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Old 29th Sep 2014, 18:08
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Level Attitude
 
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Sorry I don't understand as the obstruction, in the scenario, only blocks the runway after you have descended below ACH - from that point on you state you are committed to land no matter what?
ACH = Asymmetrical Committal Height. Although it may depend on aircraft type, in general a twin MEP running on only one engine will continue to descend, even on full power once fully configured for landing. If there is actually time to reconfigure the aircraft for a climb then I would suggest the ACH was not correctly selected in the first place (and should have been lower).

Including flying into the obstruction?!
Lots of options but, as with a Glide Approach in a single engine, going around is not one of them.
Land alongside runway (instead of on it), land on runway and hit obstacle at a slow speed whilst on the ground (rather than at a faster speed and still airborne), etc
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