C-2A Greyhound Carrier Landing Pattern NATOPS page 322 of the numbered pages at the above URL. TEXT is from the excerpt graphic below:
C-2A NATOPS Carrier Approach Technique Excerpt
"...When the meatball appears in the center of the mirror, reduce power to approximately 1,000 horsepower to start a rate of descent that will keep the meatball centered. Report sidenumber, meatball, model and state.
Glideslope corrections should be made early to maintain a centered meatball and optimum angle of attack. Control altitude with power, and angle of attack with the elevators. Once lineup(sic). Make necessary correction immediately, but smoothly. Keep the aircraft on the glideslope and centerline all the way down. Do not flare. Fly the aircraft right onto the deck.
WARNING
Maintain approach power upon touchdown. Do not move power levers into the taxi range until the aircraft has come to a complete stop. If a bolter occurs and the power levers were inadvertently placed in the taxi range, moderate to heavy forward pressure on power levers, while against the stop detents, will prevent depressing the power levers into the flight range. A firm downward thrust must be applied to the power levers to position them in the flight range permitting power to be added...."
PDF for the Carrier Landing Graphic on page 322 of the C-2A NATOPS above reference attached.