EMB ERJ 145 ER/LR
Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP); Flight Crew Instrument; Flight Crew Multiengine
Situational Awareness
Deviation - Altitude Excursion From Assigned Altitude; Inflight Event / Encounter Wake Vortex Encounter
Flight Crew Became Reoriented; Flight Crew Returned To Clearance
Procedure; Human Factors; Environment - Non Weather Related
We took off 4R [and] prior to reaching 3000 ft we encountered wake turbulence. [The] autopilot kicked off I took control of the plane and returned to assigned altitude [of] 3000ft. No RA announced and we returned to our altitude smoothly and safely. During our debrief we talked about wake turbulence [and] gusty conditions especially when taking off behind large aircraft.
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EMB-XRJ flight crew reported overshooting an altitude restriction departing EWR after encountering wake turbulence.