Instrument Rating – Airplane › VI. Instrument Approach Procedures › Task E. Landing from an Instrument Approach

IR.VI.E.R1

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Attempting to land from an unstable approach.

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Airplane Flying Handbook p. 9-20
Chapter 9: Approaches and Landings › Turbulent Air Approach and Landing
Attempted landing in crosswinds that exceed the airplane’s maximum demonstrated crosswind component. 2. Undershooting or overshooting the turn from base leg to final approach. 3. Inadequate compensation for wind drift on final approach. 4. Unstable approach. 5. Excessive sink…
Airplane Flying Handbook p. 16-22
Chapter 16: Transition to Jet-Powered Airplanes › Jet Engine Landing › Glidepath Control
threshold. This could be the result of an unstable approach or a stable but high approach. It also may occur during a nonprecision instrument approach where the missed approach point is close to or at the runway threshold. Regardless ... adds approximately 1,000 feet to the landing distance. The airplane should arrive at the approach threshold window exactly on altitude (50 feet above the runway). The Flare The flare reduces the approach rate of descent to a more acceptable…
Airplane Flying Handbook p. 9-10
Chapter 9: Approaches and Landings › Normal Approach and Landing › Common Errors
landing checklist in a timely manner. 2. Inadequate wind drift correction on the base leg. 3. An overshooting, undershooting, too steep, or too shallow a turn onto final approach. 4. A skidding turn from base leg to final approach ... Poor coordination during turn from base to final approach. 6. Unstable approach. 7. Failure to adequately compensate for flap extension. 8. Poor trim technique on final approach. 9. Attempting to maintain altitude or reach the runway using elevator alone…
Airplane Flying Handbook p. 9-6
Chapter 9: Approaches and Landings › Final Approach › Stabilized Approach Concept
unstable condition. If the approach is too high or too low, it may not be possible to establish a stabilized approach, and the pilot should execute a go-around. Typically, pilots go-around if unable to establish a stabilized approach ... around should be initiated if the approach becomes unstabilized below 300 ft AGL. Pilots may consider the following elements when attempting to set up and fly a stabilized approach to landing. The pilot should focus on the elements that lead…
Aeronautical Information Manual p. 6-3-7
Chapter 6. Emergency Procedures › Section 3. Distress and Urgency Procedures › 6-3-3. Ditching Procedures
more essential than under daylight contact conditions. 1. If no power is available, a greater than normal approach speed should be used down to the flare-out. This speed margin will allow the glide to be broken early and more ... surface - decreasing the possibility of stalling high or flying into the water. When landing parallel to a swell system, little difference is noted between landing on top of a crest or in the trough. If the wings of aircraft…