Air carrier crew reported a EGPWS warning during a go around in VMC conditions at a tower controlled airport. The crew flew the assigned ATC traffic pattern altitude and landed safely.
Synopsis
Air carrier crew reported a EGPWS warning during a go around in VMC conditions at a tower controlled airport. The crew flew the assigned ATC traffic pattern altitude and landed safely.
Narrative
On visual approach Runway 20 at CHA (backed up by ILS) flaps 45 and stable with landing checklist complete during daytime visual meteorological conditions. A single engine piston landed while we were about 5 miles. They rolled out slowly and Tower instructed them to exit the runway without delay when we were on a two mile final. Airplane instead stopped on the runway. Approaching 300 AGL the Captain PF (pilot flying) elected to execute a go around. Tower assigned a pattern altitude of 2000MSL. During the go around we climbed 2500 before descending to 2300. During the descent to 2300; we received a terrain" annunciation likely due to our rate of descent. Captain flew a pattern and landed without incident.Cause: Flying a wide pattern with rising terrain nearby; a lower than standard traffic pattern altitude assigned by tower and the rarity of performing go arounds led to a momentary egpws caution.Suggestion: We would have been better off going out to approach to be vectored at a higher altitude rather than staying in a wide pattern."
Second reporter narrative
We performed a Go-Around on visual approach to Runway 20 at 300 AGL due to a GA aircraft ahead of us stopping on the runway. During the Go-Around; we stayed on Tower frequency and flew a left pattern of 2300 ft. MSL. On downwind; while setting the flight director; we temporarily had a single aural Terrain" warning due to too much set vertical decent rate. It went away once it was corrected and I had been flying without Autopilot until it was configured correctly to prevent any terrain conflicts. I continued the pattern and landed without any other issues.Cause: Rising terrain while descent rate selected.Suggestion: Going back to approach could have given us a higher altitude."
Source: NASA Aviation Safety Reporting System (public domain). Reports are voluntary submissions and are not verified by NASA.