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Air carrier captain reported receiving a GPWS terrain waring while on a visual approach to geg runway 21. Terrain awareness had been briefed.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1456790 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201706 |
| Local Time Of Day | 0001-0600 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | GEG.Airport |
| State Reference | WA |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | Large Transport Low Wing 2 Turbojet Eng |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | Descent |
| Route In Use | Visual Approach STAR HILIE2 |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Captain Pilot Flying |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Inflight Event / Encounter CFTT / CFIT |
Narrative:
On hilie 2 arrival; cleared direct to sigyo intersection on the ILS 21 and descend to 6500 ft. Had briefed visual approach runway 21; backed up with ILS. Terrain awareness had been briefed. Approaching 6500 ft; ridge line and airport was in sight. Shortly thereafter; radar altimeter came alive. At approximately 1900 ft AGL; a momentary 'terrain; terrain' warning was received. Immediately initiated escape maneuver. After a few seconds; the warning ceased and RA indicated above 2500 ft. Climbed approximately 300 ft before discontinuing the maneuver. Terrain and airport were in sight at all times. Balance of approach and landing were uneventful.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: Air carrier Captain reported receiving a GPWS terrain waring while on a visual approach to GEG Runway 21. Terrain awareness had been briefed.
Narrative: On HILIE 2 arrival; cleared direct to SIGYO intersection on the ILS 21 and descend to 6500 ft. Had briefed visual approach Runway 21; backed up with ILS. Terrain awareness had been briefed. Approaching 6500 ft; ridge line and airport was in sight. Shortly thereafter; radar altimeter came alive. At approximately 1900 ft AGL; a momentary 'terrain; terrain' warning was received. Immediately initiated escape maneuver. After a few seconds; the warning ceased and RA indicated above 2500 ft. Climbed approximately 300 ft before discontinuing the maneuver. Terrain and airport were in sight at all times. Balance of approach and landing were uneventful.
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.