<< >> NASA ASRS Report 539586, February 2002

Loss of aircraft control and subsequent go around performed after the flight crew of an arrival B-757-F on runway 09L suffers a jet blast encounter generated by a departure heavy airbus on runway 12 at mia, fl.

Attributes
ACN	539586
Time
Date	200202
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : mia.airport
State Reference	FL
Altitude	agl single value : 150
Environment
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : mia.tower
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B757 Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	ils localizer & glide slope : 9l other
Flight Phase	climbout : takeoff landing : go around
Route In Use	approach : instrument precision approach : visual
Flight Plan	IFR
Aircraft 2
Controlling Facilities	tower : mia.tower
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Airbus Industrie Undifferentiated or Other Model
Flight Phase	climbout : takeoff
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
ASRS Report	539586
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Events
Anomaly	conflict : ground critical inflight encounter : turbulence inflight encounter other non adherence : required legal separation other anomaly other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa other flight crewb
Resolutory Action	controller : issued alert flight crew : exited adverse environment flight crew : regained aircraft control flight crew : executed go around other
Consequence	faa : investigated faa : reviewed incident with flight crew other Other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Flight Crew Human Performance Airport ATC Human Performance
Primary Problem	ATC Human Performance
Situations
ATC Facility	procedure or policy : mia.comrdo
Airport	design : mia.airport procedure or policy : mia.airport

Narrative:

We were cleared for the visual approach 9L. Inside lawnn tower cleared a heavy airbus for takeoff runway 12. I told the first officer to expect a wake turbulence from the departing aircraft and began to increase my vref 3 knots and that I would land a little long. We briefed and were expecting the jet blast. At 150 ft AGL over the approach lights my right wing dropped 20 degrees followed by a 25 degree roll to the left and a pitch down below my comfort level. I called for GA thrust and we were vectored back to runway 9L. Inside lawnn I noticed strobe lights on runway 12 and I told the tower that if they were going to clear another jet for T.O. On runway 12 I would have to go around again. The tower controller told me not to worry because the departing aircraft was not a heavy airbus, just a B757. A different voice came over the frequency and told the B757 on runway 12 to 'cancel takeoff clearance.'

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: LOSS OF ACFT CTL AND SUBSEQUENT GAR PERFORMED AFTER THE FLC OF AN ARR B-757-F ON RWY 09L SUFFERS A JET BLAST ENCOUNTER GENERATED BY A DEP HEAVY AIRBUS ON RWY 12 AT MIA, FL.

Narrative: WE WERE CLRED FOR THE VISUAL APCH 9L. INSIDE LAWNN TWR CLRED A HEAVY AIRBUS FOR TKOF RWY 12. I TOLD THE FO TO EXPECT A WAKE TURBULENCE FROM THE DEPARTING ACFT AND BEGAN TO INCREASE MY VREF 3 KNOTS AND THAT I WOULD LAND A LITTLE LONG. WE BRIEFED AND WERE EXPECTING THE JET BLAST. AT 150 FT AGL OVER THE APCH LIGHTS MY RIGHT WING DROPPED 20 DEGS FOLLOWED BY A 25 DEG ROLL TO THE L AND A PITCH DOWN BELOW MY COMFORT LEVEL. I CALLED FOR GA THRUST AND WE WERE VECTORED BACK TO RWY 9L. INSIDE LAWNN I NOTICED STROBE LIGHTS ON RWY 12 AND I TOLD THE TWR THAT IF THEY WERE GOING TO CLR ANOTHER JET FOR T.O. ON RWY 12 I WOULD HAVE TO GO AROUND AGAIN. THE TWR CTLR TOLD ME NOT TO WORRY BECAUSE THE DEPARTING ACFT WAS NOT A HEAVY AIRBUS, JUST A B757. A DIFFERENT VOICE CAME OVER THE FREQ AND TOLD THE B757 ON RWY 12 TO 'CANCEL TKOF CLRNC.'

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.