Definition
The section of Title 14 of the Code of Federal Regulations (14 CFR Part 91, § 91.175, paragraph (e)) that requires a pilot to execute a missed approach when an identified runway environment is not visible at the Decision Altitude (DA), Decision Height (DH), or Missed Approach Point (MAP), or whenever a landing cannot be made from a normal maneuver, or upon a directed go-around from the controlling facility.
Plain English
This is the FAA rule that tells you when you must go around on an instrument approach. If you reach the decision point and can't see the runway, or you can see it but can't land safely from where you are, or ATC tells you to go around, you must fly the missed approach.
Context Anchor
Seen in instrument approach and missed approach discussions, especially when deciding whether continuing below a required altitude is legal and safe.
Derivation
The symbol '§' is from Latin 'signum sectionis,' meaning 'sign of a section.' It marks a specific numbered paragraph in a legal document. So '§ 91.175(e)' simply means 'Section 91.175, paragraph (e)' of the federal aviation regulations.
Why Pilots Care
It establishes the exact legal trigger for going missed, protecting the pilot from descending below safe altitudes without visual references.
Grounding Statement
At the decision point on an instrument approach, § 91.175(e) is the rule that says: if the required view is not there, climb away and follow the missed approach.
Intuition Check
Do not read § 91.175(e) as just a reference number or a suggestion. It is a specific federal rule that tells a pilot when a missed approach is required.
Example Sentence 1
When the runway lights didn't come into view by minimums, the pilot executed the missed approach as required by § 91.175(e).
Example Sentence 2
The approach briefing included a reminder that § 91.175(e) governs the decision to continue or go missed at the published minimums.