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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.
Two stabilised approach gates, each with five checks, where the approach path is 1,000 ft and 500 ft above the runway.
The approach, gate by gate
Side view — the last 3,468 ft of the approach.
Plan view — the full 3,468 ft runway, to the same scale as the side view.
The 1,614 ft touchdown sits inside the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.
The rest of the report
The flight began with a taxiing period from the parking to the runway, which took 20 minutes and covered a distance of 3 nautical miles. The aircraft, a Baron, then departed from runway 27 at KIWD Gogebic Iron County Airport. The takeoff distance was 662 feet, which accounted for 10% of the runway length. The liftoff speed was 89 knots.
The local weather conditions at the time of departure were characterized by a temperature of 8°F and a wind speed of 14 knots from a direction of 280°. This resulted in a 2-knot crosswind and a 14-knot headwind. The aircraft began its enroute climb 2 miles west of KIWD Gogebic Iron County Airport, rising from an altitude of 2,222 feet above sea level to 2,700 feet in less than 1 minute, covering a distance of 1 nautical mile.
Following the initial climb, the aircraft entered a level cruise 3 miles north of Ironwood, Michigan, and remained at this altitude for 3 minutes, covering a distance of 7 nautical miles. The aircraft then began another climb 2 miles north of Bessemer, Michigan, increasing its altitude from 2,773 feet to 4,064 feet in 2 minutes, while covering a distance of 5 nautical miles.
The aircraft entered another level cruise 5 miles north of Wakefield, Michigan, and remained at this altitude for 3 minutes, covering a distance of 13 nautical miles. As the aircraft approached its destination, it began its descent 5 miles south of White Pine, Michigan, decreasing its altitude from 4,340 feet to 1,434 feet in 4 minutes, while covering a distance of 14 nautical miles.
The final approach to runway 35 at KOGM Ontonagon County Schuster Field was made from the south, with the aircraft heading 345.0° at an altitude of 794 feet above ground level and a distance of 3 nautical miles from the runway. The landing was made on runway 35, which had a length of 3,468 feet. The threshold height was good, but the threshold speed was excessively high at 92 knots.
The touchdown point was 173 feet beyond the touchdown zone, with a touchdown speed of 74 knots and a smooth touchdown rate of -120 feet per minute. The runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned by 15 feet from the centerline. The local weather conditions at the time of landing were characterized by a temperature of 16°F and a wind speed of 23 knots from a direction of 293°, resulting in a 17-knot crosswind and a 14-knot headwind.
The total landing distance was 2,326 feet, which accounted for 67% of the runway length. The runway rollout alignment was very good. The taxiing period from the runway to the parking took less than 1 minute and covered a distance of less than 1 nautical mile. The total flight distance was 49 nautical miles, and the flight duration was 22 minutes, with a fuel consumption of 81 pounds.
The aircraft in question, a Baron, successfully landed at KOGM Ontonagon County Schuster Field, with a final approach from the south. The pilot's approach was executed at a heading of 345.0°, approximately 3 nautical miles from the runway, and at an altitude of 794 feet above ground level (agl). The aircraft touched down on runway 35, which has a length of 3,468 feet.
Upon evaluation, the threshold height was deemed good, but the threshold speed was excessively high at 92 knots. This indicates that the pilot may have been able to improve their approach by reducing their speed before touchdown. The touchdown point was 173 feet beyond the touchdown zone, which suggests that the pilot may have been slightly late in initiating the flare. However, the touchdown speed of 74 knots was considered good, and the touchdown rate of -120 feet per minute (fpm) was smooth, indicating a well-executed landing.
The runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned by 15 feet from the centerline, which may have been due to a slight deviation in the pilot's approach or a slight crosswind. The local weather conditions at the time of the landing were characterized by a temperature of 16°F and a wind speed of 23 knots from 293°. This resulted in a crosswind of 17 knots and a headwind of 14 knots.
The total landing distance of 2,326 feet was 67% of the runway length, which is a relatively short distance. This suggests that the pilot was able to maintain control of the aircraft and execute a smooth landing. 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, the landing was considered successful, with a score of 93.6%. However, there were some areas for improvement, including reducing the threshold speed and improving the touchdown point alignment.
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