Skyhawk 172/Cutlass 172
Flight Crew Private
Flight Crew Last 90 Days 5; Flight Crew Total 160; Flight Crew Type 160
Deviation - Track / Heading All Types; Inflight Event / Encounter Wake Vortex Encounter; Inflight Event / Encounter Loss Of Aircraft Control
Flight Crew Regained Aircraft Control
Procedure; Environment - Non Weather Related
Doing touch and go landings in pattern; Tower Controller extended me on a 6 nm downwind for sequencing for IFR jet departures and one [medium transport] jet on a visual approach for Runway 34 (coming in from northeast of ECP). Turned on course for a straight-in approach to RWY 34; at 5.5 nm visually picked up and acknowledged the [jet traffic to my right about 500 feet higher in a descending right-turn to line up for Runway 34. My altitude was approximately 1;500 at 100 knots. The [jet] quickly descended well below my altitude and landed on Runway 34. At approximately 4.5 nm from the Runway 34 threshold; my Cessna 172 make a sharp uncommanded roll to the right. I estimated it reached at least a 60 roll angle before I was able to stop it. The Tower typically advises a wake turbulence caution for landings; however no reminders for overtaking jet traffic on extended straight ins. Fortunately; I had been practicing steep turns and stalls about 20 minutes before; so the attitude change was easy to recognize and I quickly evaluated it was the wake vortex of the jet.
C172 pilot reported an inflight upset when encountering wake turbulence from a jet in the pattern at ECP airport.