B737 landing fll experienced wake turbulence from departing B757 just prior to flare.

Attributes
ACN	581829
Time
Date	200305
Day	Thu
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : fll.airport
State Reference	FL
Altitude	msl single value : 300
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : fll.tower
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B757 Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	descent : approach
Flight Plan	IFR
Aircraft 2
Controlling Facilities	tower : fll.tower
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B737 Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	descent : approach landing : roll
Route In Use	approach : straight in
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
ASRS Report	581829
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : instrument pilot : multi engine
ASRS Report	581986
Events
Anomaly	inflight encounter : wake turbulence
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : anomaly accepted
Supplementary
Problem Areas	ATC Human Performance Environmental Factor
Primary Problem	Environmental Factor

Narrative:

Encountered a serious wake turbulence event during short final at fll. We were following a B737 to landing on runway 9L, a visual approach. We were told to reduce to final approach speed at approximately 4 mi final. Accomplished that quickly and flew approach at approximately 130-135 KTS. Tower then informed us he was putting a B757 in position on runway 9L after the first B737 had landed. Our B757 lifted off when we were at 400 ft AGL. First officer announced the runway clear, and I called out landing. Hit strong vortices just prior to flare. Not fun. A lot of scared passenger. Tower should take this kind of problem into consideration when trying to cram more operations into every min of the day.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: B737 LNDG FLL EXPERIENCED WAKE TURB FROM DEPARTING B757 JUST PRIOR TO FLARE.

Narrative: ENCOUNTERED A SERIOUS WAKE TURB EVENT DURING SHORT FINAL AT FLL. WE WERE FOLLOWING A B737 TO LNDG ON RWY 9L, A VISUAL APCH. WE WERE TOLD TO REDUCE TO FINAL APCH SPD AT APPROX 4 MI FINAL. ACCOMPLISHED THAT QUICKLY AND FLEW APCH AT APPROX 130-135 KTS. TWR THEN INFORMED US HE WAS PUTTING A B757 IN POS ON RWY 9L AFTER THE FIRST B737 HAD LANDED. OUR B757 LIFTED OFF WHEN WE WERE AT 400 FT AGL. FO ANNOUNCED THE RWY CLR, AND I CALLED OUT LNDG. HIT STRONG VORTICES JUST PRIOR TO FLARE. NOT FUN. A LOT OF SCARED PAX. TWR SHOULD TAKE THIS KIND OF PROB INTO CONSIDERATION WHEN TRYING TO CRAM MORE OPS INTO EVERY MIN OF THE DAY.

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.