CL65 crew had GPWS 'terrain, terrain' warning on left base to runway 9 at swf.

Attributes
ACN	518009
Time
Date	200107
Day	Tue
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : swf.airport
State Reference	NY
Altitude	msl bound lower : 4000 msl bound upper : 5000
Environment
Flight Conditions	IMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : n90.tracon
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Regional Jet CL65, Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	ils localizer & glide slope : 9l other
Flight Phase	descent : approach
Route In Use	approach : instrument precision
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 100 flight time total : 4300 flight time type : 1200
ASRS Report	518009
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Events
Anomaly	ground encounters other other anomaly other
Independent Detector	aircraft equipment : gpws other flight crewa other flight crewb
Resolutory Action	controller : issued advisory flight crew : took evasive action other
Consequence	faa : reviewed incident with flight crew
Supplementary
Problem Areas	FAA Aircraft
Primary Problem	FAA

Narrative:

On left base to ILS runway 9 at swf, GPWS terrain warning alerted while IMC. I climbed the aircraft approximately 1000 ft to 5000 ft MSL. Advised ATC of climb. ATC stated we were above MVA. ILS runway 9 approach and landing were uneventful.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: CL65 CREW HAD GPWS 'TERRAIN, TERRAIN' WARNING ON L BASE TO RWY 9 AT SWF.

Narrative: ON L BASE TO ILS RWY 9 AT SWF, GPWS TERRAIN WARNING ALERTED WHILE IMC. I CLBED THE ACFT APPROX 1000 FT TO 5000 FT MSL. ADVISED ATC OF CLB. ATC STATED WE WERE ABOVE MVA. ILS RWY 9 APCH AND LNDG WERE UNEVENTFUL.

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.