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First Officer reported executing a go-around from 50 feet AGL after encountering wake turbulence from preceding aircraft.

Date: 2021-12 · Aircraft: Embraer Jet Undifferentiated or Other Model · Phase: approach

Anomalies: Inflight event encounter unstabilized approachInflight event encounter wake vortex encounter

Synopsis

First Officer reported executing a go-around from 50 feet AGL after encountering wake turbulence from preceding aircraft.

Narrative

At around 50 feet AGL over XXR in ZZZ; we encountered wake turbulence from the previous landing and went around. Calm winds; tight arrival spacing; longer landing by the previous aircraft all added up to good conditions for wake turbulence. Went around and landed on the next approach without issue.

NASA callback

Reporter stated the low altitude go-around was the safest option.

Source: NASA Aviation Safety Reporting System (public domain). Reports are voluntary submissions and are not verified by NASA.

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