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PA.IV.N.S3FAA-S-ACS-6C · Nov 2023Skills

Make a timely decision to discontinue the approach to landing.

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Make a timely decision to discontinue the approach to landing.

Bottom line

An unstabilized landing approach is one of the reasons to discontinue a landing attempt. Failure to apply maximum allowable power in a timely manner is a common error in the performance of go-arounds (rejected landings). After climbing to a safe altitude, evaluate the situation and make another approach under more favorable conditions.

FAA references

  1. SEA ch. 6 (p. 6-8) — FAA-H-8083-23
  2. AFH ch. 9 (p. 9-12) — FAA-H-8083-3C
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