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B737 flight crew experiences a GPWS obstacle warning during the VOR runway 8 approach after descending below MDA prior to having the runway clearly in sight. A go-around is initiated and the crew diverts to their alternate.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1308446 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201511 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801-2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | PNS.Airport |
| State Reference | FL |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | IMC |
| Light | Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | B737 Undifferentiated or Other Model |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | Initial Approach |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Pilot Flying Captain |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) |
| Experience | Flight Crew Last 90 Days 213 Flight Crew Type 11000 |
| Person 2 | |
| Function | Pilot Not Flying First Officer |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) |
| Experience | Flight Crew Last 90 Days 174 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Inflight Event / Encounter CFTT / CFIT Inflight Event / Encounter Weather / Turbulence |
Narrative:
VOR approach runway 8 pensacola. At minimum call; first officer called runway in sight. Looking for the runway; first officer said slightly to your right; still not picking up the runway entered a small cloud and at the same time got obstacle obstacle. At this time executed the recovery maneuver and went missed. Not sure what happened; may have descended a little too fast. With weather marginal and non-precision approach; newer model aircraft would be safer.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: B737 flight crew experiences a GPWS obstacle warning during the VOR Runway 8 approach after descending below MDA prior to having the runway clearly in sight. A go-around is initiated and the crew diverts to their alternate.
Narrative: VOR approach Runway 8 Pensacola. At minimum call; FO called runway in sight. Looking for the runway; FO said slightly to your right; still not picking up the runway entered a small cloud and at the same time got Obstacle Obstacle. At this time executed the recovery maneuver and went missed. Not sure what happened; may have descended a little too fast. With weather marginal and non-precision approach; newer model aircraft would be safer.
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.