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A 'balked landing' refers to
Choices
any landing that wasn't smooth.
Smooth/rough is unrelated to balked.
✓ an aborted landing executed at low altitude.correct
often after touchdown or near touchdown) when conditions become unsafe. full power, pitch up, retract drag in stages, climb out and re-enter pattern. Same as a go-around but initiated very late. Balked landing = aborted landing very low or after touchdown. Most often after a bounce that's too high to recover, an unexpected obstruction (animal on runway), or windshear at the threshold. Procedure: full power, pitch for Vy or Vx as appropriate (positive climb attitude), retract flaps in stages, retract gear after positive climb. Identical to a go-around — terminology emphasizes the late timing.
landing on the wrong runway.
Wrong runway is a runway incursion, not balked landing.
landing with the wind.
Downwind landing is a separate concept.
Why
often after touchdown or near touchdown) when conditions become unsafe. full power, pitch up, retract drag in stages, climb out and re-enter pattern. Same as a go-around but initiated very late. Balked landing = aborted landing very low or after touchdown. Most often after a bounce that's too high to recover, an unexpected obstruction (animal on runway), or windshear at the threshold. Procedure: full power, pitch for Vy or Vx as appropriate (positive climb attitude), retract flaps in stages, retract gear after positive climb. Identical to a go-around — terminology emphasizes the late timing.
FAA source: AFH Ch 9; AFH Chapter 9 — Approaches and Landingsbrowse the reference library →
Original study question written for this course — representative of FAA knowledge-test topics, not an actual current FAA exam question.