Saab 340 flight crew encounters wake turbulence on departure from mem.

Attributes
ACN	717878
Time
Date	200611
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : mem.airport
State Reference	TN
Altitude	msl single value : 3000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : mem.tracon
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	SF 340A
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	climbout : initial
Flight Plan	IFR
Aircraft 2
Controlling Facilities	tracon : mem.tracon
Make Model Name	A320
Flight Phase	climbout : initial
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 250 flight time total : 6000 flight time type : 5000
ASRS Report	717878
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Events
Anomaly	altitude deviation : overshoot inflight encounter : wake turbulence non adherence : clearance other anomaly aircraft equipment problem : critical
Independent Detector	other flight crewa other flight crewb
Resolutory Action	flight crew : returned to assigned altitude flight crew : regained aircraft control
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Environmental Factor Flight Crew Human Performance
Primary Problem	Environmental Factor

Narrative:

On departure encountered wake turbulence from an airbus 320 that departed before us. The wake rolled the aircraft about 50 degrees and as we tried to climb out of it; we climbed through our assigned altitude of 3000 ft by 600 ft. We quickly corrected back to 3000 ft after we were out of the wake turbulence.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: SAAB 340 FLT CREW ENCOUNTERS WAKE TURB ON DEP FROM MEM.

Narrative: ON DEP ENCOUNTERED WAKE TURB FROM AN AIRBUS 320 THAT DEPARTED BEFORE US. THE WAKE ROLLED THE ACFT ABOUT 50 DEGS AND AS WE TRIED TO CLB OUT OF IT; WE CLBED THROUGH OUR ASSIGNED ALT OF 3000 FT BY 600 FT. WE QUICKLY CORRECTED BACK TO 3000 FT AFTER WE WERE OUT OF THE WAKE TURB.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of January 2009 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.