5.15. Go-around.

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5.15.1. Objective. Safely discontinue pattern from final turn, final, or landing.

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5.15.2. Description. A go-around is termination of an approach after the aircraft is configured. Power is used to accelerate and the aircraft is deconfigured when appropriate. At low altitudes, a climb is established. At higher altitudes a continued descent may be required according to local directives.

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5.15.3. Procedures. Do not delay the decision and do not try to salvage a bad approach. Safety is enhanced by an early decision to go around if required. There should be no need for a controller to direct a go-around for a poorly flown pattern.

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5.15.4. Final Turn, Final Approach, and Landing Go-around.

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5.15.4.1. Above 500 feet AGL, use power as required. Raise the gear and flaps, and accelerate to normal pattern airspeed. Continued descent may be required (normally to 500 feet AGL) to comply with local directives.

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5.15.4.2. At or below 500 feet AGL, use power as required. When certain the aircraft will not touch down and with a positive climb indication, retract the landing gear and flaps.

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5.15.4.3. If the go-around is initiated in the landing phase (after roundout), advance the PCL to MAX. Following a balloon or bounce, a touchdown (or second touchdown) may occur. Maintain the landing attitude; do not over-rotate to avoid a touchdown (or second touchdown) as a tail strike may occur. Do not raise the gear until a positive rate of climb is established and the aircraft is assured of not touching down.

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5.15.4.4. As flaps retract, raise the nose to offset tendency of the aircraft to sink.

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5.15.4.5. Clear the runway (offset), if necessary, to avoid overflying aircraft on the runway performing an initial takeoff or a touch and go. To offset, attain safe airspeed and altitude; then smoothly roll into a shallow-banked, coordinated turn. Turn approximately 20 degrees away from the runway. When well clear of the runway (enough to see traffic on takeoff roll and/or departure leg), execute another shallow turn to parallel the runway. Normally offset is performed toward the same side of the runway as inside downwind. Comply with local procedures. Add “offset” to callsign for RSU requests.

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5.15.4.6. Allow the aircraft to accelerate to between 140 and 200 KIAS, then climb or descend to 500 feet AGL until past the departure end of the runway or according to local directives.

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