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Air carrier captain reported a GPWS terrain warning while descending into unv at 3500 feet; likely due to a ridge east of the airport.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1401466 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201611 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201-1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | PHL.TRACON |
| State Reference | PA |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | Commercial Fixed Wing |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | Final Approach |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Captain Pilot Not Flying |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Deviation - Procedural Published Material / Policy Inflight Event / Encounter CFTT / CFIT |
Narrative:
Into unv from [the east] got proximity warning while descending over the ridge; at 3500 feet; we responded to the escape maneuver and when it went away we continued to unv. Give more space to the ridge.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: Air Carrier Captain reported a GPWS terrain warning while descending into UNV at 3500 feet; likely due to a ridge east of the airport.
Narrative: Into UNV from [the east] got proximity warning while descending over the ridge; at 3500 feet; we responded to the escape maneuver and when it went away we continued to UNV. Give more space to the ridge.
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.