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A B757 captain reported receiving a GPWS terrain alert on a night visual approach to las even though he felt he was clear of terrain.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1244365 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201503 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201-1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | LAS.Airport |
| State Reference | NV |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | B757-200 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | Initial Approach |
| Route In Use | Direct STAR TYSSN2 |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Captain Pilot Flying |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Inflight Event / Encounter CFTT / CFIT |
Narrative:
During descent into las on Tyssn2 arrival; ATC kept us up high for traffic and after clearing this traffic; I started a descent after we were cleared direct to shand intersection for a visual approach to las. We received a 'caution terrain and a pull up' audible while having all terrain and runway in sight. I observed the 'pull up' by applying power and climbing. We both felt like we were well clear of terrain and the cautions were a predictive vector message from GPWS. We continued with a stable approach and landed uneventfully.at night in mountainous terrain; it would be safest to fly the arrival in its entirety and adhere to the published altitudes.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A B757 Captain reported receiving a GPWS terrain alert on a night visual approach to LAS even though he felt he was clear of terrain.
Narrative: During descent into LAS on Tyssn2 arrival; ATC kept us up high for traffic and after clearing this traffic; I started a descent after we were cleared direct to SHAND intersection for a visual approach to LAS. We received a 'Caution Terrain and a Pull Up' audible while having all terrain and runway in sight. I observed the 'Pull Up' by applying power and climbing. We both felt like we were well clear of terrain and the cautions were a predictive vector message from GPWS. We continued with a stable approach and landed uneventfully.At night in mountainous terrain; it would be safest to fly the arrival in its entirety and adhere to the published altitudes.
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.