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A crj-200 flight crew on visual approach to btv at dusk received an egpws 'too low terrain; pull up' warning but elected; based on visual reference; to merely level out rather than execute the prescribed terrain avoidance maneuver. Both pilots questioned that decision after the fact.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1067163 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201302 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201-1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | BTV.Airport |
| State Reference | VT |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | Regional Jet 200 ER/LR (CRJ200) |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | Initial Approach |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Pilot Flying Captain |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) |
| Person 2 | |
| Function | Pilot Not Flying First Officer |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Deviation - Procedural Published Material / Policy Inflight Event / Encounter CFTT / CFIT |
Narrative:
I was on a base leg to final during a visual approach. As the aircraft was about to capture altitude the GPWS activated calling; 'too low terrain; pull up' I failed to respond. I should have responded by stating 'pulling up; max power; spoilers in' and actually doing it. This would have been the safest thing to do and is what is required by our operations manual. My mind set: I was on a visual approach. I had a mountain in sight miles ahead and to the left. My first thought that this is a computer error. I don't know what I was thinking that allowed me to disregard a GPWS warning. I will never make this stupid mistake again!
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A CRJ-200 flight crew on visual approach to BTV at dusk received an EGPWS 'TOO LOW TERRAIN; PULL UP' warning but elected; based on visual reference; to merely level out rather than execute the prescribed terrain avoidance maneuver. Both pilots questioned that decision after the fact.
Narrative: I was on a base leg to final during a visual approach. As the aircraft was about to capture altitude the GPWS activated calling; 'TOO LOW TERRAIN; PULL UP' I failed to respond. I should have responded by stating 'Pulling Up; Max Power; Spoilers In' and actually doing it. This would have been the safest thing to do and is what is required by our operations manual. My mind set: I was on a visual approach. I had a mountain in sight miles ahead and to the left. My first thought that this is a computer error. I don't know what I was thinking that allowed me to disregard a GPWS warning. I will never make this stupid mistake again!
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.