FLC ENCOUNTERS GND PROX WARNING 'TERRAIN.'

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THIS RPT DOCUMENTS A TRIP FROM ANC TO SEA AND HOW CRM SAVED THE DAY. THE TRIP STARTED OUT OF ANC TO CDV. WE STARTED OUR DSCNT INTO CDV ON A PERFORMANCE DSCNT. WE ASKED FOR THE 5300 FT ALT TO GET BELOW THE BROKEN TO SCATTERED CLOUDS IN THE AREA. ABOUT 15-18 MI THE CAPT SAID HE HAS THE ARPT IN SIGHT AND TO CANCEL THE IFR FLT PLAN. I CANCELED THE IFR AND WE ARE VFR. I LOOKED OUT AND SAW THE TOWN AND MOUNTAINS. THE ARPT IS TO THE SE OF THE MOUNTAINS. I TELL THE CAPT THE ARPT IS ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE MOUNTAINS. I ASKED IF HE WANTS ME TO GET AN IFR JUST IN CASE. HE SAYS NO. WE NOW ARE AT 4500 FT AND DSNDING. I TELL HIM TO CLB TO 5300 FT TO GET OVER THE MOUNTAINS AND WE CLB BACK UP AND ARE STILL VFR. WE GET OVER THE MOUNTAINS AND THE CAPT PICKS UP THE REAL ARPT; THEN HE SAYS HE LOST IT. I POINT OUT THE ROAD TO THE ARPT AND HE GETS THE ARPT IN SIGHT AGAIN. I TELL HIM ABOUT THE WINDS OFF THE GLACIER. WE HEAD STRAIGHT INTO RWY 09 AND LAND. I AM WONDERING WHAT THE CAPT WAS THINKING ABOUT ON THIS APCH WHEN HE SAID THAT IT WASN'T A VERY GOOD APCH AND LNDG. SO I ASSUME THAT HE SAW WHAT WENT WRONG. WE LEAVE YAK FOR JNU. THE CLRNC IS TO FLY TO MALAS INTXN; CLB TO 4000 FT; OUT OF 4000 FT CLRED DIRECT TO YAK V-440 AND V-317. WE DID ALL THIS AND WAS ON OUR WAY TO JNU. WE DSNDED ON PERFORMANCE. WE CROSSED 44 DME OUT OF SSR ABOVE 15000 FT AND LET DOWN TO 7000 FT. THE CAPT LEADS THE TURN ONTO THE 358 DEG RADIAL AND TURNS BEFORE THE VOR AND SETS UP AN INTERCEPT FOR IT; SO HE SAID. THERE WAS SOME TURB BUT NOT A LOT GOING FROM 7000 FT TO 5200 FT. WE LEVELED AT 5200 FT FOR MAYBE 1 MIN WHEN WE GOT A GPW TERRAIN; TERRAIN. THIS GOES FOR SEVERAL TIMES AND THE CAPT IS NOT DOING ANYTHING AND I SAY; 'CLB; CLB! GET THIS THING UP!' HE STARTS A CLB; THEN I DON'T KNOW IF IT WAS ON AUTOPLT OR NOT. I THINK IT WAS BECAUSE WE LEVELED AT 6000 FT AFTER THE GPW STOPPED. THE LOC IS NOW COMING ALIVE. I CALL IT ALIVE AND IT GOES BY FAST TO FULL SCALE. I SET THE CAPT'S RADIO TO LOC AND COURSE. HE HAS MADE A TURN TO ABOUT 45 DEGS. I TAKE THE HEADING TO 80 DEGS OR 85 DEGS FOR A CUT TO LOC. I AM TALKING TO HIM TO GET HIM UP TO SPD. NOW I AM TELLING HIM TO GET THE GEAR AND FLAPS OUT AND SLOW DOWN WHILE GETTING BACK TO LOC. INSIDE LYNNS WE GET SLOWED AND BACK ON LOC. WE GET TO BARLO AND HAVE THE ARPT. I CALL THE ARPT. WE ARE CLRED TO LAND. THE CAPT SAYS; 'BOY; YOU SURE SAVED THAT APCH;' OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT AND SHOOK MY HAND. WE CROSS COGHLAND THROUGH THE CUT AND LAND. WHILE WE ARE TAXIING IN; EVERYTHING IS QUIET AND THE CAPT THANKS ME AGAIN. WE BOTH KNOW HE GOT LOST. I WONDER WHAT WOULD HAVE HAPPENED WITH A NEW COPLT ON PROBATION. WOULD HE HAVE KEPT UP AND MADE THE CAPT DO SOMETHING OR WOULD THIS HAVE BEEN AN ACCIDENT RPT? I HOPE WE NEVER HAVE TO FIND OUT.