During approach at 2;500 ft; CRJ200 first officer experiences multiple GPWS warnings and climbs to 3...

Narrative:

On approach at 2;500 ft. We received multiple aural warnings one being whoop whoop pull up. I pulled up and climbed to 3;500 ft but the warnings persisted. The MSA was 2;500 ft and we were sure that the warnings were false. After telling ATC we were again cleared for the approach and landed with warnings sounding most of the way. The distractions of the constant aural warnings; made communications in the cockpit and with ATC difficult.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: During approach at 2;500 FT; CRJ200 First Officer experiences multiple GPWS warnings and climbs to 3;500 FT. With ATC concurrence the crew determines that the warnings are false and the second approach is continued with warnings sounding most of the time.

Narrative: On approach at 2;500 FT. We received multiple aural warnings one being whoop whoop pull up. I pulled up and climbed to 3;500 FT but the warnings persisted. The MSA was 2;500 FT and we were sure that the warnings were false. After telling ATC we were again cleared for the approach and landed with warnings sounding most of the way. The distractions of the constant aural warnings; made communications in the cockpit and with ATC difficult.

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.

Attributes
ACN	974925
Time
Date	201110
Local Time Of Day	1201-1800
Environment
Flight Conditions	IMC
Aircraft 1
Make Model Name	Regional Jet 200 ER/LR (CRJ200)
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	Initial Approach
Flight Plan	IFR
Component
Aircraft Component	GPWS
Person 1
Function	First Officer Pilot Flying
Qualification	Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP)
Events
Anomaly	Aircraft Equipment Problem Critical

During approach at 2;500 ft; CRJ200 first officer experiences multiple GPWS warnings and climbs to 3;500 ft. With ATC concurrence the crew determines that the warnings are false and the second approach is continued with warnings sounding most of the time.