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A C182 had a probable wake vortex encounter shortly after landing at hou that resulted in loss of control and a runway excursion.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 934764 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201102 |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601-1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | HOU.Airport |
| State Reference | TX |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | Marginal |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | Skylane 182/RG Turbo Skylane/RG |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | Landing |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Single Pilot Pilot Flying |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Instrument Flight Crew Private |
| Experience | Flight Crew Last 90 Days 43.5 Flight Crew Total 356 Flight Crew Type 152 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Ground Excursion Runway Inflight Event / Encounter Loss Of Aircraft Control Inflight Event / Encounter Wake Vortex Encounter |
Narrative:
Normal approach on ILS runway 04 hou. Cleared to land and aircraft was on the glideslope with stable descent at 85-90 KTS. Approximately 4-5 seconds following a normal/uneventful touchdown; the aircraft suddenly and unexpectedly veered sharply to the right. I released braking pressure and ensured rudder pedals were neutral. The aircraft exited runway 04 sharply to the right and crossed a grassy strip between runway 04 and runway 12R. I brought the aircraft to a stop on taxiway K. I then contacted tower and received instructions to continue on taxiway K to the FBO. Aircraft sustained minor damage to nose gear cowling but remained airworthy. Time between clearance to land and the runway excursion was less than 3 minutes. There were commercial aircraft (B737) departing runway 12R (which intersects runway 04) near the time of touchdown; and it is possible the aircraft encountered wake turbulence from departing aircraft on the crossing runway. There is no other obvious explanation for why the aircraft would veer so suddenly while it was rolling straight after touchdown. The experience was similar to a wake turbulence encounter I had at aus last year after I landed behind a departing md-80. I do not recall any wake turbulence warning given with landing clearance.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A C182 had a probable wake vortex encounter shortly after landing at HOU that resulted in loss of control and a runway excursion.
Narrative: Normal approach on ILS Runway 04 HOU. Cleared to land and aircraft was on the glideslope with stable descent at 85-90 KTS. Approximately 4-5 seconds following a normal/uneventful touchdown; the aircraft suddenly and unexpectedly veered sharply to the right. I released braking pressure and ensured rudder pedals were neutral. The aircraft exited Runway 04 sharply to the right and crossed a grassy strip between Runway 04 and Runway 12R. I brought the aircraft to a stop on Taxiway K. I then contacted Tower and received instructions to continue on Taxiway K to the FBO. Aircraft sustained minor damage to nose gear cowling but remained airworthy. Time between clearance to land and the runway excursion was less than 3 minutes. There were commercial aircraft (B737) departing Runway 12R (which intersects Runway 04) near the time of touchdown; and it is possible the aircraft encountered wake turbulence from departing aircraft on the crossing runway. There is no other obvious explanation for why the aircraft would veer so suddenly while it was rolling straight after touchdown. The experience was similar to a wake turbulence encounter I had at AUS last year after I landed behind a departing MD-80. I do not recall any wake turbulence warning given with landing clearance.
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.