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An air carrier descending into mfr activated the egpws while descending over the mountains on a visual for runway 32 but arrested the rate of descent to stop the alert.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1259852 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201505 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201-1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | MFR.Airport |
| State Reference | OR |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | Medium Large Transport Low Wing 2 Turbojet Eng |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | Descent |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Captain Pilot Not Flying |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Deviation - Procedural Published Material / Policy Inflight Event / Encounter CFTT / CFIT |
Narrative:
During the approach into mfr; in VMC conditions; we called the airport in sight; and were cleared for a visual approach to runway 32. We began visual descent to the airport over the mountainous terrain. The terrain was in sight. Passing over the last line of mountain ridges; about 15-20 miles south of the runway; we got a GPWS terrain warring. The pilot flying (PF) arrested the descent; until we were further clear of the mountains and then resumed the descent. The lowest altitude I saw on the radar altimeter was 2;200 feet as we passed over the ridge line. We had visual contact with the terrain; descent rates were normal; and there was no critical threat. The PF simply 'shaved it a little too close.'the airport is surrounded by high mountains to the south. The PF may have gotten just slightly low over the last ridge line; trying to get positioned for the approach to rw 32; with normal descent rates.we should have maintained a slightly higher altitude over the ridge line; and then a faster rate of descent; between the mountains and the airport; in order to get on glide path.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: An air carrier descending into MFR activated the EGPWS while descending over the mountains on a visual for Runway 32 but arrested the rate of descent to stop the alert.
Narrative: During the approach into MFR; in VMC conditions; we called the airport in sight; and were cleared for a visual approach to runway 32. We began visual descent to the airport over the mountainous terrain. The terrain was in sight. Passing over the last line of mountain ridges; about 15-20 miles south of the runway; we got a GPWS Terrain warring. The Pilot Flying (PF) arrested the descent; until we were further clear of the mountains and then resumed the descent. The lowest altitude I saw on the Radar altimeter was 2;200 feet as we passed over the ridge line. We had visual contact with the terrain; descent rates were normal; and there was no critical threat. The PF simply 'shaved it a little too close.'The airport is surrounded by high mountains to the south. The PF may have gotten just slightly low over the last ridge line; trying to get positioned for the approach to RW 32; with normal descent rates.We should have maintained a slightly higher altitude over the ridge line; and then a faster rate of descent; between the mountains and the airport; in order to get on glide path.
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.