Instrument Meteorological Conditions Runway Wind Shear 
Northstar VFR
MARCH 23, 2025
As an aircraft enters the traffic pattern, it begins the process of getting configured to land on the runway. As the plane descends toward the runway on final approach, it may encounter various scenarios where a safe landing cannot be assured. Animals or even objects may wander onto the runway, creating the need to go-around.
Pilot Institute
JUNE 26, 2024
These include a runway collision, porpoising, bouncing, or possible overrun. ATC can also ask for a go-around if the landing runway is unsafe or for spacing reasons. An approach is stabilized when: The aircraft is on the correct flight path, i.e., on runway centerline and glideslope. Airspeed is not less than 1.3Vso +10/-0.
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