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An air carrier captain reported rdu TRACON vectored his aircraft in tight for a night visual approach to runway 23R. The first officer realized the aircraft was high so descended at -3000 feet vertical speed between 6000 feet and 4;000 feet which activated the egpws. The descent rate decreased and the flight stabilized at 1;000 feet.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1399297 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201611 |
| Local Time Of Day | 0001-0600 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | RDU.Airport |
| State Reference | NC |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | Medium Large Transport Low Wing 2 Turbojet Eng |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | Initial Approach |
| Route In Use | Visual Approach |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Captain Pilot Not Flying |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | ATC Issue All Types Deviation - Procedural Published Material / Policy Inflight Event / Encounter CFTT / CFIT |
Narrative:
ATC had vectored us in tight on a visual. Pilot monitoring (pm) realized we were high and used vertical speed down 3000 feet down. By the time I mentioned to pm the descent was too high we got the ground proximity warning. Pm corrected the descent but we went below GS and got the GS warning. Pm corrected and was stabilized at 1000 feet.better situational awareness and not to over correct.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: An air carrier Captain reported RDU TRACON vectored his aircraft in tight for a night visual approach to Runway 23R. The First Officer realized the aircraft was high so descended at -3000 feet Vertical Speed between 6000 feet and 4;000 feet which activated the EGPWS. The descent rate decreased and the flight stabilized at 1;000 feet.
Narrative: ATC had vectored us in tight on a visual. Pilot Monitoring (PM) realized we were high and used Vertical Speed down 3000 feet down. By the time I mentioned to PM the descent was too high we got the ground proximity warning. PM corrected the descent but we went below GS and got the GS warning. PM corrected and was stabilized at 1000 feet.Better situational awareness and not to over correct.
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