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Large transport captain reported difficulty locating the runway at mmqt and receiving a 'too low; terrain' warning.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1473711 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201708 |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601-1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | MMQT.Airport |
| State Reference | FO |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | Marginal |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | Large Transport |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | Initial Approach |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Captain Pilot Flying |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Deviation - Procedural Published Material / Policy Inflight Event / Encounter CFTT / CFIT |
Narrative:
Broke out of VOR approach runway 9 mmqt near minimums; autopilot on with LNAV/VNAV. Approach was busy but not overwhelming. Mistook ground feature/structure that looked like a runway with a parallel taxiway (approx two miles short of runway) for the airport and attempted to line up on that 'runway' with autopilot/autothrottles disconnected. Kept wondering; 'why does this airport look so strange?' obviously because it was not a runway/airport. The first officer said; 'do you see the runway out there?' (approx 300 AGL) at the same time I looked further out and identified the runway with four red on the PAPI; we received a 'too low; terrain' warning. I immediately added power to correct to the proper glide path and continued to a normal landing.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: Large Transport Captain reported difficulty locating the runway at MMQT and receiving a 'Too Low; Terrain' warning.
Narrative: Broke out of VOR approach Runway 9 MMQT near minimums; autopilot on with LNAV/VNAV. Approach was busy but not overwhelming. Mistook ground feature/structure that looked like a runway with a parallel taxiway (approx two miles short of runway) for the airport and attempted to line up on that 'runway' with autopilot/autothrottles disconnected. Kept wondering; 'Why does this airport look so strange?' Obviously because it was not a runway/airport. The First Officer said; 'Do you see the runway out there?' (approx 300 AGL) At the same time I looked further out and identified the runway with four red on the PAPI; we received a 'TOO LOW; TERRAIN' warning. I immediately added power to correct to the proper glide path and continued to a normal 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.