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B757 aircraft on approach to port au prince, haiti, received GPWS when crossing high terrain. Flight crew executed evasive maneuver and continued approach normally.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 378468 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199708 |
| Day | Tue |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : pap |
| State Reference | FO |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 8000 msl bound upper : 8000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | Mixed |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : pap tower : cmh |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | B757 Undifferentiated or Other Model |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Navigation In Use | Other Other |
| Flight Phase | descent : approach descent other |
| Route In Use | enroute airway : pap |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : commercial pilot : instrument |
| ASRS Report | 378468 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | other anomaly other other spatial deviation |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : took evasive action |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Air Traffic Incident | other |
Narrative:
On approach at pap cleared for ganiv 1A approach to ILS runway 9 at 8000 ft crossing 319 degree radial and 24 DME arc from pap, GPWS warning (terrain pull up) executed red box. Climbed to 9600 ft and VMC conditions. WX on approach was IMC moderate rain and light chop. After maneuver, continued approach in VMC conditions and landed.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: B757 ACFT ON APCH TO PORT AU PRINCE, HAITI, RECEIVED GPWS WHEN XING HIGH TERRAIN. FLC EXECUTED EVASIVE MANEUVER AND CONTINUED APCH NORMALLY.
Narrative: ON APCH AT PAP CLRED FOR GANIV 1A APCH TO ILS RWY 9 AT 8000 FT XING 319 DEG RADIAL AND 24 DME ARC FROM PAP, GPWS WARNING (TERRAIN PULL UP) EXECUTED RED BOX. CLBED TO 9600 FT AND VMC CONDITIONS. WX ON APCH WAS IMC MODERATE RAIN AND LIGHT CHOP. AFTER MANEUVER, CONTINUED APCH IN VMC CONDITIONS AND LANDED.
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.