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A flight crew accepted a visual approach to an airport where they were aware of the high terrain surrounding the airport. On base; they received a terrain warning commanding them to climb. They complied but were still in an adequate position to continue the approach. They stabilized the aircraft on final and landed safely.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1277786 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201507 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801-2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | BTV.Airport |
| State Reference | VT |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Dusk |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | Medium Transport Low Wing 2 Turboprop Eng |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | Initial Approach |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | First Officer Pilot Not Flying |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | ATC Issue All Types Inflight Event / Encounter CFTT / CFIT |
Narrative:
Arriving at btv we accepted a visual approach to runway 33. Prior to beginning the approach we were aware of the high terrain surrounding btv. At traffic pattern altitude we turned a left base to runway 33; shortly after the turn we received a GPWS warning instructing us to climb; we immediately complied with the command which required a climb of about 300 feet. It was starting to get dark but the weather and visibility were good; and we were able to maintain good visual contact with the airport and the terrain. It is our opinion that we maintained adequate separation from the terrain at all times. After resolving the GPWS command the aircraft was in an adequate position to continue the approach; we stabilized the aircraft on final and landed safely.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A flight crew accepted a visual approach to an airport where they were aware of the high terrain surrounding the airport. On base; they received a terrain warning commanding them to climb. They complied but were still in an adequate position to continue the approach. They stabilized the aircraft on final and landed safely.
Narrative: Arriving at BTV we accepted a visual approach to runway 33. Prior to beginning the approach we were aware of the high terrain surrounding BTV. At traffic pattern altitude we turned a left base to runway 33; shortly after the turn we received a GPWS warning instructing us to climb; we immediately complied with the command which required a climb of about 300 feet. It was starting to get dark but the weather and visibility were good; and we were able to maintain good visual contact with the airport and the terrain. It is our opinion that we maintained adequate separation from the terrain at all times. After resolving the GPWS command the aircraft was in an adequate position to continue the approach; we stabilized the aircraft on final and landed safely.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site 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.