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Air carrier mdt on descent pdx got GPWS account high rate of descent. Initiated climb in accordance with SOP.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 366336 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199704 |
| Day | Sat |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : pdx |
| State Reference | OR |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 4500 msl bound upper : 4500 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | IMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : pdx |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Commercial Fixed Wing |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | descent : approach descent other |
| Route In Use | enroute : on vectors |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 250 flight time total : 5000 flight time type : 3500 |
| ASRS Report | 366336 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : commercial pilot : instrument |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | other spatial deviation |
| Independent Detector | aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : unspecified |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : returned to intended course or assigned course |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
On descent into pdx GPWS indicated 'terrain, terrain.' initiated climb from assigned altitude in compliance with terrain warning. To prevent recurrence, I will pay more attention to speed and closure rates to terrain when in the vicinity of terrain, especially when IMC.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: ACR MDT ON DSCNT PDX GOT GPWS ACCOUNT HIGH RATE OF DSCNT. INITIATED CLB IN ACCORDANCE WITH SOP.
Narrative: ON DSCNT INTO PDX GPWS INDICATED 'TERRAIN, TERRAIN.' INITIATED CLB FROM ASSIGNED ALT IN COMPLIANCE WITH TERRAIN WARNING. TO PREVENT RECURRENCE, I WILL PAY MORE ATTN TO SPD AND CLOSURE RATES TO TERRAIN WHEN IN THE VICINITY OF TERRAIN, ESPECIALLY WHEN IMC.
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.