Commercial Fixed Wing
Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP); Flight Crew Instrument; Flight Crew Multiengine
Distraction; Situational Awareness
Ground Event / Encounter Jet Blast
Flight Crew Regained Aircraft Control
Airport; Procedure; Environment - Non Weather Related
As we were in the flare on Runway 29 at EWR with power at idle or being reduced towards idle; maybe 10-20 ft off the ground;  we were hit by jet blast from a departing heavy aircraft on the intersecting Runway; 22R. EWR was landing 29 and departing aircraft from [Runway] 22R at intersection [Taxiway] W or Y. The aircraft weather vane into the jet blast; the aircraft was pushed right of center line; we experienced moderate turbulence; and the aircraft rolled slightly to the right. I was able to control the aircraft as if [it was] landing in a crosswind and land safely. The aircraft never got into an unsafe situation. Needless to say; this caught us completely off guard. Maybe EWR needs to reevaluate this practice when heavy aircraft are departing. In the landing flare is not a great time to get hit with jet blast. Crews should also be aware of this hazard.
As we were in the flare on Runway 29 at EWR with power at idle or being reduced towards idle; maybe 10-20 ft off the ground;  we were hit by jet blast from a departing heavy aircraft on the intersecting runway; 22R. EWR was landing [Runway] 29 and departing aircraft from [Runway] 22R at intersection [Taxiway] W or Y. The aircraft weather vane into the jet blast; the aircraft was pushed right of center line; we experienced moderate turbulence; and the aircraft rolled slightly to the right. I was able to control the aircraft as if landing in a crosswind and land safely. The aircraft never got into an unsafe situation. Needless to say; this caught us completely off guard. Maybe EWR needs to reevaluate this practice when heavy aircraft are departing. in the landing flare is not a great time to get hit with jet blast. Crews should also be aware of this hazard.
Flight Crew while landing is hit by jet blast from departing heavy aircraft .