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Crj-700 captain reported an egpws warning on a night visual approach to syr related to a tower that was closer than expected.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1514884 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201801 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801-2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | SYR.Airport |
| State Reference | NY |
| Environment | |
| Light | Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | Regional Jet 700 ER/LR (CRJ700) |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | Initial Approach |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Captain Pilot Not Flying |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Inflight Event / Encounter CFTT / CFIT |
Narrative:
After being cleared for a visual approach; the first officer descended to an altitude of 1;600 feet (the final approach fix altitude) on the downwind to runway 28 at syracuse. As we were about to turn base we were given a momentary egpws caution and then warning message. All terrain was in sight and verified by both pilots. We had briefed the terrain specifically on the approach. Later; we discovered there was a 1;600 foot tower that we believed to be much farther south from the course we were on regardless.night operations and general unfamiliarity of the terrain around the airport. It would be prudent to conduct a more thorough briefing of towers and obstacles that potentially come close to altitudes on the approach.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: CRJ-700 Captain reported an EGPWS warning on a night visual approach to SYR related to a tower that was closer than expected.
Narrative: After being cleared for a visual approach; the First Officer descended to an altitude of 1;600 feet (the final approach fix altitude) on the downwind to Runway 28 at Syracuse. As we were about to turn base we were given a momentary EGPWS caution and then warning message. All terrain was in sight and verified by both pilots. We had briefed the terrain specifically on the approach. Later; we discovered there was a 1;600 foot tower that we believed to be much farther south from the course we were on regardless.Night operations and general unfamiliarity of the terrain around the airport. It would be prudent to conduct a more thorough briefing of towers and obstacles that potentially come close to altitudes on the approach.
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.