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Enroute A380 wake flips Challenger 604 upside down
A Challenger 604 at FL350 operating from Male-Abu Dhabi passed an A380 opposite direction at FL360, one thousand feet above, about 630nm southeast of Muscat, Oman, over the Arabian Sea. A short time later (1-2 minutes) the aircraft encountered wake turbulence sending the aircraft into an uncontrolled roll, turning the aircraft around at least 3 times (possibly even 5 times), both engines flamed out, the aircraft lost about 10,000 feet until the crew was able to recover the aircraft, restart the… (flightservicebureau.org) Más...Sort type: [Top] [Newest]
I accidentally opened the lower digestive hatch when a RCAF P-3C flew much to close to us. I was teaching gliding to some Air Cadets. We were at 4,000' when he violated our designated airspace. I conducted an emergency release and I instigated a hard descending roll to port when the turbulence hit us like a sledgehammer. I thought that the wings on the Schweitzer 2-33 came off.I landed safely but grounded the glider. There was structural damage done to the starboard wing attachment flange and bolt. Both were bent. A P3 creates enormous vortices and massive downdrafts from the Detroit Allison T56 gas turbines. I have lost engines and the general gamut of emergencies but this incident really scared me s%&t(=$$. After flying I spent a lot of time thinking about it and my mortality. I had a few unpleasant words for the ATC and the over curious moron who nearly killed us. It was just as interesting for a 7,000 hour pilot. ran3114 I'm glad you told us about your recovery, Sh××hot!
The title of the article is more likely what happened. After being unexpectedly flipped upside down, the wake encounter was over and now the crew was faced with recovery. The autopilot would not like it and disconnect causing a slight pitch up which is now down. At this point the quick recovery is push and roll the short way to level. Failing to to this, the plane will gain speed rapidly engines or no engines and any further rolling is just the ailerons being out of position and that may explain the 3-5 reported rolls. Its a long fast road to level if pulling from inverted and any bank increases the chance of overload. Apparently the 604 is a tough bird and held together. The crew did a good job to land and have everybody walk away. In an excellent job they would have been able to reuse the plane.
Here's a link to the incident. Picture of the cabin after rolling. I assume it is real.
https://www.facebook.com/flightservicebureau/photos/a.1050965864916787.1073741828.1050961768250530/1583855598294475/?type=3
https://www.facebook.com/flightservicebureau/photos/a.1050965864916787.1073741828.1050961768250530/1583855598294475/?type=3
Horrifying,especially for the passengers. Obviously the pilots did one hell of a job in recovering the out of control jet. This easily could have ended up as a very tragic loss of life!
http://www.flyingmag.com/pilots-places/pilots-adventures-more/jumpseat-assaulted-a380
Interesting article. Really enjoyed the story. Thought I would share.
Interesting article. Really enjoyed the story. Thought I would share.
I had an Air New Zealand 744 come over the top of me in a CE-550. We were at 370 and he was descending from 390 to 330 about 10 miles ahead. That poor Citation II never knew what hit it. We were every which way but straight for a few moments. With the closer RVSM tolerances I suspect more of these things will occur in the future. Wake Turbulence, it's not just for an airport environment any more. 15 years later, I still thank the engineers at Cessna for that stout, straight winged machine.
How the heck did they fit that 744 in the Slowtation!!!
We were well known as one of the great aerial road blocks in the sky to many controllers. Our motto go high and slow. Gave the guys working the high altitude scopes something to think about rather than just ride reports.
Yeah, I used to complain sometimes but now I are one with my current CJ ride. As far as weight, I've got to watch out for just about everything up there. One thing I've noticed though, in getting me out of the way of the burners, I get lots of shortcuts. On STARs I get cut toward the destination and then put back in the flow closer in. On SIDs I'll usually get something down the road or direct destination when in front of faster traffic. I'd love to go faster but all you can do is all you can do.