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C560 flight crew was descending into boi for night visual approach. Descent had continued below MVA without the high terrain in sight.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 762480 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200711 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : boi.airport |
| State Reference | ID |
| Altitude | msl single value : 4800 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : boi.tracon |
| Operator | general aviation : corporate |
| Make Model Name | Citation V |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | descent : approach |
| Route In Use | approach : visual |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : corporate |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp pilot : cfi |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 120 flight time total : 7700 flight time type : 50 |
| ASRS Report | 762480 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Function | controller : approach |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | other spatial deviation other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other controllera |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : exited adverse environment |
| Consequence | faa : reviewed incident with flight crew |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
Narrative:
Descending into boise; identification; at night; visual contact was made with the airport at least 20 NM out. We were cleared for a visual approach for runway 28L. The sky was clear with unrestr visibility. As we descended visually; approach control called and asked 'do you have the terrain in front of you in sight?' we quickly acknowledged 'no!' and were given a MVA from the controller. We initiated a climb; and soon had the terrain in sight below us. The crew was complacently flying visually in mountainous terrain; and failed to review the MSA on the approach chart; or specific terrain considerations on the instrument approach chart.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: C560 FLT CREW WAS DESCENDING INTO BOI FOR NIGHT VISUAL APCH. DESCENT HAD CONTINUED BELOW MVA WITHOUT THE HIGH TERRAIN IN SIGHT.
Narrative: DSNDING INTO BOISE; ID; AT NIGHT; VISUAL CONTACT WAS MADE WITH THE ARPT AT LEAST 20 NM OUT. WE WERE CLRED FOR A VISUAL APCH FOR RWY 28L. THE SKY WAS CLR WITH UNRESTR VISIBILITY. AS WE DSNDED VISUALLY; APCH CTL CALLED AND ASKED 'DO YOU HAVE THE TERRAIN IN FRONT OF YOU IN SIGHT?' WE QUICKLY ACKNOWLEDGED 'NO!' AND WERE GIVEN A MVA FROM THE CTLR. WE INITIATED A CLB; AND SOON HAD THE TERRAIN IN SIGHT BELOW US. THE CREW WAS COMPLACENTLY FLYING VISUALLY IN MOUNTAINOUS TERRAIN; AND FAILED TO REVIEW THE MSA ON THE APCH CHART; OR SPECIFIC TERRAIN CONSIDERATIONS ON THE INST APCH CHART.
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.