Embraer 175 flight crew reported egpws terrain warning on approach due to inadvertent altitude loss.

Attributes
ACN	1519318
Time
Date	201802
Local Time Of Day	1201-1800
Place
Locale Reference	ICT.Airport
State Reference	KS
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Make Model Name	EMB ERJ 170/175 ER/LR
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)
Person 2
Function	Pilot Flying First Officer
Qualification	Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP)
Events
Anomaly	Deviation - Procedural Published Material / Policy Inflight Event / Encounter CFTT / CFIT

Narrative:

Abeam the field at 3;000 feet MSL we accepted a visual for a left downwind approach. A lower altitude was selected; however; a base turn was delayed due to task saturation. On base leg we realized we were a bit low. We received an obstacle caution advisory from the egpws. We disengaged the autopilot and climbed back up [about] 500 feet. We then lined up with the runway; continued the approach; and landed without incident.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: Embraer 175 flight crew reported EGPWS terrain warning on approach due to inadvertent altitude loss.

Narrative: Abeam the field at 3;000 feet MSL we accepted a visual for a left downwind approach. A lower altitude was selected; however; a base turn was delayed due to task saturation. On base leg we realized we were a bit low. We received an obstacle caution advisory from the EGPWS. We disengaged the autopilot and climbed back up [about] 500 feet. We then lined up with the runway; continued the approach; and landed without incident.

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.