Large Transport
Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP)
Flight Crew Last 90 Days 87; Flight Crew Type 402
Inflight Event / Encounter CFTT / CFIT
Flight Crew Returned To Clearance
Human Factors; Procedure
While on a night visual to Runway 34L at RNO on a clear night with terrain clearly in sight; abeam EPOSE at approximately 9;200 feet MSL I received a GPWS Terrain warning. I immediately advanced power; raised the nose and performed the escape maneuver. The aircraft climbed 200-300 feet and the GPWS was silenced. We were able to rejoin a stabilized approach at approximately 1;800 feet AGL and we landed uneventfully.
Air carrier crew on visual approach to Runway 34L at RNO at night received a GPWS terrain warning. They performed the escape maneuver and rejoined the approach for landing.