A320 - landing with GPWS blaring
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A320 - landing with GPWS blaring
Does anyone know how you get a GPWS warning during the late landing phase on this thing? 
I figured an EGPWS database error but it doesn't gel.
PNH is flat as a tack (MSA 2000 in the approach sector).

I figured an EGPWS database error but it doesn't gel.
PNH is flat as a tack (MSA 2000 in the approach sector).

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Don't now the answer but if the airport not in database, caution and warnings start way earlier than 100 feet. I believe most TAWS use gps altitude now, so mis set qnh would not set off the alarm. The approach looks stabilized and on papi.


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I had a very nasty indicent - it was not an Airbus but another highly automated fly-by-wire aircraft (SB20). There was a lot of slush on the runway, which was sprayed onto the lower side of the fuselage, some chunks of it must have frozen and stuck to the radio altimeter antennas.
We didn't find out until approaching destination. As soon as we lowered gear, GPWS didn't stopp yelling. Since we were severely CAVOK and had no other warning, we figured out that it must have been a nuissance.
I'm not sure now if we also found out that radio altimeter always stayed at zero height.
Dani
We didn't find out until approaching destination. As soon as we lowered gear, GPWS didn't stopp yelling. Since we were severely CAVOK and had no other warning, we figured out that it must have been a nuissance.
I'm not sure now if we also found out that radio altimeter always stayed at zero height.
Dani




