Captain of an medium large transport air carrier aircraft made an erratic visual approach causing the GPWS to activate due to the high descent rate of the aircraft.

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Attributes
ACN	265713
Time
Date	199403
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : bhm
State Reference	AL
Altitude	msl bound lower : 644 msl bound upper : 9000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Dusk
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : bhm
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Commercial Fixed Wing
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	descent : approach descent other landing other
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 150 flight time total : 7800 flight time type : 7500
ASRS Report	265713
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : published procedure other anomaly other other spatial deviation
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : anomaly accepted
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

At 9000 ft (approximately) approach cleared us for visual approach. Captain flying. We were on downwind only 6-7 DME from airport. Captain extended gear and flaps, made rapid descent, used 45-50 degree left banks, set off 'terrain' warning on GPWS, overshot final and continued maneuvering to attempt landing. He made it.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: CAPT OF AN MLG ACR ACFT MADE AN ERRATIC VISUAL APCH CAUSING THE GPWS TO ACTIVATE DUE TO THE HIGH DSCNT RATE OF THE ACFT.

Narrative: AT 9000 FT (APPROX) APCH CLRED US FOR VISUAL APCH. CAPT FLYING. WE WERE ON DOWNWIND ONLY 6-7 DME FROM ARPT. CAPT EXTENDED GEAR AND FLAPS, MADE RAPID DSCNT, USED 45-50 DEG L BANKS, SET OFF 'TERRAIN' WARNING ON GPWS, OVERSHOT FINAL AND CONTINUED MANEUVERING TO ATTEMPT LNDG. HE MADE IT.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 2007 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.