CE560 captain descending to 5;000 ft on vectors to lvk experiences a terrain warning and pulls up.

Attributes
ACN	974264
Time
Date	201110
Local Time Of Day	1201-1800
Place
Locale Reference	ZOA.ARTCC
State Reference	CA
Environment
Flight Conditions	IMC
Aircraft 1
Make Model Name	Citation Excel (C560XL)
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	Initial Approach
Person 1
Function	Captain Pilot Flying
Qualification	Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP)
Events
Anomaly	Aircraft Equipment Problem Less Severe Inflight Event / Encounter CFTT / CFIT

Narrative:

Vectored for approach and descent to 5;000. Terrain warning and pull up occurred. Took evasive action; climbed; notified ATC; warning ceased; descended to assigned altitude.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: CE560 Captain descending to 5;000 FT on vectors to LVK experiences a terrain warning and pulls up.

Narrative: Vectored for approach and descent to 5;000. Terrain warning and pull up occurred. Took evasive action; climbed; notified ATC; warning ceased; descended to assigned altitude.

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.