After two autoland failures, what state does the autoland system take?

• A. Manual control
• B. Continues in autopilot
• C. System shutdown
• D. Requires maintenance

Answer: (A)

When autoland experiences two failures, the system hands control back to the pilots and requires a manual landing. Autoland relies on multiple redundant channels, but two independent failures indicate the automated guidance can no longer be trusted to complete a safe landing. The autopilot/autoland mode is disengaged, and the crew takes full control to finish the approach and landing, using the remaining guidance and their own piloting skills.