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Air carrier captain reported receiving a GPWS terrain warning on a visual approach to unv airport.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1372090 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201607 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201-1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | UNV.Airport |
| State Reference | PA |
| Environment | |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | Medium Transport |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | Initial Approach |
| Route In Use | Visual 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:
Visual approach to unv. Runway 24. Right hand base leg just inside penue IAF. Received 'too low; terrain' and one 'pull up' GPWS warning. We were VFR and were both aware of terrain in area. Neither of us felt that we were in a uas (undesired aircraft state) before; during; and after the event. We were between 4000 - 3000 ft MSL when crossing the ridge. Even though it appeared visually; to us both; that we were a safe height above any terrain; I leveled off momentarily at 3100 ft until the warnings ceased. Post flight I double checked the approach plate and the highest obstacle in the area that we operated in. There was one at 1655 ft and another south of us at 2026 ft.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: Air carrier Captain reported receiving a GPWS terrain warning on a visual approach to UNV airport.
Narrative: Visual Approach to UNV. Runway 24. Right hand base leg just inside PENUE IAF. Received 'Too Low; Terrain' and one 'Pull Up' GPWS warning. We were VFR and were both aware of terrain in area. Neither of us felt that we were in a UAS (Undesired Aircraft State) before; during; and after the event. We were between 4000 - 3000 ft MSL when crossing the ridge. Even though it appeared visually; to us both; that we were a safe height above any terrain; I leveled off momentarily at 3100 ft until the warnings ceased. Post flight I double checked the approach plate and the highest obstacle in the area that we operated in. There was one at 1655 ft and another south of us at 2026 ft.
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.