Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP)
Flight Crew Last 90 Days 90
Distraction; Situational Awareness
ATC Issue All Types; Inflight Event / Encounter Unstabilized Approach; Inflight Event / Encounter Wake Vortex Encounter
Flight Crew Regained Aircraft Control
Environment - Non Weather Related; Procedure
Being vectored onto the final approach course 26R; we had a brief encounter with a wake turbulence. And then again during the landing flare to the point where it was becoming a problem to maintain a stabilized approach path above the runway in ground effect. Did not have time to notify air traffic control that this happened. I don't know if we were behind a heavy previous arrival. But we were getting really close to having to go around from the landing flare. The roll motion was becoming such a problem with keeping the aircraft stabilized; and aligned with the runway. I was actually shocked that we touchdown as smooth as we did. I asked the pilot flying if he thought that was a bit unusual his statement was 'I was just one more jolt away from going around'. Wake turbulence encounters in Atlanta are becoming an every week problem; more like almost every inbound leg into Atlanta problem. Also it seems there is little consideration given to the fact that we may be departing behind something that might be a threat as well. I'm beginning to think that there's nothing much going to be done about it until something serious happens. Often the wake encounter threats are not much of a problem if there's sufficient crosswind push the wake away from trailing aircraft; from my experience it does not take much to all. However I've learned that this is still a problem at some point on the arrival or departure procedure. For example a crosswind on the departure runways will clear you of the wake threat for takeoff; but might present a very real problem in trail of a heavy navigating to a point; to the same on that departure or arrival. Especially if it's a direct head; or tailwind now.
Reporter stated wake encounters in ATL are becoming far too frequent and he recommended a change to arrival and departure procedures to increase spacing.
CRJ-900 Captain reported encountering wake turbulence on final approach into ATL.