# PA.IX.G — Approach and Landing with an Inoperative Engine (Simulated)(AMEL, AMES) — Private Pilot Airplane ACS

> PA.IX.G 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 G. Approach and Landing with an Inoperative Engine (Simulated)(AMEL, AMES)
- Task code prefix: PA.IX.G
- Official references: FAA-H-8083-2, FAA-H-8083-3, FAA-H-8083-25; FAA-P-8740-66; 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 approach and landing with an engine inoperative, including engine failure on final approach.

## Knowledge elements

- **PA.IX.G.K1** — Factors affecting minimum controllable speed (VMC).
- **PA.IX.G.K2** — VMC (red line) and best single-engine rate of climb airspeed (VYSE) (blue line).
- **PA.IX.G.K3** — How to identify, verify, feather, and secure an inoperative engine.
- **PA.IX.G.K4** — Importance of drag reduction, including propeller feathering, gear and flap retraction, the manufacturer’s recommended control input and its relation to zero sideslip.
- **PA.IX.G.K5** — Applicant responsibilities during simulated feathering.

## Risk management elements

- **PA.IX.G.R1** — Potential engine failure inflight or during an approach.
- **PA.IX.G.R2** — Collision hazards.
- **PA.IX.G.R3** — Configuring the airplane.
- **PA.IX.G.R4** — Low altitude maneuvering, including stall, spin, or controlled flight into terrain (CFIT).
- **PA.IX.G.R5** — Distractions, task prioritization, loss of situational awareness, or disorientation.
- **PA.IX.G.R6** — Possible single-engine go-around.

## Skills elements

- **PA.IX.G.S1** — Promptly recognize an engine failure and maintain positive aircraft control.
- **PA.IX.G.S2** — Set the engine controls, reduce drag, identify and verify the inoperative engine, and simulate feathering of the propeller on the inoperative engine (evaluator should then establish zero thrust on the inoperative engine).
- **PA.IX.G.S3** — Use flight controls in the proper combination as recommended by the manufacturer, or as required to maintain best performance, and trim as required.
- **PA.IX.G.S4** — Follow the manufacturer’s recommended emergency procedures and complete the appropriate checklist.
- **PA.IX.G.S5** — Monitor the operating engine and aircraft systems and make adjustments as necessary.
- **PA.IX.G.S6** — Maintain the manufacturer’s recommended approach airspeed +10/-5 knots, in the landing configuration with a stabilized approach, until landing is assured.
- **PA.IX.G.S7** — Make smooth, timely, and correct control application before, during, and after touchdown.
- **PA.IX.G.S8** — Touch down on the first one-third of available runway/landing surface, with no drift, and the airplane’s longitudinal axis aligned with and over the runway center or landing path.
- **PA.IX.G.S9** — Maintain directional control and appropriate crosswind correction throughout the approach and landing.
- **PA.IX.G.S10** — 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 and 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.