B757-200 pilot encountered terrain warning on approach and landed uneventfully.

Attributes
ACN	1677471
Time
Date	201908
Local Time Of Day	0001-0600
Place
Locale Reference	ZZZ.TRACON
State Reference	US
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Make Model Name	B757-200
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	Descent
Route In Use	Visual Approach
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Function	First Officer Pilot Not Flying
Qualification	Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP)
Person 2
Function	Captain Pilot Flying
Qualification	Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP)
Events
Anomaly	Deviation - Altitude Overshoot Deviation - Procedural Clearance Deviation - Procedural FAR Deviation - Procedural Published Material / Policy Inflight Event / Encounter CFTT / CFIT Inflight Event / Encounter Unstabilized Approach

Narrative:

We were cleared for a visual approach to runway xx while proceeding directly to zzzzz. The captain adjusted the flight path to intersect final between zzzzz and ZZZZZ1. He adjusted the MCP (mode control panel) altitude to 2;200 ft.; and since we were high on energy; used the speed brakes to increase descent rate. Airspeed was around 245. As the aircraft descended; I heard '1000' followed immediately by 'terrain' from the egpws (enhanced ground proximity warning system). We were in visual conditions and the flight path was clear; but the captain responded appropriately by disconnecting the ap (autopilot) and auto throttles; stowing the speed brake; initiating a climb; and advancing the power. The alert immediately discontinued; and he recovered by adjusting pitch and power appropriately. We elected to continue the approach at that point and landed the aircraft uneventfully.we should have left the MCP altitude at a higher altitude until further past the ridge line and/or proceeded to a point further out on the approach path to preclude this alert. The sink rate with the speed brakes extended and shortened path to final combined to trigger the system; which I believe operated correctly. Too aggressive trying to descend.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: B757-200 pilot encountered terrain warning on approach and landed uneventfully.

Narrative: We were cleared for a visual approach to Runway XX while proceeding directly to ZZZZZ. The Captain adjusted the flight path to intersect final between ZZZZZ and ZZZZZ1. He adjusted the MCP (Mode Control Panel) altitude to 2;200 ft.; and since we were high on energy; used the speed brakes to increase descent rate. Airspeed was around 245. As the aircraft descended; I heard '1000' followed immediately by 'TERRAIN' from the EGPWS (Enhanced Ground Proximity Warning System). We were in visual conditions and the flight path was clear; but the Captain responded appropriately by disconnecting the AP (Autopilot) and auto throttles; stowing the speed brake; initiating a climb; and advancing the power. The alert immediately discontinued; and he recovered by adjusting pitch and power appropriately. We elected to continue the approach at that point and landed the aircraft uneventfully.We should have left the MCP altitude at a higher altitude until further past the ridge line and/or proceeded to a point further out on the approach path to preclude this alert. The sink rate with the speed brakes extended and shortened path to final combined to trigger the system; which I believe operated correctly. Too aggressive trying to descend.

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.