Crj-200 flight crew reported receiving a terrain alert while conducting a night time visual approach...

Attributes
ACN	1613172
Time
Date	201901
Local Time Of Day	1801-2400
Place
Locale Reference	CAE.Airport
State Reference	SC
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Make Model Name	Regional Jet 200 ER/LR (CRJ200)
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	Final Approach
Route In Use	Visual Approach
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Function	Captain Pilot Flying
Qualification	Flight Crew Instrument Flight Crew Multiengine Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP)
Person 2
Function	First Officer Pilot Not Flying
Qualification	Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) Flight Crew Instrument Flight Crew Multiengine
Events
Anomaly	Deviation - Altitude Overshoot Inflight Event / Encounter CFTT / CFIT

Narrative:

I was at 2;600 feet and was cleared for the visual approach for runway 29 to cae. I then informed my first officer to set the next expected altitude on the ILS of 1;600 feet. During our descent through 2;000 feet for 1;600 feet; we got an aural message of 'caution terrain' because of two lighted towers to our two o'clock direction from the cockpit. I then turned off the autopilot and started a left turn and climb. At this moment is when approach came over the frequency and told us to climb to 2;400 feet and cancel the visual approach. Once leveled off; we were given a new heading and cleared for the visual approach again and was then told to contact tower. We then checked in with tower and was cleared to land. At this time we landed safely and taxied to the gate.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: CRJ-200 flight crew reported receiving a Terrain Alert while conducting a night time Visual Approach to CAE airport.

Narrative: I was at 2;600 feet and was cleared for the Visual Approach for Runway 29 to CAE. I then informed my First Officer to set the next expected altitude on the ILS of 1;600 feet. During our descent through 2;000 feet for 1;600 feet; we got an aural message of 'Caution Terrain' because of two lighted Towers to our two o'clock direction from the cockpit. I then turned off the autopilot and started a left turn and climb. At this moment is when Approach came over the frequency and told us to climb to 2;400 feet and cancel the Visual Approach. Once leveled off; we were given a new heading and cleared for the Visual Approach again and was then told to contact Tower. We then checked in with Tower and was cleared to land. At this time we landed safely and taxied to the gate.

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.

Crj-200 flight crew reported receiving a terrain alert while conducting a night time visual approach to cae airport.