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Preparing for a stable approach will give you time to decide on whether to attempt the landing or going around. Too much altitude with a high sink rate will result in carrying too much speed onto the runway. Configuring flaps and the gear late also won't help the speed decay.
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The threshold, the flare and the hold-off. The approach that led to it is the stabilisation gates below.
One stabilised approach gate: five checks where the approach path is 500 ft above the runway. The 1,000 ft gate was not assessed, because the approach did not join final that far out.
Side view — the last 1,524 m of the approach.
Plan view — the first 1,524 m of the 3,142 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
Touched down 609 m past the threshold — beyond the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.
The rest of the report
The flight began with a quick taxiing process from the parking area to the runway, taking less than a minute and covering a distance of less than a nautical mile. The aircraft, a Beechcraft King Air 350, then departed from runway 34C at LOWG Graz Airport, a small airport in Austria. The takeoff distance was 593 meters, which is 22% of the runway length. The liftoff speed was 108 knots, and the local weather conditions were favorable, with a temperature of 6°C and no wind.
As the aircraft climbed out of LOWG Graz Airport, it began its enroute climb, which started overhead the Feldkirchen bei Graz area. The climb was steep, with an increase of 5,696 feet in just 3 minutes, covering a distance of 6 nautical miles. The aircraft then leveled off and entered a cruise phase, which lasted for 71 minutes and covered a distance of 265 nautical miles. This cruise phase took the aircraft northeast of Weitendorf, another location in Austria.
The enroute descent phase began 8 miles north of Orasac, a town in Croatia. The descent was steep, with a decrease of 3,511 feet in just 2 minutes, covering a distance of 7 nautical miles. The aircraft then leveled off again and entered another cruise phase, which lasted for 6 minutes and covered a distance of 15 nautical miles. This cruise phase took place overhead Orasac.
The final descent phase began 11 miles southwest of Cavtat, another town in Croatia. The descent was relatively shallow, with a decrease of 611 feet in just 2 minutes, covering a distance of 4 nautical miles. The aircraft then leveled off again and entered another cruise phase, which lasted for 5 minutes and covered a distance of 11 nautical miles. This cruise phase took place 9 miles southwest of Cavtat.
The final approach to runway 29 at LDDU Dubrovnik Ruđer Bošković Airport was made from the southeast, heading 319.0° at a distance of 3 nautical miles and an altitude of 1,668 feet above ground level. The landing was made on runway 29, which is 3,142 meters long. However, the threshold height was above the target, and the threshold speed was too high at 121 knots.
The touchdown point was 172 meters beyond the touchdown zone, and the touchdown speed was 103 knots, which is considered fast. The touchdown rate was good at -164 feet per minute, and the runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned by 4.8 meters from the centerline. The local weather conditions were favorable, with a temperature of 14°C and a wind of 6 knots at 220°.
The total landing distance was 1,086 meters, which is 35% of the runway length. The runway rollout alignment was very good. The taxiing process from the runway to the parking area took 1 minute and covered a distance of less than 1 nautical mile. The total flight distance was 314 nautical miles, and the flight duration was 99 minutes. The aircraft used 534 kilograms of fuel during the flight.
The Beechcraft King Air 350 successfully landed at LDDU Dubrovnik Ruđer Bošković Airport, but the landing was not without its issues. The aircraft scored 88.6% on its landing, indicating a decent performance but room for improvement. The final approach to runway 29 was initiated from the south east, heading 319.0° at a distance of 3 nautical miles and an altitude of 1,668 feet above ground level.
Upon landing, the aircraft touched down 172 meters beyond the designated touchdown zone, which is a significant deviation. The touchdown speed of 103 knots was also higher than desired, indicating that the pilot may have been unable to fully arrest the aircraft's descent. However, the touchdown rate of -164 feet per minute was good, suggesting that the pilot was able to maintain control of the aircraft during the landing.
The threshold height at 70 feet above ground level was above the target, and the threshold speed was too high at 121 knots. These issues may have contributed to the aircraft's deviation from the touchdown zone and the high touchdown speed. The runway touchdown position was also slightly misaligned by 4.8 meters from the centerline, which may have been due to the pilot's inability to accurately align the aircraft with the runway.
The local weather conditions at the time of the landing were relatively calm, with a temperature of 14°C and a wind speed of 6 knots from 220°. The crosswind component was 6 knots, while the headwind component was 1 knot. These conditions were not particularly challenging, and the pilot should have been able to maintain control of the aircraft during the landing.
The total landing distance of 1,086 meters was 35% of the runway length, which is a relatively short distance. However, the runway rollout alignment was very good, indicating that the pilot was able to maintain control of the aircraft during the rollout phase of the landing. Overall, while the landing was not perfect, the pilot demonstrated good control of the aircraft during the rollout phase, and with some adjustments to the approach and touchdown, the pilot may be able to improve the overall score of the landing.
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