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E145 flight crew experienced GPWS terrain alert while descending east of sce for visual approach to runway 24.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 644780 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200501 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : sce.airport |
| State Reference | PA |
| Altitude | msl single value : 3200 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : cak.tower |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | EMB ERJ 145 ER&LR |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | descent : approach |
| Route In Use | approach : visual |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 250 flight time total : 3350 flight time type : 1800 |
| ASRS Report | 644780 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | other spatial deviation |
| Independent Detector | aircraft equipment : gpws |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Aircraft Flight Crew Human Performance Chart Or Publication |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
Narrative:
While cleared for visual approach to runway 24 (sce); I started descent to 3100 ft for the marker (penue intersection). At approximately 3200 ft; I received an aural warning 'terrain; terrain' at which time I put maximum thrust and climbed back up to approximately 4200 ft. I then started my descent again to 3100 ft at penue for a non eventful landing at sce airport.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: E145 FLT CREW EXPERIENCED GPWS TERRAIN ALERT WHILE DSNDING E OF SCE FOR VISUAL APCH TO RWY 24.
Narrative: WHILE CLRED FOR VISUAL APCH TO RWY 24 (SCE); I STARTED DSCNT TO 3100 FT FOR THE MARKER (PENUE INTXN). AT APPROX 3200 FT; I RECEIVED AN AURAL WARNING 'TERRAIN; TERRAIN' AT WHICH TIME I PUT MAX THRUST AND CLBED BACK UP TO APPROX 4200 FT. I THEN STARTED MY DSCNT AGAIN TO 3100 FT AT PENUE FOR A NON EVENTFUL LNDG AT SCE ARPT.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of January 2009 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.