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An A321 captain reported encountering wake turbulence on short final at ord leading to a bounced landing. Reporter commented he would like to see 'better spacing' in these situations.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 890030 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201005 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201-1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | ORD.Airport |
| State Reference | IL |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | A321 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | Final Approach |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Captain Check Pilot |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | ATC Issue All Types Inflight Event / Encounter Wake Vortex Encounter |
Narrative:
On short final to runway 10 about 300 ft tower issued a go-around due to traffic still on the runway. This was after spacing requirement met behind a heavy on approach. Wind was 180/12g16. ATC issued late go-around and tried to land the heavy ahead of us; have him clear the runway; and have a heavy depart prior to us landing. Spacing did not work out and we were issued a go-around by the tower and subsequent additional approach. Second landing was also behind a heavy and prior to a heavy takeoff. I believe we encountered some wake turbulence on this approach which caused a bounced landing by the captain. Suggest better spacing with heavies particularly on a long landing rollout and then trying to squeeze out an additional heavy takeoff prior to an airbus landing even with proper spacing.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: An A321 Captain reported encountering wake turbulence on short final at ORD leading to a bounced landing. Reporter commented he would like to see 'better spacing' in these situations.
Narrative: On short final to Runway 10 about 300 FT Tower issued a go-around due to traffic still on the runway. This was after spacing requirement met behind a heavy on approach. Wind was 180/12G16. ATC issued late go-around and tried to land the heavy ahead of us; have him clear the runway; and have a heavy depart prior to us landing. Spacing did not work out and we were issued a go-around by the tower and subsequent additional approach. Second landing was also behind a heavy and prior to a heavy takeoff. I believe we encountered some wake turbulence on this approach which caused a bounced landing by the Captain. Suggest better spacing with heavies particularly on a long landing rollout and then trying to squeeze out an additional heavy takeoff prior to an Airbus landing even with proper spacing.
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.