A C525 encountered wake turbulence on descent into the los angeles basin.

Attributes
ACN	871121
Time
Date	200903
Local Time Of Day	1201-1800
Place
Locale Reference	ZLA.ARTCC
State Reference	CA
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Make Model Name	Citationjet (C525/C526) - CJ I / II / III / IV
Flight Phase	Descent
Flight Plan	IFR
Aircraft 2
Make Model Name	MD-11
Flight Phase	Descent
Person 1
Function	Captain Pilot Flying
Events
Anomaly	Inflight Event / Encounter Wake Vortex Encounter

Narrative:

While descending though 12;000 feet we entered the wake turbulence of a preceding md-11. The preceding aircraft was approximately 8 miles in front of my aircraft. ATC was giving step down instructions behind the md-11 aircraft. Any items not secure in the cabin were displaced causing major cleaning to be done upon landing. I checked the passengers to make sure there were no injuries. The seat belt sign was not on at the time of incident.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A C525 encountered wake turbulence on descent into the Los Angeles basin.

Narrative: While descending though 12;000 feet we entered the wake turbulence of a preceding MD-11. The preceding aircraft was approximately 8 miles in front of my aircraft. ATC was giving step down instructions behind the MD-11 aircraft. Any items not secure in the cabin were displaced causing major cleaning to be done upon landing. I checked the passengers to make sure there were no injuries. The seat belt sign was not on at the time of incident.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of April 2012 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.