Flight Crew Multiengine; Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP); Flight Crew Instrument
Workload; Troubleshooting; Situational Awareness; Human-Machine Interface; Time Pressure
Deviation / Discrepancy - Procedural Published Material / Policy; Inflight Event / Encounter CFTT / CFIT
Flight Crew FLC complied w / Automation / Advisory
Human Factors
Visual approach; backed up by RNAV/GPS; 24 into ZZZ. Night time VFR. Cleared for the visual approximately 20 miles away from the field. PF (Pilot Flying) proceeded direct to ZZZZZ; FAF (Final Approach Fix) for the RNAV 24. No FPA (Flight Path Angle) or PAPI (Precision Approach Path Indicator) present. Shortly after ZZZZZ PF arrested descent; to slow and configure the aircraft. When speed and configuration were appropriate; at approximately 2000 ft AGL a greater than normal descent rate was initiated in order to intercept the visual descent path for the runway. Shortly thereafter; an amber GPWS (Ground Proximity Warning System) ground proximity message appeared; followed by GPWS pull up message. Due to the familiarity with the approach; and visual confirmation of terrain; PF elected to arrest descent; until warning canceled. A normal approach to landing was completed thereafter.
Air Carrier Captain reported initiating a greater than normal descent rate in order to intercept the visual descent path and activating the GPWS warning.