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An A319 received a TCAS terrain alert at 5;000 ft on the downwind for oak runway 11 in the vicinity of mount diablo and responded by climbing above 7;000 ft where the terrain alert ceased.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 940114 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201103 |
| Local Time Of Day | 0001-0600 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | NCT.TRACON |
| State Reference | CA |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | IMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | A319 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | Descent |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Captain Pilot Not Flying |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) |
| Person 2 | |
| Function | First Officer Pilot Flying |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Commercial |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | ATC Issue All Types Inflight Event / Encounter CFTT / CFIT |
Narrative:
In a downwind to runway 11 oak at 5;000 ft we received a GPWS alert to pull up. Ask ATC about the terrain and they stated 5;000 is their minimum vectoring altitude. MSA altitude on approach plate is 5;100.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: An A319 received a TCAS TERRAIN alert at 5;000 FT on the downwind for OAK Runway 11 in the vicinity of Mount Diablo and responded by climbing above 7;000 FT where the TERRAIN alert ceased.
Narrative: In a downwind to Runway 11 OAK at 5;000 FT we received a GPWS alert to pull up. Ask ATC about the terrain and they stated 5;000 is their minimum vectoring altitude. MSA altitude on Approach plate is 5;100.
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.