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Flight crew of a government beech 300, BE30, took evasive action pull up after the GPWS alert sounded during level flight outbound from the airport and suddenly flying into a cloud bank. Flight crew estimated that they had missed the mountainous terrain by only 100 ft. The purpose of the flight was for airspace inspection.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 383342 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199710 |
| Day | Tue |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : avl |
| State Reference | NC |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 3600 msl bound upper : 3600 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : avl |
| Operator | other |
| Make Model Name | Super King Air 300 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | cruise other |
| Flight Plan | VFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | government other |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | other other : other pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 185 flight time total : 10000 flight time type : 3000 |
| ASRS Report | 383342 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | government other |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | inflight encounter : weather inflight encounter : vfr in imc non adherence : far non adherence 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 | Weather |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
Departed airport on 115 degree heading to position aircraft 10 NM southeast of ashville to start a 10 NM arc east to west across localizer path runway 34. En route to this point at approximately 6 NM from airport we inadvertently flew into isolated cloud obscuring high terrain. Immediately flying into the cloud the GPWS announced 'whoop, whoop, pull up.' the PF applied maximum power and pulled the nose up approximately 30 degrees. After climbing approximately 300 ft we were once again in VMC. We could not see the isolated scud for it blended into the gray horizon.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: FLC OF A GOV BEECH 300, BE30, TOOK EVASIVE ACTION PULL UP AFTER THE GPWS ALERT SOUNDED DURING LEVEL FLT OUTBOUND FROM THE ARPT AND SUDDENLY FLYING INTO A CLOUD BANK. FLC ESTIMATED THAT THEY HAD MISSED THE MOUNTAINOUS TERRAIN BY ONLY 100 FT. THE PURPOSE OF THE FLT WAS FOR AIRSPACE INSPECTION.
Narrative: DEPARTED ARPT ON 115 DEG HDG TO POS ACFT 10 NM SE OF ASHVILLE TO START A 10 NM ARC E TO W ACROSS LOC PATH RWY 34. ENRTE TO THIS POINT AT APPROX 6 NM FROM ARPT WE INADVERTENTLY FLEW INTO ISOLATED CLOUD OBSCURING HIGH TERRAIN. IMMEDIATELY FLYING INTO THE CLOUD THE GPWS ANNOUNCED 'WHOOP, WHOOP, PULL UP.' THE PF APPLIED MAX PWR AND PULLED THE NOSE UP APPROX 30 DEGS. AFTER CLBING APPROX 300 FT WE WERE ONCE AGAIN IN VMC. WE COULD NOT SEE THE ISOLATED SCUD FOR IT BLENDED INTO THE GRAY HORIZON.
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.