ASRS 2104204
ACN 2104204 · 2024-04 · Commercial Fixed Wing
Flight crew reported they received a sink rate aural warning during final approach and performed a go around.
Pilot narratives
Verbatim, de-identified by NASA. Placeholders: ZZZ,
X, Y.
Reporter 1
Unstable approach, we got high on final tried to come back to the right altitude, received an aural alert “Sink Rate”. Pilot Monitoring (PM) (Captain called go around). Suggestion: Do not be abrupt in the controls and changes of altitude, that is dangerous due to the proximity of the ground.
Reporter 2
The First Officer (FO) was flying a visual approach to Runway 36R into CLT with the ILS as a backup to the visual in gusty wind conditions. Below 1000 feet he started trending high. I announced it and he began correcting. After passing 500 feet, the aircraft began descending at an unacceptable rate and we received a “sink rate” warning. I instructed the FO to go around. The FO performed the go around and we were given a rectangular traffic pattern for the missed approach. We were then brought back around for another visual approach backed up with the ILS and landed without incident. Suggestion: Be more wary of the gusty winds and the effects on the aircraft’s rate of descent during approaches.
NASA classification · Anomalies
- Deviation / Discrepancy - Procedural
- Inflight Event / Encounter
NASA classification · Assessments
- Contributing Factors / Situations
- Human Factors · Weather
- Primary Problem
- Human Factors
ASRS reports are voluntary, de-identified by NASA, and represent the reporter's perspective; they are not investigated and cannot be used to infer prevalence. Authoritative source: asrs.arc.nasa.gov ↗