Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP); Flight Crew Instrument; Flight Crew Multiengine
Workload; Training / Qualification; Distraction; Situational Awareness
Deviation / Discrepancy - Procedural Published Material / Policy; Inflight Event / Encounter Unstabilized Approach; Inflight Event / Encounter CFTT / CFIT
Flight Crew Took Evasive Action
Human Factors
VFR weather at ZZZ. Asked Approach for the GPS XX for practice. [They] cleared us for the approach. Leveled off at 3000 ft at ZZZZ. Captain armed the VNAV (Vertical Navigation) and I set MDA (Minimum Descent Altitude). I was distracted by trying to locate VFR traffic in the pattern at ZZZ. Aircraft descended below final approach fix altitude 2300 ft at ZZZZZ1. I believe we were at about 1800 ft. We got a terrain alert and Captain immediately turned off auto pilot and climbed to a safe altitude and leveled off. We were VFR at the time runway in sight and continued to land and captured the VASI. Cancelled IFR with Approach prior to landing. I needed to pay more attention to the approach altitudes and automation modes. Pay less attention to traffic.
ZZZ was VFR and I requested a RNAV GPS XX for practice. I used CDFA (Continuous Descent Final Approach) procedures; which we briefed. At 3000 ft; armed VNAV and set DDA (Derived Decision Altitude) to 1090 ft. Set AAD (Assigned Altitude Deviation) to 1100 ft. FO (First Officer) was talking to ZZZ traffic and Approach and I got distracted with my iPad which I had accidentally put on freeze on airport page. We got 'Terrain; Terrain' warning and I noticed we were at about 1700 ft and descending. I added power and climbed up to the slope. Landed plane normally.Not to let guard down in visual conditions and fly the plane. Watch out for distractions. Cross check instruments and not rely on automation completely.
Light transport aircraft flight crew reported receiving a terrain warning due to an unstabilized approach.