Narrative:

While inside the final approach fix, the crew got 'terrain caution message.' we were VFR but could not except the visual approach due to a low cloud layer just south of field. Continued and got the terrain message at which point we immediately executed a missed approach. The only thing that I can think that caused the warning was flying too long at MDA. But the first officer and captain both crosschecked the DME when warning occurred, and we were still over shoreline, so I don't exactly know how to explain the warning.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: CL65 RECEIVES TERRAIN CAUTION ON APCH TO SBA, EXECUTES MISSED APCH.

Narrative: WHILE INSIDE THE FINAL APCH FIX, THE CREW GOT 'TERRAIN CAUTION MESSAGE.' WE WERE VFR BUT COULD NOT EXCEPT THE VISUAL APCH DUE TO A LOW CLOUD LAYER JUST S OF FIELD. CONTINUED AND GOT THE TERRAIN MESSAGE AT WHICH POINT WE IMMEDIATELY EXECUTED A MISSED APCH. THE ONLY THING THAT I CAN THINK THAT CAUSED THE WARNING WAS FLYING TOO LONG AT MDA. BUT THE FO AND CAPT BOTH XCHKED THE DME WHEN WARNING OCCURRED, AND WE WERE STILL OVER SHORELINE, SO I DON'T EXACTLY KNOW HOW TO EXPLAIN THE WARNING.

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.