CRJ200 FLT CREW REPORTS ENCOUNTER WITH WAKE TURBULENCE FROM PRECEDING A320 SHORTLY AFTER TKOF AT 100 FT AGL.
Synopsis
CRJ200 FLT CREW REPORTS ENCOUNTER WITH WAKE TURBULENCE FROM PRECEDING A320 SHORTLY AFTER TKOF AT 100 FT AGL.
Narrative
ATIS: 260/04 10/SKC 16/3 30.07. REDUCED TAKEOFF POWER. WE WERE CLEARED FOR TAKEOFF ON RUNWAY 26L IMMEDIATELY BEHIND AN A320 AND GIVEN A HEADING OF 290 OR 295 DEGS. SHORTLY AFTER ROTATING; MAYBE 100 FT AGL; WE ENCOUNTERED WAKE TURBULENCE; PLANE ROLLED LEFT AND SIMULTANEOUSLY THE STICK SHAKER AND WARBLERS WENT OFF FOR ABOUT 1-2 SECONDS. I COUNTERED WITH RIGHT AILERON AND HELD THE PITCH ATTITUDE AS THE SPEED NEARLY DROPPED BELOW V2+10 KTS. I BELIEVE THAT I USED A NORMAL RATE OF ROTATION TO A NORMAL PITCH ATTITUDE WHICH WOULD GIVE ME V2+10-20 KTS. THE WINDS WERE VERY LIGHT AND ALIGNED WITH THE RUNWAY SO I FEEL THAT IT WAS DEFINITELY WAKE TURBULENCE FROM THE PRECEDING AIRBUS WHICH CAUSED THE EVENT. WE HAD SELECTED CONTINUOUS IGNITION ON PRIOR TO TAKEOFF AS I HAVE EXPERIENCED SOME PRETTY STRONG WAKE TURBULENCE BEHIND AN A320 IN CRUISE BEFORE; SEVERAL YEARS AGO. THE REST OF THE FLIGHT WAS WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENTS. THE HANDLING OF THE PLANE NEVER FELT ABNORMAL AND I DID NOT FIND ANYTHING UNUSUAL ON THE POST FLIGHT INSPECTION.
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