route In Use	approach : instrument non precision
Flight Plan	IFR
Aircraft 2
Controlling Facilities	tracon : atl.tracon
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B767 Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	ils localizer & glide slope : 8l
Flight Phase	descent : approach
Route In Use	approach : instrument precision
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : flight engineer pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 160 flight time total : 10500 flight time type : 3500
ASRS Report	430476
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : multi engine pilot : instrument pilot : commercial
Events
Anomaly	inflight encounter : wake turbulence non adherence : required legal separation
Independent Detector	other controllerb other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	controller : issued alert controller : issued new clearance flight crew : executed missed approach
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Flight Crew Human Performance ATC Human Performance
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance

Narrative:

Atl is getting worse regarding insisting on visual approachs following preceding aircraft. They tried to put us behind a B767. Asked for 'standard wake turbulence separation behind heavy.' ATC controller said they always provide it. On base, we encountered wake turbulence. ATC asked us to report B767 in sight. Told him about wake turbulence encounter and told him we had field in sight. Several times more ATC asked to report aircraft in sight, keeping us at altitude, but allowing us to intercept localizer. We were 1 1/2 dots high on GS until ATC cleared us for the visual. Then he said if we didn't call the traffic in sight we would have to go around. Refused to call traffic in sight, ATC lost separation. We were sent around. ATC tried to set us up on visual again following an MD88. Held us up 1 DOT high on GS. Told him we couldn't see traffic lost in ground surroundings by holding us up high. Cleared us for visual. ATC is out of control. Safety/wake turbulence takes back seat to capacity now. They will kill someone in a wake turbulence encounter accident.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: AN ACR B727 FLC RPTS THAT THEY ENCOUNTERED THE WAKE OF A B767 DURING AN IN TRAIL APCH TO THE SAME RWY. THE FLC REFUSED TO CALL THE B767 IN SIGHT AND THE CTLR HAD THEM EXECUTE A GAR.

Narrative: ATL IS GETTING WORSE REGARDING INSISTING ON VISUAL APCHS FOLLOWING PRECEDING ACFT. THEY TRIED TO PUT US BEHIND A B767. ASKED FOR 'STANDARD WAKE TURB SEPARATION BEHIND HVY.' ATC CTLR SAID THEY ALWAYS PROVIDE IT. ON BASE, WE ENCOUNTERED WAKE TURB. ATC ASKED US TO RPT B767 IN SIGHT. TOLD HIM ABOUT WAKE TURB ENCOUNTER AND TOLD HIM WE HAD FIELD IN SIGHT. SEVERAL TIMES MORE ATC ASKED TO RPT ACFT IN SIGHT, KEEPING US AT ALT, BUT ALLOWING US TO INTERCEPT LOC. WE WERE 1 1/2 DOTS HIGH ON GS UNTIL ATC CLRED US FOR THE VISUAL. THEN HE SAID IF WE DIDN'T CALL THE TFC IN SIGHT WE WOULD HAVE TO GO AROUND. REFUSED TO CALL TFC IN SIGHT, ATC LOST SEPARATION. WE WERE SENT AROUND. ATC TRIED TO SET US UP ON VISUAL AGAIN FOLLOWING AN MD88. HELD US UP 1 DOT HIGH ON GS. TOLD HIM WE COULDN'T SEE TFC LOST IN GND SURROUNDINGS BY HOLDING US UP HIGH. CLRED US FOR VISUAL. ATC IS OUT OF CTL. SAFETY/WAKE TURB TAKES BACK SEAT TO CAPACITY NOW. THEY WILL KILL SOMEONE IN A WAKE TURB ENCOUNTER ACCIDENT.

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.