Commercial Fixed Wing
Flight Crew Instrument; Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP); Flight Crew Multiengine
Situational Awareness
Deviation - Altitude Excursion From Assigned Altitude; Inflight Event / Encounter CFTT / CFIT
Flight Crew Took Evasive Action; Flight Crew Became Reoriented
Human Factors
While operating into Roanoke; we received a GPWS alert to 'pull up - terrain'. We complied with the alert and climbed. We were at 3;000 feet; setting up for Runway 24 on a visual approach. It [was] VFR and [we] had the terrain in sight. Alert from GPWS. Altitude too low causing a GPWS alert due to terrain right of path. Complied and climbed to avoid terrain; which we had in sight. Fly a higher altitude till past the terrain.
Air carrier Captain reported receiving a GPWS terrain alert on a visual approach to ROA.