# PA.IX.B — Emergency Approach and Landing (Simulated) (ASEL, ASES) — Private Pilot Airplane ACS

> PA.IX.B from FAA-S-ACS-6C, including the official objective, references, notes, and 21 exact knowledge, risk-management, and skill descriptions.

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## Official Task context

- FAA document: Private Pilot for Airplane Category Airman Certification Standards
- Identifier: FAA-S-ACS-6C
- Published source date: November 2023
- Aircraft category: Airplane
- Certificate or rating: Private Pilot
- Area of Operation: Area of Operation IX. Emergency Operations
- Task: Task B. Emergency Approach and Landing (Simulated) (ASEL, ASES)
- Task code prefix: PA.IX.B
- Official references: FAA-H-8083-2, FAA-H-8083-3, FAA-H-8083-25; 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 emergency approach and landing procedures.

## Knowledge elements

- **PA.IX.B.K1** — Immediate action items and emergency procedures.
- **PA.IX.B.K2** — Airspeed, including:
- **PA.IX.B.K2a** — a. Importance of best glide speed and its relationship to distance
- **PA.IX.B.K2b** — b. Difference between best glide speed and minimum sink speed
- **PA.IX.B.K2c** — c. Effects of wind on glide distance
- **PA.IX.B.K3** — Effects of atmospheric conditions on emergency approach and landing.
- **PA.IX.B.K4** — A stabilized approach, including energy management concepts.
- **PA.IX.B.K5** — Emergency Locator Transmitters (ELTs) and other emergency locating devices.
- **PA.IX.B.K6** — Air traffic control (ATC) services to aircraft in distress.

## Risk management elements

- **PA.IX.B.R1** — Altitude, wind, terrain, obstructions, gliding distance, and available landing distance considerations.
- **PA.IX.B.R2** — Following or changing the planned flightpath to the selected landing area.
- **PA.IX.B.R3** — Collision hazards.
- **PA.IX.B.R4** — Configuring the airplane.
- **PA.IX.B.R5** — Low altitude maneuvering, including stall, spin, or controlled flight into terrain (CFIT).
- **PA.IX.B.R6** — Distractions, task prioritization, loss of situational awareness, or disorientation.

## Skills elements

- **PA.IX.B.S1** — Establish and maintain the recommended best glide airspeed, ±10 knots.
- **PA.IX.B.S2** — Configure the airplane in accordance with the Pilot's Operating Handbook (POH)\Airplane Flight Manual (AFM) and existing conditions.
- **PA.IX.B.S3** — Select a suitable landing area considering altitude, wind, terrain, obstructions, and available glide distance.
- **PA.IX.B.S4** — Plan and follow a flightpath to the selected landing area considering altitude, wind, terrain, and obstructions.
- **PA.IX.B.S5** — Prepare for landing as specified by the evaluator.
- **PA.IX.B.S6** — Complete the appropriate checklist(s).

## 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 2: Safety of Flight.

## 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.