Citation V/Ultra/Encore (C560)
Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP)
Situational Awareness
Inflight Event / Encounter CFTT / CFIT
Air Traffic Control Issued Advisory / Alert; Flight Crew Became Reoriented
Aircraft; Human Factors
On a visual approach into ASE for Runway 15; we were cleared for the visual and cleared to land on Runway 15. Below 14;000 FT and visually descending toward the airport we received an aural 'caution terrain' message. ATC simultaneously said they were receiving a low level alert for our aircraft on the approach. I momentarily leveled off; increased power and landed normally. I was visual the entire time and felt no need for evasive action. Fly a backed up RNAV or VOR/DME approach to the runway. Fly the visual farther west toward the highway to avoid the highest peak that lines up with a straight in visual to Runway 15.
Cleared for a visual approach into Aspen; landing Runway 15; the pilot flying requested a centerline for the approach. As the pilot not flying; I provided the centerline as requested; but verbally stated that the approach would be to the right of the centerline because of terrain. The pilot flying stayed too close to a straight-in approach and consequently received a 'caution terrain' message. At the same time; Aspen Tower called with a message that we were too low. We were immediately past the rising terrain and no longer in close proximity to the ground. As the pilot not flying; I should have been more forceful in my suggestion to stay to the right of the centerline on the approach.
CE560 flight crew experiences an EGPWS terrain warning during a visual approach to ASE. The aircraft is momentarily leveled to give the offending peak a wider berth and the approach continued to landing.