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An erj-170 captain received an egpws warning at 1;100 ft AGL on a visual approach because he set the fpa at 3 degrees and did not capture the ILS.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1069285 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201302 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201-1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | ZZZZ.Airport |
| State Reference | FO |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | EMB ERJ 170/175 ER/LR |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | Initial Approach |
| Route In Use | Visual Approach |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Component | |
| Aircraft Component | MCP |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Captain Pilot Flying |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Aircraft Equipment Problem Less Severe Deviation - Procedural Published Material / Policy Inflight Event / Encounter CFTT / CFIT |
Narrative:
I was cleared for a visual approach to runway 34. At 1;100 ft AGL I received a ground proximity warning indication on the pfd. I immediately leveled off. I realized that the glideslope was not captured and I was still in fpa mode at a 3 degree path down. After I level off I captured the glideslope and landed safely. When I armed the approach I should have verified the fpa I choose would intercept the glideslope. In this case it should have been at a reduced path angle. At a reduced path angle I would have intercepted the glideslope further out and at or above the final approach fix.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: An ERJ-170 Captain received an EGPWS warning at 1;100 FT AGL on a visual approach because he set the FPA at 3 degrees and did not capture the ILS.
Narrative: I was cleared for a visual approach to Runway 34. At 1;100 FT AGL I received a ground proximity warning indication on the PFD. I immediately leveled off. I realized that the glideslope was not captured and I was still in FPA mode at a 3 degree path down. After I level off I captured the glideslope and landed safely. When I armed the approach I should have verified the FPA I choose would intercept the glideslope. In this case it should have been at a reduced path angle. At a reduced path angle I would have intercepted the glideslope further out and at or above the final approach fix.
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.