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An A319 flight crew reported receiving a GPWS terrain warning on a night visual approach to psp runway 31L.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1329346 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201602 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801-2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | PSP.Airport |
| State Reference | CA |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | A319 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | Final Approach |
| Route In Use | Visual Approach |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Pilot Flying Captain |
| Experience | Flight Crew Last 90 Days 151 Flight Crew Type 537 |
| Person 2 | |
| Function | Pilot Not Flying First Officer |
| Experience | Flight Crew Last 90 Days 85 Flight Crew Type 433 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Deviation - Procedural Published Material / Policy Inflight Event / Encounter Unstabilized Approach Inflight Event / Encounter CFTT / CFIT |
Narrative:
Crew received a 'terrain; terrain' warning on a visual approach to 31L at psp in VMC conditions at night. Pilot flying disconnected autopilot; went to takeoff go-around thrust; stowed speed brakes; and performed the escape maneuver approximately 18-20 miles east of the airport. Crew had the airport in sight at 21 miles and was offered and accepted a visual approach to 31L. Occurrence was at 6;600 feet MSL and maneuver was terminated at approximately 7;500 feet. Crew then proceeded direct to cemek and descended via the charted RNAV visual 31L to a normal landing. Descent rate at time of the occurrence was 1;000 FPM. Descent on the visual was on a normal 3 to 1 descent profile for landing.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: An A319 flight crew reported receiving a GPWS terrain warning on a night visual approach to PSP Runway 31L.
Narrative: Crew received a 'Terrain; Terrain' warning on a visual approach to 31L at PSP in VMC conditions at night. Pilot Flying disconnected AutoPilot; went to Takeoff Go-around thrust; stowed speed brakes; and performed the escape maneuver approximately 18-20 miles east of the airport. Crew had the airport in sight at 21 miles and was offered and accepted a visual approach to 31L. Occurrence was at 6;600 feet MSL and maneuver was terminated at approximately 7;500 feet. Crew then proceeded direct to CEMEK and descended via the charted RNAV Visual 31L to a normal landing. Descent rate at time of the occurrence was 1;000 FPM. Descent on the visual was on a normal 3 to 1 descent profile for landing.
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.