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Fixing the bounce
Fast at the threshold, normal flare, and the runway seems to refuse the aircraft. The instinctive fix - pushing it on - causes the next one. A fast aircraft forced onto the runway touches nosewheel-first or nearly so. The tell is a touchdown that feels soft followed by a bounce that steepens. Pilots fix the bounce recovery; the cause was the 10 knots at the threshold.
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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 2,140 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
Touched down 705 m past the threshold — beyond 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, which took 5 minutes and covered a distance of 1 nautical mile. The aircraft, a Piper PA-24-250 Comanche, then departed from runway 20 at KUZA Rock Hill - York County Airport. The takeoff distance was 554 meters, which was 33% of the runway length. The liftoff speed was 76 knots.
The local weather conditions at the time of departure were a temperature of 17°C, with a wind speed of 13 knots at 260°. The crosswind component was 12 knots, while the headwind component was 5 knots. The aircraft then began its enroute climb, starting 1 mile south of KUZA Rock Hill - York County Airport, and climbed from 1,198 feet above sea level to 1,811 feet above sea level, an increase of 614 feet, in 1 minute and covering 2 nautical miles.
The enroute level cruise started overhead Newport, South Carolina, and lasted for 3 minutes, covering 4 nautical miles. The aircraft then began another enroute climb, starting 1 mile east of SC08 Bethel-Lake Wylie Airport, and climbed from 1,629 feet above sea level to 5,420 feet above sea level, an increase of 3,791 feet, in 5 minutes and covering 7 nautical miles.
The enroute level cruise started overhead Clover, South Carolina, and lasted for 27 minutes, covering 51 nautical miles. The aircraft then began its enroute descent, starting 2 miles north of Tryon, North Carolina, and descended from 5,637 feet above sea level to 4,126 feet above sea level, a decrease of 1,511 feet, in 3 minutes and covering 7 nautical miles.
The enroute level cruise started 1 mile south of Dana, North Carolina, and lasted for 3 minutes, covering 5 nautical miles. The aircraft then began another enroute descent, starting 1 mile north-east of Balfour, North Carolina, and descended from 3,751 feet above sea level to 2,678 feet above sea level, a decrease of 1,073 feet, in 2 minutes and covering 5 nautical miles.
The final approach to runway 35 at KAVL Asheville Regional Airport was from the south-east, heading 340.0°, at 1 nautical mile and 513 feet above ground level. However, a go-around was initiated at 0 feet above ground level. The aircraft then landed on runway 35, with a touchdown point 285 meters beyond the touchdown zone. The touchdown speed was 66 knots, which was a little fast, while the touchdown rate was good at -165 feet per minute.
The local weather conditions at the time of landing were a temperature of 18°C, with a wind speed of 19 knots at 320°. The crosswind component was 7 knots, while the headwind component was 18 knots. The total landing distance was 1,003 meters, which was 47% of the runway length. The runway rollout alignment was excessively misaligned by 129.8 meters from the centreline.
The flight then ended with taxiing to the parking area from the runway, which took 6 minutes and covered less than 1 nautical mile. The total flight distance was 88 nautical miles, taking 60 minutes, and the aircraft used 33 kilograms of fuel.
The aircraft in question, a Piper PA-24-250 Comanche, successfully landed on runway 35 at KAVL Asheville Regional Airport. The final approach was initiated from the southeast, heading 340.0° at 1 nm and 513 ft above ground level (agl). The pilot executed a good threshold height, but unfortunately, the threshold speed was excessively high at 89 kt, which may indicate a slight miscalculation or overcorrection during the approach.
Upon touchdown, the aircraft landed 285 m beyond the touchdown zone, which is a significant deviation from the ideal position. The touchdown speed of 66 kt was a little fast, and the touchdown rate of -165 fpm was good, indicating a controlled descent. However, the runway touchdown position was excessively misaligned by 129.8 m from the centreline, which may have been caused by a crosswind or a miscalculation during the approach.
The local weather conditions at the time of landing were moderate, with a temperature of 18 °C and a wind speed of 19 kt at 320°. The crosswind component was 7 kt, while the headwind component was 18 kt. These conditions may have contributed to the misaligned touchdown and rollout.
The total landing distance was 1,003 m, which is 47% of the runway length. This is a relatively short landing distance, considering the runway length of 2,140 m. However, the runway rollout alignment was also excessively misaligned by 129.8 m from the centreline, which may indicate a loss of control during the rollout phase.
Overall, the landing was successful, but there were several areas for improvement, including the excessive threshold speed, misaligned touchdown and rollout, and slightly fast touchdown speed. With some adjustments to the approach and landing technique, the pilot can improve the overall performance and safety of the landing.
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