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During a night arrival, flight crew stopped an ATC assigned descent due to a GPWS warning. Reporter believes that ATC should not assign that low of an altitude in mountainous terrain.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 378885 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199709 |
| Day | Mon |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : flm airport : bur |
| State Reference | CA |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 3000 msl bound upper : 3500 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : bur |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Commercial Fixed Wing |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Navigation In Use | Other Other |
| Flight Phase | descent other |
| Route In Use | arrival other enroute : direct |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 180 flight time total : 10000 flight time type : 7000 |
| ASRS Report | 378885 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : instrument pilot : commercial |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | other anomaly other other spatial deviation |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : took evasive action flight crew : exited adverse environment |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | ATC Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | other |
| Situations | |
| ATC Facility | procedure or policy : unspecified |
Narrative:
From pyrue intersection we were cleared to silex intersection for a visual approach to runway 8 at bur. We had a clearance to 3000 ft MSL but got a terrain warning and stopped at 3500 ft MSL. Over the mountains at that location, it would be wise to receive a clearance to no less than 3500 ft MSL -- especially at night.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: DURING A NIGHT ARR, FLC STOPPED AN ATC ASSIGNED DSCNT DUE TO A GPWS WARNING. RPTR BELIEVES THAT ATC SHOULD NOT ASSIGN THAT LOW OF AN ALT IN MOUNTAINOUS TERRAIN.
Narrative: FROM PYRUE INTXN WE WERE CLRED TO SILEX INTXN FOR A VISUAL APCH TO RWY 8 AT BUR. WE HAD A CLRNC TO 3000 FT MSL BUT GOT A TERRAIN WARNING AND STOPPED AT 3500 FT MSL. OVER THE MOUNTAINS AT THAT LOCATION, IT WOULD BE WISE TO RECEIVE A CLRNC TO NO LESS THAN 3500 FT MSL -- ESPECIALLY AT NIGHT.
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.