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A C560XL flight crew responded appropriately to an egpws obstacle warning while on a left base to their destination.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1049118 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201211 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | ZZZ.Airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | Citation Excel (C560XL) |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | Initial Approach |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Captain Pilot Flying |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Inflight Event / Encounter CFTT / CFIT |
Narrative:
While descending through 2;600 ft on a 3-5 mile left base the egpws commanded 'obstacle; pull up!' alert went away as soon as the descent rate was arrested. Crew elected to abandon approach and circle back to land. No further alerts were received and landing was uneventful. Passengers did not seem to notice and were unfazed by the event.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A C560XL flight crew responded appropriately to an EGPWS obstacle warning while on a left base to their destination.
Narrative: While descending through 2;600 FT on a 3-5 mile left base the EGPWS commanded 'obstacle; PULL UP!' Alert went away as soon as the descent rate was arrested. Crew elected to abandon approach and circle back to land. No further alerts were received and landing was uneventful. Passengers did not seem to notice and were unfazed by the event.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 2013 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.