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Emb-145LR captain reported climbing in response to a GPWS terrain alert in IMC conditions on downwind at cho.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1593827 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201811 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201-1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | CHO.Airport |
| State Reference | VA |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | IMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | EMB ERJ 145 ER/LR |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | Initial Approach |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Captain Pilot Not Flying |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) Flight Crew Instrument Flight Crew Multiengine |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Inflight Event / Encounter CFTT / CFIT |
Narrative:
On our flight to cho we were on midfield downwind for runway 3 when we received a 'terrain; terrain; pull up' command. I told the pilot flying that we have to comply because we are in IMC. The pilot flying promptly disengaged the autopilot and started a climb; and we both decided to level off at 4;000 feet. The MSA on the sector we were on was 2;000 feet. I advised ATC and he also mentioned that the MSA was 2;000 feet. We were then given further vectors to join the final approach course and landed without incident.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: EMB-145LR Captain reported climbing in response to a GPWS terrain alert in IMC conditions on downwind at CHO.
Narrative: On our flight to CHO we were on midfield downwind for Runway 3 when we received a 'terrain; terrain; pull up' command. I told the Pilot Flying that we have to comply because we are in IMC. The Pilot Flying promptly disengaged the autopilot and started a climb; and we both decided to level off at 4;000 feet. The MSA on the sector we were on was 2;000 feet. I advised ATC and he also mentioned that the MSA was 2;000 feet. We were then given further vectors to join the final approach course 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.