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Flight crew of an medium large transport responded to a GPWS warning by climbing immediately and then being directed to another runway for approach and landing.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 377440 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199708 |
| Day | Sun |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : bur |
| State Reference | CA |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 5000 msl bound upper : 5000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : lax |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | M-6 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | descent : approach descent other landing : missed approach |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 130 flight time total : 3090 flight time type : 130 |
| ASRS Report | 377440 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | other anomaly other other spatial deviation |
| Independent Detector | aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : unspecified |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : took evasive action |
| Supplementary | |
| Air Traffic Incident | other |
Narrative:
While being vectored for a night visual approach to runway 15 at bur, the GPWS gave a 'terrain' 'pull up' alert. The captain took immediate corrective action. After ensuring the safety of the aircraft, we circled for a runway 8 landing.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: FLC OF AN MLG RESPONDED TO A GPWS WARNING BY CLBING IMMEDIATELY AND THEN BEING DIRECTED TO ANOTHER RWY FOR APCH AND LNDG.
Narrative: WHILE BEING VECTORED FOR A NIGHT VISUAL APCH TO RWY 15 AT BUR, THE GPWS GAVE A 'TERRAIN' 'PULL UP' ALERT. THE CAPT TOOK IMMEDIATE CORRECTIVE ACTION. AFTER ENSURING THE SAFETY OF THE ACFT, WE CIRCLED FOR A RWY 8 LNDG.
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.