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Da-2000 pilot reported low altitude alert while on visual approach; by both the aircraft systems and control tower.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1507358 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201712 |
| Local Time Of Day | 0001-0600 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | BTV.Tower |
| State Reference | VT |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | Falcon 2000 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | Initial Approach |
| Route In Use | Visual Approach |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Captain Pilot Flying |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) |
| Person 2 | |
| Function | Pilot Not Flying Captain |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Inflight Event / Encounter CFTT / CFIT |
Narrative:
Cleared for the visual approach to runway 33 at kbtv. Weather was 10+ visibility and clear skies. Approximately 3-4 miles on a straight in final we got the 'terrain pull up' warning. I was the flying pilot in the left seat and was visual. I immediately climbed until the warning subsided. At approximately the same time; the tower advised they were getting a low altitude warning. I was hand flying the plane due to a rapid descent and a later than normal decent from altitude from ATC. At all; times I was in visual conditions and felt I was in a proper position to land; we had the ILS loaded and displayed but I obviously was below the ILS glideslope. Distracted for a moment by the last minute steep descent from ATC and the resulting visual approach. We landed normally and without incident.I was tired after several long days and was considering using the fatigue call but failed to do so. Also; I should have paid more attention to the ILS but I was visual and felt the terrain was well below us. Obviously it wasn't. This was my first time in 17 years that the terrain warning activated. It was an eye opening experience on many levels.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: DA-2000 pilot reported low altitude alert while on visual approach; by both the aircraft systems and control tower.
Narrative: Cleared for the Visual Approach to Runway 33 at KBTV. Weather was 10+ visibility and clear skies. Approximately 3-4 miles on a straight in final we got the 'terrain pull up' warning. I was the flying pilot in the left seat and was visual. I immediately climbed until the warning subsided. At approximately the same time; the Tower advised they were getting a low altitude warning. I was hand flying the plane due to a rapid descent and a later than normal decent from altitude from ATC. At all; times I was in visual conditions and felt I was in a proper position to land; we had the ILS loaded and displayed but I obviously was below the ILS Glideslope. Distracted for a moment by the last minute steep descent from ATC and the resulting visual approach. We landed normally and without incident.I was tired after several long days and was considering using the Fatigue call but failed to do so. Also; I should have paid more attention to the ILS but I was visual and felt the terrain was well below us. Obviously it wasn't. This was my first time in 17 years that the Terrain warning activated. It was an eye opening experience on many levels.
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.