During a visual approach to mia runway 9; an international crew distracted by the rising sun in the ...

Attributes
ACN	1116949
Time
Date	201309
Local Time Of Day	0601-1200
Place
Locale Reference	MIA.Tower
State Reference	FL
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Dawn
Aircraft 1
Make Model Name	Widebody Low Wing 2 Turbojet Eng
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	Landing
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Function	Captain Pilot Not Flying
Qualification	Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP)
Events
Anomaly	Deviation - Altitude Overshoot Deviation - Procedural Published Material / Policy Inflight Event / Encounter Unstabilized Approach

Narrative:

During the arrival phase to mia; (first officer flying) we were cleared for a visual approach to runway 9. We lost contact with the runway due to hazy conditions and the position of the early morning sun. This condition complicated the workload which degraded our situational awareness. We found ourselves high and fast. While correcting for this condition; our terrain closure rate caused the GPWS system to activate. The pilot flying corrected this condition and we continued to landing.I should have anticipated the restriction to visibility and required the first officer to more closely adhere to procedures for using the ILS for this arrival. Also; when the GPWS activated; I should have called for a go-around be performed.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: During a visual approach to MIA Runway 9; an International Crew distracted by the rising sun in the early morning haze; activated the EGPWS terrain closure rate warning as they corrected for a high fast approach.

Narrative: During the arrival phase to MIA; (First Officer flying) we were cleared for a visual approach to Runway 9. We lost contact with the runway due to hazy conditions and the position of the early morning sun. This condition complicated the workload which degraded our situational awareness. We found ourselves high and fast. While correcting for this condition; our terrain closure rate caused the GPWS system to activate. The Pilot Flying corrected this condition and we continued to landing.I should have anticipated the restriction to visibility and required the First Officer to more closely adhere to procedures for using the ILS for this arrival. Also; when the GPWS activated; I should have called for a go-around be performed.

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.

During a visual approach to mia runway 9; an international crew distracted by the rising sun in the early morning haze; activated the egpws terrain closure rate warning as they corrected for a high fast approach.