An air carrier FK10 flight crew reports that they reacted to a GPWS terrain warning while approaching avl at 5500 ft assigned in IMC. This is the MVA in this area.

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Attributes
ACN	387386
Time
Date	199712
Day	Wed
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : avl
State Reference	NC
Altitude	msl bound lower : 5500 msl bound upper : 5500
Environment
Flight Conditions	IMC
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : avl
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Fokker 100
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	Other Other
Flight Phase	cruise 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 : 180 flight time total : 9300 flight time type : 3300
ASRS Report	387386
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 160 flight time total : 8000 flight time type : 4000
ASRS Report	387738
Events
Anomaly	other anomaly other other spatial deviation
Independent Detector	aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : unspecified other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	controller : issued new clearance flight crew : took evasive action
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Air Traffic Incident	other
Situations
ATC Facility	procedure or policy : unspecified

Narrative:

Given descent to 5500 ft MSL by avl approach control. We were level at 5500 ft MSL and GPWS warning occurred. GPWS escape maneuver was performed and warning stopped. Normal approach and landing followed. I recommend MVA be changed from 5500 ft MSL to 6000 ft MSL. Supplemental information from acn 387738: after level for a few mins, we had a GPWS warning of 'terrain, terrain, climb.' we climbed to 8000 ft MSL during the escape maneuver. Notified ashville approach. We were reclred to 4000 ft MSL. No aircraft conflicts experienced.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: AN ACR FK10 FLC RPTS THAT THEY REACTED TO A GPWS TERRAIN WARNING WHILE APCHING AVL AT 5500 FT ASSIGNED IN IMC. THIS IS THE MVA IN THIS AREA.

Narrative: GIVEN DSCNT TO 5500 FT MSL BY AVL APCH CTL. WE WERE LEVEL AT 5500 FT MSL AND GPWS WARNING OCCURRED. GPWS ESCAPE MANEUVER WAS PERFORMED AND WARNING STOPPED. NORMAL APCH AND LNDG FOLLOWED. I RECOMMEND MVA BE CHANGED FROM 5500 FT MSL TO 6000 FT MSL. SUPPLEMENTAL INFO FROM ACN 387738: AFTER LEVEL FOR A FEW MINS, WE HAD A GPWS WARNING OF 'TERRAIN, TERRAIN, CLB.' WE CLBED TO 8000 FT MSL DURING THE ESCAPE MANEUVER. NOTIFIED ASHVILLE APCH. WE WERE RECLRED TO 4000 FT MSL. NO ACFT CONFLICTS EXPERIENCED.

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.