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A319 captain reported loss of situational awareness; resulting in a GPWS warning and requiring evasive action to continue approach.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1751831 |
| Time | |
| Date | 202007 |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601-1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | NCT.TRACON |
| State Reference | CA |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | A319 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | Initial Approach |
| Route In Use | Vectors |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Captain Pilot Flying |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) Flight Crew Multiengine Flight Crew Instrument |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Deviation - Altitude Excursion From Assigned Altitude Deviation - Procedural Published Material / Policy Inflight Event / Encounter CFTT / CFIT |
Narrative:
Landing on runway 16 left. Weather was clear and good visibility. Flying the RNAV (GPS) 16L as backup. On final while coupled the aircraft descended a half dot below glide path and we received a GPWS warning. I didn't notice the below glide path as I was looking outside. My first officer called the deviation just when the GPWS warning went off. I disconnected the autopilot and pulled the nose up and the warning went away. I was about to initiate the escape maneuver and the warning went away. Uneventful landing.I did not react as quickly as I would have liked to because it is easy to be lulled into not reacting properly to a GPWS at night with the field in sight. The simulator training we have been through due to events in ZZZ2 helps greatly. There are significant distractions in all our lives now that make it difficult to focus on our jobs. I need to rededicate my self to compartmentalizing and focusing while flying.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A319 Captain reported loss of situational awareness; resulting in a GPWS warning and requiring evasive action to continue approach.
Narrative: Landing on Runway 16 Left. Weather was clear and good visibility. Flying the RNAV (GPS) 16L as backup. On final while coupled the aircraft descended a half dot below glide path and we received a GPWS warning. I didn't notice the below glide path as I was looking outside. My First Officer called the deviation just when the GPWS warning went off. I disconnected the autopilot and pulled the nose up and the warning went away. I was about to initiate the escape maneuver and the warning went away. Uneventful landing.I did not react as quickly as I would have liked to because it is easy to be lulled into not reacting properly to a GPWS at night with the field in sight. The simulator training we have been through due to events in ZZZ2 helps greatly. There are significant distractions in all our lives now that make it difficult to focus on our jobs. I need to rededicate my self to compartmentalizing and focusing while flying.
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.