Narrative:

We were on a vector for final approach course to ILS 3 at cpr. Due to our high altitude the controller vectored us across final on a northeast heading. Aircraft anti-ice system were operative and speed brakes were deployed to keep airspeed below 250 KIAS in descent. We were cleared to descend to 7400 ft MSL. Controller gave us a vector towards the south, right turn in order to maneuver us around to reintercept final. Shortly after this the GPWS alerted us to 'terrain, terrain.' an immediate climb was initiated and the aircraft was subsequently landed safely. Contributing factors: 1) controller vectored us at an altitude below MVA. 2) poor situational awareness by flight crew. 3) crew distraction by convective activity in area and icing. 4) too much trust put in controller by flight crew. Callback conversation with reporter revealed the following information: reporter called back with the following: the flight crew briefing was done but it was accomplished along with the descent checklist during the approach and vector from over the airport. This air carrier does not use any terrain awareness in their approach briefings. Reporter was counseled regarding this. First officer admits to it being very much of a rushed atmosphere and admits to a loss of situational awareness in event. The FMS on the aircraft was not being used. Approach plates were out and used. The radio altimeter was not read during the GPWS. ZDV kept flight high and that started the event with a delay vector being needed. Reporter remembers that initially the controller wanted to turn them left while on the overhead -- northeast vector prior to the turn to the south, but this was refused account thunderstorm activity to the left, north. The turn south was made at a standard rate 25 degree bank angle. Crew did not feel that they wanted to call the controller on the ground who, it was thought, was working a combined position of approach, tower and ground.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: AN ACR FO'S RPT OF BEING VECTORED BELOW THE MVA ALT DURING RADAR VECTORING FOR IAP ILS APCH DURING A NIGHT OP. GPWS ALERT AND EVASIVE ACTION SAVES THE DAY (OR NIGHT).

Narrative: WE WERE ON A VECTOR FOR FINAL APCH COURSE TO ILS 3 AT CPR. DUE TO OUR HIGH ALT THE CTLR VECTORED US ACROSS FINAL ON A NE HDG. ACFT ANTI-ICE SYS WERE OPERATIVE AND SPD BRAKES WERE DEPLOYED TO KEEP AIRSPD BELOW 250 KIAS IN DSCNT. WE WERE CLRED TO DSND TO 7400 FT MSL. CTLR GAVE US A VECTOR TOWARDS THE S, R TURN IN ORDER TO MANEUVER US AROUND TO REINTERCEPT FINAL. SHORTLY AFTER THIS THE GPWS ALERTED US TO 'TERRAIN, TERRAIN.' AN IMMEDIATE CLB WAS INITIATED AND THE ACFT WAS SUBSEQUENTLY LANDED SAFELY. CONTRIBUTING FACTORS: 1) CTLR VECTORED US AT AN ALT BELOW MVA. 2) POOR SITUATIONAL AWARENESS BY FLC. 3) CREW DISTR BY CONVECTIVE ACTIVITY IN AREA AND ICING. 4) TOO MUCH TRUST PUT IN CTLR BY FLC. CALLBACK CONVERSATION WITH RPTR REVEALED THE FOLLOWING INFO: RPTR CALLED BACK WITH THE FOLLOWING: THE FLC BRIEFING WAS DONE BUT IT WAS ACCOMPLISHED ALONG WITH THE DSCNT CHKLIST DURING THE APCH AND VECTOR FROM OVER THE ARPT. THIS ACR DOES NOT USE ANY TERRAIN AWARENESS IN THEIR APCH BRIEFINGS. RPTR WAS COUNSELED REGARDING THIS. FO ADMITS TO IT BEING VERY MUCH OF A RUSHED ATMOSPHERE AND ADMITS TO A LOSS OF SITUATIONAL AWARENESS IN EVENT. THE FMS ON THE ACFT WAS NOT BEING USED. APCH PLATES WERE OUT AND USED. THE RADIO ALTIMETER WAS NOT READ DURING THE GPWS. ZDV KEPT FLT HIGH AND THAT STARTED THE EVENT WITH A DELAY VECTOR BEING NEEDED. RPTR REMEMBERS THAT INITIALLY THE CTLR WANTED TO TURN THEM L WHILE ON THE OVERHEAD -- NE VECTOR PRIOR TO THE TURN TO THE S, BUT THIS WAS REFUSED ACCOUNT TSTM ACTIVITY TO THE L, N. THE TURN S WAS MADE AT A STANDARD RATE 25 DEG BANK ANGLE. CREW DID NOT FEEL THAT THEY WANTED TO CALL THE CTLR ON THE GND WHO, IT WAS THOUGHT, WAS WORKING A COMBINED POS OF APCH, TWR AND GND.

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.