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Attributes | |
ACN | 1526743 |
Time | |
Date | 201803 |
Local Time Of Day | 1201-1800 |
Place | |
Locale Reference | SBN.Airport |
State Reference | IN |
Environment | |
Flight Conditions | VMC |
Light | Daylight |
Aircraft 1 | |
Make Model Name | Medium 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 | Pilot Flying First Officer |
Qualification | Flight Crew Multiengine Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) Flight Crew Instrument |
Events | |
Anomaly | Inflight Event / Encounter CFTT / CFIT |
Narrative:
Visual approach to runway 36 coming from the northeast we got an egpws caution for towers after we had them in sight. I [disconnected] autopilot and flew further from the towers. Didn't brief the towers in approach briefing but we had the towers in sight and were not in any danger of hitting the towers.suggestions: put towers in airport notes due to them being in close proximity to the airport.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: Air Carrier First Officer reported receiving an EGPWS caution for uncharted towers in the vicinity of SBN airport.
Narrative: Visual approach to runway 36 coming from the northeast we got an EGPWS caution for towers after we had them in sight. I [disconnected] autopilot and flew further from the towers. Didn't brief the towers in approach briefing but we had the towers in sight and were not in any danger of hitting the towers.Suggestions: Put towers in airport notes due to them being in close proximity to the airport.
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.