Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP)
Situational Awareness
Inflight Event / Encounter Unstabilized Approach; Inflight Event / Encounter CFTT / CFIT
Flight Crew FLC Overrode Automation
Human Factors; Company Policy; Procedure; Airport; Airspace Structure
VMC Visual into Aspen; light winds and configured early. ATC approach cleared us for a Visual Approach but told us to line up straight with runway due to inbound traffic behind us. Pilot Flying had aircraft configured and stable but due to straight in we got a TAWS terrain alert. We were obviously going to miss the obstacle but were slow to disconnect autopilot and respond to alert. By the time corrections were made got another alert. Once clear the terrain we continued to airport and landed without incident.We should not have accepted straight in or maintained higher altitude. At the moment of incident a go around in mountainous terrain seemed more dangerous since we were clearly above terrain. After landing we debriefed and realized we should have went around and made a second approach.
A Corporate pilot conducting a Visual Approach reported receiving a Terrain Alert but continued the approach.