If you have not received landing clearance by ACA(H), what is the prescribed procedure?

If you have not received landing clearance by ACA(H), what is the prescribed procedure?

• A. Hold and wait for clearance
• B. Go around at ACA and not below
• C. Continue inbound with the expectation of clearance
• D. Land as soon as possible

Answer: (B)

When you haven’t been cleared to land, you must not descend further or complete the approach as a landing. At the ACA(H) point you should execute a go-around and follow the published missed-approach procedure, climbing to the missed-approach altitude and proceeding as cleared. This ensures obstacle clearance and that you remain within controlled airspace until you receive proper clearance. The reason this is the appropriate action is that landing clearance is a separate clearance from simply being on the approach. You’re not authorized to land without explicit clearance, so initiating the go-around promptly prevents encroachment on airspace or traffic conflicts. You also must not descend below the published minimums until you’re re-cleared or established on the missed approach. Holding for clearance can occur in other contexts, but not as a substitute for a required go-around when no landing clearance is given. Continuing inbound with the expectation of clearance or landing as soon as possible would violate ATC instruction and safety rules.

When you haven’t been cleared to land, you must not descend further or complete the approach as a landing. At the ACA(H) point you should execute a go-around and follow the published missed-approach procedure, climbing to the missed-approach altitude and proceeding as cleared. This ensures obstacle clearance and that you remain within controlled airspace until you receive proper clearance.

The reason this is the appropriate action is that landing clearance is a separate clearance from simply being on the approach. You’re not authorized to land without explicit clearance, so initiating the go-around promptly prevents encroachment on airspace or traffic conflicts. You also must not descend below the published minimums until you’re re-cleared or established on the missed approach.

Holding for clearance can occur in other contexts, but not as a substitute for a required go-around when no landing clearance is given. Continuing inbound with the expectation of clearance or landing as soon as possible would violate ATC instruction and safety rules.