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Military widebody transport on a training flight maintaining 6000 ft en route to stewart AFB encounters GPWS while flying 30 mi southeast of dny VOR. Begins climb in response to pull up message and levels 7000 ft. Controller questioned actions and reclred flight to 6000 ft.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 353452 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199611 |
| Day | Wed |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : dny |
| State Reference | NY |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 6000 msl bound upper : 7000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | IMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : n90 |
| Operator | other |
| Make Model Name | Military Transport |
| Operating Under FAR Part | other : other |
| Navigation In Use | Other |
| Flight Phase | cruise other |
| Route In Use | enroute airway : n90 |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | government : military |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 60 flight time total : 3500 flight time type : 2000 |
| ASRS Report | 353452 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | government : military |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : military |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | altitude deviation : excursion from assigned altitude non adherence : clearance other spatial deviation |
| Independent Detector | aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : unspecified |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : exited adverse environment |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
En route from griffiss AFB in new york to stewart AFB, ny, in contact with new york approach control on 132.75, IMC at 6000 ft MSL, GPWS warning 'terrain, terrain' followed by 'pull up.' per our regulations being IMC and not being able to see ground or obstructions I added thrust initiated a climb while advising new york approach of same. By 6000 ft the warning ceased. I leveled at 7000 ft. New york approach control was helpful but expressed concern at above procedure. Reclred to 6000 ft by new york at that time.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: MIL WDB ON A TRAINING FLT MAINTAINING 6000 FT ENRTE TO STEWART AFB ENCOUNTERS GPWS WHILE FLYING 30 MI SE OF DNY VOR. BEGINS CLB IN RESPONSE TO PULL UP MESSAGE AND LEVELS 7000 FT. CTLR QUESTIONED ACTIONS AND RECLRED FLT TO 6000 FT.
Narrative: ENRTE FROM GRIFFISS AFB IN NEW YORK TO STEWART AFB, NY, IN CONTACT WITH NEW YORK APCH CTL ON 132.75, IMC AT 6000 FT MSL, GPWS WARNING 'TERRAIN, TERRAIN' FOLLOWED BY 'PULL UP.' PER OUR REGS BEING IMC AND NOT BEING ABLE TO SEE GND OR OBSTRUCTIONS I ADDED THRUST INITIATED A CLB WHILE ADVISING NEW YORK APCH OF SAME. BY 6000 FT THE WARNING CEASED. I LEVELED AT 7000 FT. NEW YORK APCH CTL WAS HELPFUL BUT EXPRESSED CONCERN AT ABOVE PROC. RECLRED TO 6000 FT BY NEW YORK AT THAT TIME.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 2007 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.