Originally Posted by
rehoult
Incident: Jazz DH8C at Edmonton on Dec 19th 2010, wake turbulence on final approach
An Air Canada Jazz de Havilland Dash 8-300, registration C-GTAG performing flight QK-8134 from Calgary,AB to Edmonton,AB (Canada) with 3 people on board, was on approach to Edmonton's runway 30 with the autopilot engaged about 6-7nm behind a Boeing 767-300 when the aircraft experienced wake turbulence causing an uncommanded roll to 30 degrees of bank angle and a climbing altitude excursion of 500 feet. The crew disconnected the autopilot, recovered the aircraft and continued the approach for a safe landing.
Source: The Aviation Herald (
http://avherald.com/h?article=4350a150&opt=0)
These are quite scary.....
Had one at altitude of less than 5,000 ft. Saw my life flash before my eyes. Quietest landing ever (I mean the PAX).