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Crj-200 first officer reported receiving an egpws terrain warning on a visual approach to syr runway 28.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1545253 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201805 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201-1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | SYR.Tower |
| State Reference | NY |
| Environment | |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | Regional Jet 200 ER/LR (CRJ200) |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | Initial Approach |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | First Officer Pilot Flying |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Inflight Event / Encounter CFTT / CFIT |
Narrative:
[Inbound to] syr received a 'terrain; terrain' immediately followed by a 'pull up' warning from the egpws on approach to runway 28. We started off with vectors from the south by approach control who had us at 4;000 feet with clearance to descend to 2;500 feet within 10 miles of the field and at 250 knots. Then [they] cleared us for the visual just as we turned for a left downwind 28. We had the chart and set up for ILS 28 for situational awareness. Once cleared first officer dialed in a quick descent rate (around 1;800 FPM) in order to turn around a five mile base leg and make that recommended 1;600 feet at zimbi; which he was in the turn for the base leg at that time. We were aware of the 1;565 foot obstacle south of the approach course but since we were in the base turn well before it we didn't seem too uncomfortable descending quickly. At that time and around 1;800 feet wings level in the base leg we got the audible alerts from the GPWS to which first officer climbed to around 2;400 feet; still on base leg to capture the final approach course and eventually the glide slope for an uneventful final approach segment. At no point were we concerned about terrain clearance since we were turning inside that obstacle. We suspect the GPWS went off because of the descent rate and our previous track from the downwind had we not been planning for the base turn inside of the obstacle.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: CRJ-200 First Officer reported receiving an EGPWS terrain warning on a visual approach to SYR Runway 28.
Narrative: [Inbound to] SYR received a 'Terrain; Terrain' immediately followed by a 'Pull Up' warning from the EGPWS on approach to Runway 28. We started off with vectors from the south by Approach Control who had us at 4;000 feet with clearance to descend to 2;500 feet within 10 miles of the field and at 250 knots. Then [they] cleared us for the visual just as we turned for a left downwind 28. We had the chart and set up for ILS 28 for situational awareness. Once cleared First Officer dialed in a quick descent rate (around 1;800 FPM) in order to turn around a five mile base leg and make that recommended 1;600 feet at ZIMBI; which he was in the turn for the base leg at that time. We were aware of the 1;565 foot obstacle south of the approach course but since we were in the base turn well before it we didn't seem too uncomfortable descending quickly. At that time and around 1;800 feet wings level in the base leg we got the audible alerts from the GPWS to which First Officer climbed to around 2;400 feet; still on base leg to capture the final approach course and eventually the glide slope for an uneventful final approach segment. At no point were we concerned about terrain clearance since we were turning inside that obstacle. We suspect the GPWS went off because of the descent rate and our previous track from the downwind had we not been planning for the base turn inside of the obstacle.
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.