A320 flight crew reported they received a GPWS terrain warning on a night visual approach to sfo run...

Attributes
ACN	1426030
Time
Date	201702
Local Time Of Day	1201-1800
Place
Locale Reference	SFO.Airport
State Reference	CA
Environment
Flight Conditions	IMC
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Make Model Name	A320
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	Final Approach
Route In Use	Vectors Visual Approach
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Function	Pilot Flying Captain
Qualification	Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP)
Experience	Flight Crew Last 90 Days 170 Flight Crew Total 24550 Flight Crew Type 15790
Person 2
Function	Pilot Not Flying First Officer
Qualification	Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP)
Experience	Flight Crew Type 12856
Events
Anomaly	ATC Issue All Types Inflight Event / Encounter CFTT / CFIT

Narrative:

ATC vectors to ILS 19L. On base leg vector at 5000' we were given clearance to descend to 3100' on a heading of 160 degrees to intercept 19L localizer and once established cleared to descend to 2800' until shake. We were a couple miles southwest of berks (15 DME isia) when given turn to intercept. At about 3100' just prior to localizer intercept we received a GPWS warning for terrain. I disconnected the autopilot and executed the GPWS escape maneuver. We climbed to about 5000' and continued to intercept the localizer and reloaded the approach. We notified ATC and once clear of the terrain warning and acquiring the runway; we continued the approach for a normal landing. We made visual contact with the airport just outside of shake.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A320 flight crew reported they received a GPWS terrain warning on a night visual approach to SFO Runway 19L.

Narrative: ATC vectors to ILS 19L. On base leg vector at 5000' we were given clearance to descend to 3100' on a heading of 160 degrees to intercept 19L localizer and once established cleared to descend to 2800' until SHAKE. We were a couple miles southwest of BERKS (15 DME ISIA) when given turn to intercept. At about 3100' just prior to LOC intercept we received a GPWS warning for terrain. I disconnected the autopilot and executed the GPWS escape maneuver. We climbed to about 5000' and continued to intercept the localizer and reloaded the approach. We notified ATC and once clear of the terrain warning and acquiring the runway; we continued the approach for a normal landing. We made visual contact with the airport just outside of SHAKE.

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.

A320 flight crew reported they received a GPWS terrain warning on a night visual approach to sfo runway 19L.