# AA.III.J — Go-Around/Rejected Landing — Airline Transport Pilot Airplane ACS

> AA.III.J from FAA-S-ACS-11A, including the official objective, references, notes, and 20 exact knowledge, risk-management, and skill descriptions.

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## Official Task context

- FAA document: Airline Transport Pilot and Type Rating for Airplane Category Airman Certification Standards
- Identifier: FAA-S-ACS-11A
- Published source date: November 2023
- Aircraft category: Airplane
- Certificate or rating: Airline Transport Pilot
- Area of Operation: Area of Operation III. Takeoffs and Landings
- Task: Task J. Go-Around/Rejected Landing
- Task code prefix: AA.III.J
- Official references: AIM; FAA-H-8083-2, FAA-H-8083-3, FAA-H-8083-23, FAA-H-8083-25; FSB Report (type specific); POH/AFM
- FAA source library: https://www.faa.gov/training_testing/testing/acs

## Official Task objective

To determine the applicant exhibits satisfactory knowledge, risk management, and skills associated with a go-around/rejected landing.

## Knowledge elements

- **AA.III.J.K1** — A stabilized approach, including energy management concepts.
- **AA.III.J.K2** — Effects of atmospheric conditions, including wind and density altitude, on a go-around or rejected landing.
- **AA.III.J.K3** — Wind correction techniques on takeoff/departure and approach/landing.
- **AA.III.J.K4** — Situations and considerations on approach that could require a go-around/rejected landing, including the inability to comply with a LAHSO clearance.
- **AA.III.J.K5** — Go-around/rejected landing procedures, the importance of a timely decision, and appropriate airspeed/V-speeds for the maneuver.

## Risk management elements

- **AA.III.J.R1** — Delayed recognition of the need for a go-around/rejected landing.
- **AA.III.J.R2** — Delayed performance of a go-around at low altitude.
- **AA.III.J.R3** — Power application.
- **AA.III.J.R4** — Configuring the airplane.
- **AA.III.J.R5** — Collision hazards.
- **AA.III.J.R6** — Low altitude maneuvering, including stall, spin, or controlled flight into terrain (CFIT).
- **AA.III.J.R7** — Distractions, task prioritization, loss of situational awareness, or disorientation.
- **AA.III.J.R8** — Managing a go-around/rejected landing after accepting a LAHSO clearance.

## Skills elements

- **AA.III.J.S1** — Make a timely decision to go-around/reject the landing.
- **AA.III.J.S2** — Apply the appropriate power setting for the flight condition and establish a pitch attitude necessary to obtain the desired performance.
- **AA.III.J.S3** — Establish a positive rate of climb and the appropriate airspeed/V-speed, ±5 knots.
- **AA.III.J.S4** — Configure and trim the airplane, when appropriate.
- **AA.III.J.S5** — Make radio calls as appropriate.
- **AA.III.J.S6** — Maintain the ground track, heading, or course appropriate for the conditions, or as specified by ATC or the evaluator.
- **AA.III.J.S7** — Complete the appropriate procedures and checklist(s) in a timely manner.

## Difficulty methodology

Difficulty calibration is ongoing for this Task. Observed difficulty is a privacy-thresholded check-ride.ai mock-oral practice proxy, not an FAA practical-test pass or fail rate. Underlying sample sizes and the private reporting threshold are not published.

## Official Task notes

- See Appendix 3: Aircraft, Equipment, and Operational Requirements & Limitations for information related to this Task.

## Use in practice

A mock examiner can ask a pilot to explain the published elements, apply them to the configured aircraft and airport context, identify risks, and defend a decision. Practice prompts are not represented as actual FAA examiner scripts or predictions of the questions a candidate will receive.