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B737-300 flight crew experiences a terrain warning during a night visual approach to runway 26 at abq. The descent rate is adjusted and the approach continues to landing; although company procedures require a go-around in these circumstances.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 945833 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201104 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801-2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | ABQ.Airport |
| State Reference | NM |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | B737-300 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | Initial Approach |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Pilot Flying Captain |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) |
| Experience | Flight Crew Last 90 Days 216 |
| Person 2 | |
| Function | First Officer Pilot Not Flying |
| Experience | Flight Crew Last 90 Days 173 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Deviation - Procedural Published Material / Policy Inflight Event / Encounter CFTT / CFIT |
Narrative:
We were cleared to 8;000 ft on the downwind and cleared for the visual approach to runway 26. We started descending on the base turn and got a terrain caution. I adjusted my descent rate as I continued the approach; but I forgot that at night you have to do a go-around. Have some guidance as to how low you should descend on the base leg for runway 26 visuals to prevent terrain warnings.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: B737-300 flight crew experiences a terrain warning during a night visual approach to Runway 26 at ABQ. The descent rate is adjusted and the approach continues to landing; although company procedures require a go-around in these circumstances.
Narrative: We were cleared to 8;000 FT on the downwind and cleared for the visual approach to Runway 26. We started descending on the base turn and got a terrain caution. I adjusted my descent rate as I continued the approach; but I forgot that at night you have to do a go-around. Have some guidance as to how low you should descend on the base leg for Runway 26 visuals to prevent terrain warnings.
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.