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Flight crew departing mgw in VMC reports being instructed to climb on course and maintain 3;000 ft. Leveling at 3;000 ft a terrain warning is annunciated and the first officer quickly requests a higher altitude and is cleared to 8;000 ft.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1025167 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201207 |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601-1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | MGW.Airport |
| State Reference | WV |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | SF 340B |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | Initial Climb |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Captain Pilot Flying |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) Flight Crew Multiengine |
| Experience | Flight Crew Last 90 Days 30 Flight Crew Total 4100 Flight Crew Type 1600 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | ATC Issue All Types Deviation - Procedural Published Material / Policy Inflight Event / Encounter CFTT / CFIT |
Narrative:
While departing from mgw; we were cleared for takeoff; on course; and maintain 3;000 ft. As we taxied onto the runway; the first officer and I looked at each other with a question on our faces as he read back the takeoff instructions and reached up to the altitude preselector and dialed it from 8;000 down to 3;000 ft. Morgantown tower did not correct him; so we performed a normal takeoff with a left turn on course and a climb up to 3;000 ft. After the switch over to the departure frequency; and while leveling off at 3;000 ft; the GPWS activated with a 'terrain' warning. The first officer immediately checked in and requested higher. The controller responded with 'climb and maintain 8;000 ft.' after I initiated the climb; there were no subsequent GPWS hits and the flight continued uneventfully.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: Flight crew departing MGW in VMC reports being instructed to climb on course and maintain 3;000 FT. Leveling at 3;000 FT a terrain warning is annunciated and the First Officer quickly requests a higher altitude and is cleared to 8;000 FT.
Narrative: While departing from MGW; we were cleared for takeoff; on course; and maintain 3;000 FT. As we taxied onto the runway; the First Officer and I looked at each other with a question on our faces as he read back the takeoff instructions and reached up to the altitude preselector and dialed it from 8;000 down to 3;000 FT. Morgantown Tower did not correct him; so we performed a normal takeoff with a left turn on course and a climb up to 3;000 FT. After the switch over to the Departure frequency; and while leveling off at 3;000 FT; the GPWS activated with a 'terrain' warning. The First Officer immediately checked in and requested higher. The Controller responded with 'climb and maintain 8;000 FT.' After I initiated the climb; there were no subsequent GPWS hits and the flight continued uneventfully.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 2013 and automatically converted to unabbreviated mixed upper/lowercase text. This report is for informational purposes with no guarantee of accuracy. See NASA's ASRS site for official report.