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Attributes | |
ACN | 1720332 |
Time | |
Date | 202001 |
Local Time Of Day | 1201-1800 |
Place | |
Locale Reference | BHM.TRACON |
State Reference | AL |
Environment | |
Flight Conditions | VMC |
Light | Daylight |
Aircraft 1 | |
Make Model Name | Commercial Fixed Wing |
Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
Flight Phase | Initial Approach |
Flight Plan | IFR |
Person 1 | |
Function | First Officer Pilot Not Flying |
Qualification | Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) Flight Crew Multiengine Flight Crew Instrument |
Person 2 | |
Function | Pilot Flying Captain |
Qualification | Flight Crew Multiengine Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) Flight Crew Instrument |
Events | |
Anomaly | Deviation - Procedural Published Material / Policy Inflight Event / Encounter CFTT / CFIT |
Narrative:
Conducting a visual backed up by the RNAV on runway 36 at bhm. Conditions were clear in daylight. Received a 'caution obstacle' aural and a 'ground proximity' caution. The entire approach was stable; following an appropriate glide path to the runway. Advisory VNAV to the runway was used to assist in guidance but not as a primary aid. The pilot flying was above the snowflake. No depictions on airport charts indicated that egpws warnings occur on this approach to the runway or any other runway at the airport. The warning stopped and the approach was safely continued.cause: lack of terrain depictions on charts or vertical guidance for that runwaysuggestions: addition of terrain warnings on charts. I would not suggest the use of this runway for visual approaches.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: Flight crew reported a GPWS warning during a visual approach.
Narrative: Conducting a visual backed up by the RNAV on Runway 36 at BHM. Conditions were clear in daylight. Received a 'caution obstacle' aural and a 'GND PROX' caution. The entire approach was stable; following an appropriate glide path to the runway. Advisory VNAV to the runway was used to assist in guidance but not as a primary aid. The pilot flying was above the snowflake. No depictions on airport charts indicated that EGPWS warnings occur on this approach to the runway or any other runway at the airport. The warning stopped and the approach was safely continued.Cause: Lack of terrain depictions on charts or vertical guidance for that runwaySuggestions: Addition of terrain warnings on charts. I would not suggest the use of this runway for visual approaches.
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.