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An egpws equipped dhc-8 received 'too low terrain' warnings while on a .3 DME final to iad runway 19R at 480 ft.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 845695 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200907 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | IAD.Airport |
| State Reference | DC |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | Dash 8 Series Undifferentiated or Other Model |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | Final Approach |
| Route In Use | Vectors |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Component | |
| Aircraft Component | GPWS |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Captain |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Aircraft Equipment Problem Less Severe Ground Event / Encounter Other / Unknown |
Narrative:
I have been going to iad a lot this trip and have been assigned runway 19R for landing. In multiple aircraft at 480 ft and .3 DME the GPWS advises that we are too low terrain even though we are on glideslope and speed. This is iad's 'new' runway; so that may be a factor.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: An EGPWS equipped DHC-8 received 'Too Low Terrain' warnings while on a .3 DME final to IAD Runway 19R at 480 FT.
Narrative: I have been going to IAD a lot this trip and have been assigned Runway 19R for landing. In multiple aircraft at 480 FT and .3 DME the GPWS advises that we are too low terrain even though we are on glideslope and speed. This is IAD's 'new' runway; so that may be a factor.
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.