Narrative:

While on a heading for the final course; traffic was observed; we became concerned about conflict and an early turn was initiated. The captain turned off the autopilot for the visual approach. The altitude became low and we observed a GPWS 'caution obstacle' over downtown. A level off was made and the airspeed reached vref. An airspeed call was made and flight path and airspeed where both corrected. A go around was not ordered or initiated and landing was normal. At the gate we determined that a go around was required due to night operation.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: Air carrier flight crew reported a GPWS warning during a visual approach into DAL at night.

Narrative: While on a heading for the final course; traffic was observed; we became concerned about conflict and an early turn was initiated. The Captain turned off the autopilot for the Visual Approach. The altitude became low and we observed a GPWS 'Caution Obstacle' over downtown. A level off was made and the airspeed reached VREF. An airspeed call was made and flight path and airspeed where both corrected. A go around was not ordered or initiated and landing was normal. At the gate we determined that a go around was required due to night operation.

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.