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Air carrier flight crew experiences an egpws terrain warning during a night visual approach to hdn and takes evasive action.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1152022 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201402 |
| Local Time Of Day | 0001-0600 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | HDN.Airport |
| State Reference | CO |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | Commercial Fixed Wing |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | Descent |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | First Officer Pilot Flying |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Inflight Event / Encounter CFTT / CFIT |
Narrative:
During visual approach to airport; received an egpws warning. Took corrective action until warning ceased. Conditions were night VMC with excellent visibility. Night time in mountainous terrain. Fly instrument approach procedure to hdn airport at night.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: Air Carrier flight crew experiences an EGPWS terrain warning during a night visual approach to HDN and takes evasive action.
Narrative: During visual approach to airport; received an EGPWS warning. Took corrective action until warning ceased. Conditions were night VMC with excellent visibility. Night time in mountainous terrain. Fly Instrument Approach Procedure to HDN airport at night.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site 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.