A B1900 flight crew got a GPWS warning on approach and maneuvered to silence the alarm.

Attributes
ACN	828913
Time
Date	200903
Local Time Of Day	0601-1200
Place
Locale Reference	ZZZ.Airport
State Reference	US
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Make Model Name	Beech 1900
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	Initial Approach
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Function	First Officer Pilot Flying
Qualification	Flight Crew Multiengine Flight Crew Instrument Flight Crew Flight Instructor Flight Crew Commercial
Experience	Flight Crew Last 90 Days 100 Flight Crew Total 1000 Flight Crew Type 80
Events
Anomaly	Inflight Event / Encounter CFTT / CFIT

Narrative:

GPWS was set off during the approach and landing phase of the flight. As per our emergency procedures; we evaluated the flight path with reference to terrain and maneuvered the airplane accordingly. We were stable by 500 ft as per company policy.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A B1900 flight crew got a GPWS warning on approach and maneuvered to silence the alarm.

Narrative: GPWS was set off during the approach and landing phase of the flight. As per our emergency procedures; we evaluated the flight path with reference to terrain and maneuvered the airplane accordingly. We were stable by 500 FT as per company policy.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of April 2012 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.