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| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1630244 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201903 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201-1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | ZZZ.Airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | Marginal |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | Citation Excel (C560XL) |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | Cruise |
| Route In Use | Direct Visual Approach |
| Flight Plan | VFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Captain Pilot Flying |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Multiengine Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) Flight Crew Instrument |
| Experience | Flight Crew Last 90 Days 90 Flight Crew Total 2000 Flight Crew Type 900 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Deviation - Procedural Published Material / Policy Inflight Event / Encounter Weather / Turbulence Inflight Event / Encounter CFTT / CFIT |
Narrative:
After a long duty day; we were repositioning the aircraft from one uncontrolled airfield to another uncontrolled airfield located 12 miles apart. At the time of departure; the ASOS was reporting marginal VFR conditions. Once we were airborne; the weather appeared to have deteriorated from what was reported. The departure was normal; but after reaching our intended altitude we began configuring for the landing. The aircraft descended and we received a terrain alert at which point we realized we were low. The pilot flying initiated a short climb; before completing the landing checklist. The landing was made without incident.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: Citation 560XL Captain reported a GPWS event at the end of a long duty day.
Narrative: After a long duty day; we were repositioning the aircraft from one uncontrolled airfield to another uncontrolled airfield located 12 miles apart. At the time of departure; the ASOS was reporting marginal VFR conditions. Once we were airborne; the weather appeared to have deteriorated from what was reported. The departure was normal; but after reaching our intended altitude we began configuring for the landing. The aircraft descended and we received a terrain alert at which point we realized we were low. The pilot flying initiated a short climb; before completing the landing checklist. The landing was made 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.