Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP)
ATC Issue All Types; Inflight Event / Encounter Loss Of Aircraft Control; Inflight Event / Encounter Wake Vortex Encounter
Flight Crew Took Evasive Action; Flight Crew Regained Aircraft Control
Environment - Non Weather Related; Procedure
Encountered wake turbulence on visual approach to 23 in CLT. We were cleared down to 4000 ft. to intercept the glide slope at ATELL. We were about 1 dot below GS at assigned altitude of 4000 ft. when the airplane hit wake and rolled right past a 45 degree angle (estimated). My FO was flying; but I immediately clicked off the autopilot and rolled the aircraft level. It took a couple seconds as the aircraft reacted very slowly even with near full deflection back to the left. We advised ATC and continued the approach just above GS.[Caused by] wake from an A321 3 miles ahead of us.[Recommend] better descent clearances to avoid descending wake from interfering with aircraft intercepting GS at lower altitude.
ERJ-145 Captain reported encountering wake turbulence that resulted in a 45 degree roll on approach to CLT 3 miles in trail of an A321.