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B737-700 flight crew experiences a GPWS 'caution obstacle' annunciation during a night visual approach and executes a go-around.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1171791 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201405 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801-2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | ZZZ.TRACON |
| State Reference | US |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | B737-700 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | Landing |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Pilot Not Flying First Officer |
| Experience | Flight Crew Last 90 Days 303 |
| Person 2 | |
| Function | Pilot Flying Captain |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) |
| Experience | Flight Crew Last 90 Days 365 Flight Crew Type 365 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Inflight Event / Encounter CFTT / CFIT Inflight Event / Encounter Unstabilized Approach |
Narrative:
On the last leg of a rerouted four-day trip; we were right base visual in VMC conditions. We have both done the same visual approach a million times. Captain was pilot flying and called for the landing checklist as we turned final. This brought his eyes inside for a few seconds. When he brought them outside; he realized he was slightly high. He made appropriate efforts to correct his aircraft state and slightly increased his sink rate. We received a 'caution obstacle' (if memory serves correctly) and the captain immediately went around. We entered a right downwind; for another visual approach with a successful outcome. Good job for the captain having the discipline to go around. We let complacency get the best of us. We both realize that regardless of familiarity; we need to stay focused and alert as a functioning team.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: B737-700 flight crew experiences a GPWS 'Caution Obstacle' annunciation during a night visual approach and executes a go-around.
Narrative: On the last leg of a rerouted four-day trip; we were right base visual in VMC conditions. We have both done the same visual approach a million times. Captain was pilot flying and called for the Landing Checklist as we turned final. This brought his eyes inside for a few seconds. When he brought them outside; he realized he was slightly high. He made appropriate efforts to correct his aircraft state and slightly increased his sink rate. We received a 'Caution Obstacle' (if memory serves correctly) and the Captain immediately went around. We entered a right downwind; for another visual approach with a successful outcome. Good job for the Captain having the discipline to go around. We let complacency get the best of us. We both realize that regardless of familiarity; we need to stay focused and alert as a functioning team.
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.