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Attributes | |
ACN | 548378 |
Time | |
Date | 200205 |
Day | Wed |
Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
Place | |
Locale Reference | airport : dca.airport |
State Reference | DC |
Altitude | agl single value : 200 |
Environment | |
Light | Night |
Aircraft 1 | |
Controlling Facilities | tower : dca.tower |
Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
Make Model Name | MD-80 Super 80 |
Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
Navigation In Use | other |
Flight Phase | descent : approach |
Flight Plan | IFR |
Person 1 | |
Affiliation | company : air carrier |
Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
Qualification | pilot : atp |
ASRS Report | 548378 |
Person 2 | |
Affiliation | company : air carrier |
Function | flight crew : first officer |
Events | |
Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical inflight encounter : weather inflight encounter other other anomaly other |
Independent Detector | aircraft equipment : gpws other flight crewa other flight crewb |
Resolutory Action | none taken : detected after the fact other |
Consequence | other other |
Supplementary | |
Problem Areas | Weather Aircraft |
Primary Problem | Aircraft |
Narrative:
GPWS warning. On very short final to runway 19 at dca, we experienced a 'too low terrain' warning. We were on GS as indicated by the VASI.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: MD80 CREW HAD A GPWS 'TERRAIN' WARNING AT 200 FT ON THE GS TO RWY 19 AT DCA. THE WX WAS VMC.
Narrative: GPWS WARNING. ON VERY SHORT FINAL TO RWY 19 AT DCA, WE EXPERIENCED A 'TOO LOW TERRAIN' WARNING. WE WERE ON GS AS INDICATED BY THE VASI.
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.