CORRECTION - PREVIOUS NOTICE LINKS WERE INCORRECT
The General Aviation Joint Steering Committe - Loss of Control Workgroup has identified one or more of these causual factors in most fatal GA Loss of Control accidents:
- Lack of single-pilot CRM skill
- Unstabilized approaches
- Inappropriate go-around procedures
- Flight after extended periods of not flying
- Insufficuent transition training
- Over reliance on automation
- Flight after use of drugs
- Lack of Aeronautical Decision Making Skills
This notice will focus on the use of Stabilized Approach procedures and proper Go-Around procedures.
The air carrier industry has embraced the stabilized approach concept as a means to ensure safe operations during critical phases of flight. Airline flight crews are trained and tested on establishing and maintaining stabilized approaches and to immediately initiate a go around if stabilized approach criteria are not met. This has led to a dramatic decrease in approach and landing mishaps. General aviation pilots can also increase the safety of their approach and landing operations by adhering to stabilized approach criteria and executing a go-around when the paremeters of a stabilized approach have been exceeded.
Please review the informational safety pamphlets and excerpts from the FAA Airplane Flying Handbook (FAA-H-8083-3A) available below to help you understand the stabilized approach concept and proper execution of the go-around when needed.
ON LANDINGS - PART I
ON LANDINGS - PART II
ON LANDINGS - PART III
AIRPLANE FLYING HANDBOOK - STABILIZED APPROACH CONCEPT
AIRPLANE FLYING HANDBOOK - GO-AROUNDS
These pamphlets, along with other important aviation safety information and training courses, may be found on the FAA Safety Team website -
FAASafety.gov
Notice Contact Information:
Sam Heiter - South Bend FSDO FAASTeam Program Manager
samuel.l.heiter@faa.gov
(574)245-4600
