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An E145 flight crew flying the river visual to runway 19 at dca responded to a GPWS terrain warning followed up by a low altitude alert from the tower. The reporter cited a failure to maintain a rapport with the pilot not flying to monitor the appropriate altitudes as shown on the approach plate as a contributing factor.

Attributes
ACN	1187440
Time
Date	201407
Local Time Of Day	1801-2400
Place
Locale Reference	DCA.Airport
State Reference	DC
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Make Model Name	EMB ERJ 145 ER/LR
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	Initial Approach
Route In Use	Visual Approach
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Function	Captain Pilot Flying
Qualification	Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP)
Events
Anomaly	Deviation - Procedural Clearance Deviation - Procedural Published Material / Policy Inflight Event / Encounter CFTT / CFIT

Narrative:

Received GPWS terrain warning while on the river visual approach to runway 19 at dca. We were cleared for the visual approach to 19 and cleared to land by tower. We received the terrain warning while flying over some buildings on the western shore of the potomac river. Shortly after receiving the warning; I adjusted pitch and power to correct the approach while at the same time we received a low altitude call from the tower. We landed on 19 and taxied to the gate. A visual approach means that we are looking outside the cockpit. I should communicate more with the pilot not flying to call off altitudes at specific points.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: An E145 flight crew flying the River Visual to Runway 19 at DCA responded to a GPWS terrain warning followed up by a low altitude alert from the Tower. The reporter cited a failure to maintain a rapport with the pilot not flying to monitor the appropriate altitudes as shown on the approach plate as a contributing factor.

Narrative: Received GPWS terrain warning while on the River Visual approach to Runway 19 at DCA. We were cleared for the visual approach to 19 and cleared to land by Tower. We received the terrain warning while flying over some buildings on the western shore of the Potomac River. Shortly after receiving the warning; I adjusted pitch and power to correct the approach while at the same time we received a low altitude call from the Tower. We landed on 19 and taxied to the gate. A visual approach means that we are looking outside the cockpit. I should communicate more with the pilot not flying to call off altitudes at specific points.

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.