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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 3,034 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
The 239 m touchdown sits inside the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.
The rest of the report
The flight began with taxiing from the parking area to the runway at LEVX Vigo Airport, which took approximately 1 minute and covered less than 1 nautical mile. The aircraft, a Cessna C172, then departed from runway 19, with a takeoff distance of 414 meters, which accounted for 17% of the runway. The liftoff speed was 63 knots.
The local weather conditions at the time of departure were characterized by a temperature of 15°C, with a wind speed of 1 knot from 270°. This resulted in a crosswind of 1 knot and a headwind of 0 knots. The aircraft then began its enroute climb, starting 1 mile south of LEVX Vigo Airport, and climbed from an altitude of 1,451 feet above sea level to 4,290 feet above sea level, an increase of 2,839 feet, in 6 minutes and covering 10 nautical miles.
Following the initial climb, the aircraft entered a level cruise, starting 3 miles northeast of Valenza, Distrito de Viana do Castelo, Portugal. This cruise phase lasted for 16 minutes and covered 33 nautical miles. The aircraft then began its descent, starting overhead Barqueiros, Distrito de Braga, Portugal, and descended from 3,993 feet above sea level to 3,382 feet above sea level, a decrease of 611 feet, in 2 minutes and covering 4 nautical miles.
The aircraft then entered another level cruise, starting 1 mile southeast of Estela, Distrito do Porto, Portugal, and lasted for 2 minutes, covering 3 nautical miles. This was followed by another descent, starting overhead Argivai, Distrito do Porto, Portugal, and descended from 2,826 feet above sea level to 1,567 feet above sea level, a decrease of 1,259 feet, in 2 minutes and covering 3 nautical miles.
The final approach to runway 17 at LPPR Francisco de Sá Carneiro Airport was made from the north, with a heading of 169.0° at 4 nautical miles and 1,372 feet above ground level. The landing was made on runway 17, which had a length of 3,034 meters. The threshold height at 63 feet above ground level was above the target, and the threshold speed was slightly above target at 74 knots.
The touchdown point was 181 meters beyond the touchdown zone, and the touchdown speed was 74 knots, which was excessively fast. The touchdown rate was very hard at -558 feet per minute. The runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned by 5.0 meters from the centreline. The local weather conditions at the time of landing were characterized by a temperature of 16°C, with a wind speed of 1 knot from 270°, resulting in a crosswind of 1 knot and a headwind of 0 knots.
The total landing distance was 829 meters, which accounted for 27% of the runway. The runway rollout alignment was slightly misaligned by 9.6 meters from the centreline. The aircraft then taxied to the parking area from the runway, which took approximately 3 minutes and covered less than 1 nautical mile.
The total flight distance was 60 nautical miles, and the flight duration was 39 minutes. The aircraft used 20 kilograms of fuel during the flight.
The Cessna C172 aircraft successfully landed at LPPR Francisco de Sá Carneiro Airport, but the landing was not without its issues. The final approach to runway 17 was initiated from the north, with the aircraft heading 169.0° at a distance of 4 nautical miles and an altitude of 1,372 feet above ground level (agl). The aircraft's performance during the landing was evaluated, and it scored 84.3%.
Upon landing, the aircraft touched down 181 meters beyond the designated touchdown zone, which indicates that the pilot may have misjudged the distance to the runway. The touchdown speed of 74 knots was also excessively fast, which can be a safety concern. Furthermore, the touchdown rate was very hard, at -558 feet per minute (fpm), which can put excessive stress on the aircraft's landing gear.
The runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned by 5.0 meters from the centerline, which may have been due to a slight deviation in the pilot's alignment during the landing. The local weather conditions at the time of the landing were relatively calm, with a temperature of 16°C and a wind speed of 1 knot from 270°. The crosswind component was minimal, at 1 knot, while the headwind component was zero.
The total landing distance of 829 meters was 27% of the runway length, which is a relatively short distance. However, the runway rollout alignment was also slightly misaligned by 9.6 meters from the centerline, which may indicate that the pilot did not maintain a consistent alignment during the rollout phase.
Overall, while the Cessna C172 aircraft successfully landed at LPPR Francisco de Sá Carneiro Airport, there were several areas for improvement, including the pilot's ability to judge the distance to the runway, the touchdown speed, and the alignment during the rollout phase.
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