ESSAY: TAKE OFF, LANDING, AND MANEUVERING PERFORMANCE ASSIGNMENT
Write five 300-350-word essays, each in response to questions presented by the instructor. The student must use his/her textbook and assigned readings from each module as references; no other resources are required. Each essay will be submitted as an MS Word document and include citations and a reference page with current APA formatting.
For this essay you will examine the Southwest Airlines Flight 1248 landing accident (NTSB/AAR-07/06). Explain the series of events that led to the runway overrun.
Discuss the manner in which the approach to landing and landing was flown, as well as the aircrew’s interpretation of the runway surface condition reported and what precautions should be taken for the reported condition.
Also, comment on whether the aircraft could have performed this landing safely and what they needed to do differently in order for this to occur.
Note: Your assignment will be checked for originality via the Turnitin plagiarism tool.
