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An air carrier pilot on a seven mile final to rdm runway 22 at 5;000 ft responded to an egpw 'terrain-pull up' warning. Terrain in the area is approximately 3;000 ft.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 824211 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200902 |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601-1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | RDM.Airport |
| State Reference | OR |
| Environment | |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | Medium Large Transport |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | Initial Approach |
| Route In Use | Visual Approach |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Captain Pilot Flying |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Other EGPWS Warning |
Narrative:
During approach to runway 22 at rdm at approximately 7 miles from the airport on a right base; setting up for a 2 mile final we got a 'terrain; pull up' ground proximity warning. It only sounded once and was gone. The altitude at the time was 5;000 ft MSL. I immediately responded with the GPWS recovery procedure and climbed to approximately 5;500 ft. The display on the mfd was set to 10 mile scale. At no time did I see any terrain on our flight path that was at an altitude above us. The rest of the flight (5 minutes) was uneventful. Looking back at the flight perhaps our descent was closer to the higher terrain northwest of the airport. The smith rock area. Neither the first officer nor myself felt that we were close enough to the higher terrain. We both had the airport in sight from beyond 50 miles. At 30 miles from the airport; we were cleared for the visual approach. I maintained a course direct to the airport until about 7-10 miles out when I maneuvered to the base leg. Looking back; I would have continued to the airport and entered on the downwind.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: An air carrier pilot on a seven mile final to RDM Runway 22 at 5;000 FT responded to an EGPW 'TERRAIN-PULL UP' warning. Terrain in the area is approximately 3;000 FT.
Narrative: During approach to Runway 22 at RDM at approximately 7 miles from the airport on a right base; setting up for a 2 mile final we got a 'Terrain; Pull Up' ground proximity warning. It only sounded once and was gone. The altitude at the time was 5;000 FT MSL. I Immediately responded with the GPWS recovery procedure and climbed to approximately 5;500 FT. The display on the MFD was set to 10 mile scale. At no time did I see any terrain on our flight path that was at an altitude above us. The rest of the flight (5 minutes) was uneventful. Looking back at the flight perhaps our descent was closer to the higher terrain northwest of the airport. The Smith Rock area. Neither the First Officer nor myself felt that we were close enough to the higher terrain. We both had the airport in sight from beyond 50 miles. At 30 miles from the airport; we were cleared for the visual approach. I maintained a course direct to the airport until about 7-10 miles out when I maneuvered to the base leg. Looking back; I would have continued to the airport and entered on the downwind.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of April 2012 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.