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Captain of a fokker F100 executed an escape maneuver when the GPWS sounded the terrain warning during vectors for an elm ILS approach while in level flight at assigned altitude.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 494320 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200012 |
| Day | Tue |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : elm.airport |
| State Reference | NY |
| Altitude | msl single value : 3300 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | IMC |
| Light | Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : elm.tracon |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Fokker 100 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Navigation In Use | ils localizer & glide slope : 24 other |
| Flight Phase | descent : intermediate altitude |
| Route In Use | arrival : 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 : 65 flight time total : 13000 flight time type : 190 |
| ASRS Report | 494320 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : commercial pilot : instrument pilot : multi engine |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | other anomaly other other spatial deviation |
| Independent Detector | aircraft equipment : gpws other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : took evasive action |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Airspace Structure ATC Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | Airspace Structure |
Narrative:
During vectors for an ILS to runway 24 at elmira, while in level flight at our assigned altitude, I received a GPWS terrain warning. The GPWS escape maneuver was executed in accordance with standard procedures. At the completion of the maneuvers, vectors continued and a normal ILS approach and landing was made at elmira.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: CAPT OF A FOKKER F100 EXECUTED AN ESCAPE MANEUVER WHEN THE GPWS SOUNDED THE TERRAIN WARNING DURING VECTORS FOR AN ELM ILS APCH WHILE IN LEVEL FLT AT ASSIGNED ALT.
Narrative: DURING VECTORS FOR AN ILS TO RWY 24 AT ELMIRA, WHILE IN LEVEL FLT AT OUR ASSIGNED ALT, I RECEIVED A GPWS TERRAIN WARNING. THE GPWS ESCAPE MANEUVER WAS EXECUTED IN ACCORDANCE WITH STANDARD PROCS. AT THE COMPLETION OF THE MANEUVERS, VECTORS CONTINUED AND A NORMAL ILS APCH AND LNDG WAS MADE AT ELMIRA.
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.