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F100 on radar vector descending for approach ith got GPWS warning. Followed SOP and warning ceased at 4500 ft. Advised approach control and was cleared to descend and vectored for the approach.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 358242 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199701 |
| Day | Tue |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : ith |
| State Reference | NY |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 3300 msl bound upper : 4500 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | IMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : elm |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Fokker 100 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Navigation In Use | Other Other |
| Flight Phase | descent : approach |
| Route In Use | enroute : on vectors |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp pilot : flight engineer |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 350 flight time total : 9500 flight time type : 700 |
| ASRS Report | 358242 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : commercial pilot : instrument |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | inflight encounter other other spatial deviation |
| Independent Detector | aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : unspecified other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : exited adverse environment |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
| Air Traffic Incident | other |
Narrative:
At 3300 ft MSL on vectors from approach control to ILS runway 32 at ith, received GPWS 'terrain' warning. Climbed to +/-4500 ft MSL. Advised approach control, then re-descended to vectors with approach control.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: F100 ON RADAR VECTOR DSNDING FOR APCH ITH GOT GPWS WARNING. FOLLOWED SOP AND WARNING CEASED AT 4500 FT. ADVISED APCH CTL AND WAS CLRED TO DSND AND VECTORED FOR THE APCH.
Narrative: AT 3300 FT MSL ON VECTORS FROM APCH CTL TO ILS RWY 32 AT ITH, RECEIVED GPWS 'TERRAIN' WARNING. CLBED TO +/-4500 FT MSL. ADVISED APCH CTL, THEN RE-DSNDED TO VECTORS WITH APCH CTL.
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.