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| Attributes | |
| ACN | 548378 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200205 |
| Day | Wed |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : dca.airport |
| State Reference | DC |
| Altitude | agl single value : 200 |
| Environment | |
| Light | Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : dca.tower |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | MD-80 Super 80 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Navigation In Use | other |
| Flight Phase | descent : approach |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| ASRS Report | 548378 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical inflight encounter : weather inflight encounter other other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | aircraft equipment : gpws other flight crewa other flight crewb |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : detected after the fact other |
| Consequence | other other |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Weather Aircraft |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
Narrative:
GPWS warning. On very short final to runway 19 at dca, we experienced a 'too low terrain' warning. We were on GS as indicated by the VASI.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: MD80 CREW HAD A GPWS 'TERRAIN' WARNING AT 200 FT ON THE GS TO RWY 19 AT DCA. THE WX WAS VMC.
Narrative: GPWS WARNING. ON VERY SHORT FINAL TO RWY 19 AT DCA, WE EXPERIENCED A 'TOO LOW TERRAIN' WARNING. WE WERE ON GS AS INDICATED BY THE VASI.
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.