Small Aircraft; Low Wing; 1 Eng; Fixed Gear
Flight Crew Student
Training / Qualification
Deviation - Track / Heading All Types; Deviation / Discrepancy - Procedural Clearance; Inflight Event / Encounter Wake Vortex Encounter
Flight Crew Executed Go Around / Missed Approach; Flight Crew Took Evasive Action
Environment - Non Weather Related; Human Factors; Procedure
Routine solo flight; after a couple laps in the pattern I trusted Tower to separate me from wake turbulence because this was my second solo and I was focused on learning how to fly solo. I encountered wake turbulence on final approach and performed a go around; but I was off course due to the wake and it felt like if I tried to come back to runway heading it would cause an unstable scenario. Lesson learned; always caution wake turbulence.
Light aircraft Student Pilot reported executing a go-around after encountering wake turbulence on final approach at AFW airport.