The crew of a boeing 757-200 received an egpws warning while maneuvering for a visual approach. The ...

Attributes
ACN	1093082
Time
Date	201306
Local Time Of Day	1201-1800
Place
Locale Reference	ZZZZ.Airport
State Reference	FO
Environment
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Make Model Name	B757-200
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	Initial Approach
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Function	Captain
Qualification	Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP)
Person 2
Function	Pilot Not Flying First Officer
Events
Anomaly	Deviation - Procedural Published Material / Policy Inflight Event / Encounter CFTT / CFIT

Narrative:

Egpws event. Briefed visual approach to runway using RNAV/GPS/waypoints as back up for situational awareness and track presentation. Egpws operating and displayed on screen. At approximately 12 miles out on final at 3;000 to 3;500 ft; ground proximity warning sounded. Autopilot and autothrottles disconnected and [a] climb to approximately 3;500 ft was performed. No further warnings or alerts apparent. Continued visual approach to landing from approximately 10 miles out and 3;500 ft.review chart and terrain relief depiction even if familiar with airport. Fly the long way around for DME arc and circle to land from opposite runway.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: The crew of a Boeing 757-200 received an EGPWS warning while maneuvering for a visual approach. The pilot flying climbed to a higher and safer altitude until closer to the airport; and continued to an uneventful landing.

Narrative: EGPWS event. Briefed visual approach to runway using RNAV/GPS/waypoints as back up for situational awareness and track presentation. EGPWS operating and displayed on screen. At approximately 12 miles out on final at 3;000 to 3;500 FT; ground proximity warning sounded. Autopilot and autothrottles disconnected and [a] climb to approximately 3;500 FT was performed. No further warnings or alerts apparent. Continued visual approach to landing from approximately 10 miles out and 3;500 FT.Review chart and terrain relief depiction even if familiar with airport. Fly the long way around for DME arc and circle to land from opposite runway.

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.

The crew of a boeing 757-200 received an egpws warning while maneuvering for a visual approach. The pilot flying climbed to a higher and safer altitude until closer to the airport; and continued to an uneventful landing.