<< >> NASA ASRS Report 532222, December 2001

An A320 crew, on approach to rno, received a GPWS warning 'caution, terrain.' they adjusted their flight path accordingly.

Attributes
ACN	532222
Time
Date	200112
Day	Wed
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : rno.airport
State Reference	NV
Altitude	agl bound lower : 600 agl bound upper : 1600
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : iad.tower
Aircraft 2
Controlling Facilities	tracon : rno.tracon
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	A320
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	other
Flight Phase	descent : approach
Route In Use	approach : visual
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 : 15000 flight time type : 2300
ASRS Report	532222
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 180 flight time total : 5000 flight time type : 10000
ASRS Report	532221
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : published procedure other anomaly other other spatial deviation
Independent Detector	other flight crewa other flight crewb
Resolutory Action	other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Flight Crew Human Performance Airport Environmental Factor
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance

Narrative:

On night visual approach, we got a 'caution, terrain' warning on egpws. Corrected flight path and landed without further incident. Suggest either no night visuals to runway 34L at rno or a charted visual approach procedure with altitudes to keep aircraft above terrain.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: AN A320 CREW, ON APCH TO RNO, RECEIVED A GPWS WARNING 'CAUTION, TERRAIN.' THEY ADJUSTED THEIR FLT PATH ACCORDINGLY.

Narrative: ON NIGHT VISUAL APCH, WE GOT A 'CAUTION, TERRAIN' WARNING ON EGPWS. CORRECTED FLT PATH AND LANDED WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. SUGGEST EITHER NO NIGHT VISUALS TO RWY 34L AT RNO OR A CHARTED VISUAL APCH PROC WITH ALTS TO KEEP ACFT ABOVE TERRAIN.

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.