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Departure
Rotate sooner, bringing the nose up at 125 kt rather than letting speed build further.
What happened: You lifted off at 157 kt against a rotation target of 125 kt, rotating late in the ground roll.
Watch for: Watch airspeed and rotate at the target of 125 kt.
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Arrival
Apply steady, continuous back pressure through the flare to arrest the sink smoothly and hold the normal profile, rather than letting it drift.
What happened: The flare did not hold its target profile, with the sink most arrested at 0.5 ft, and this flight then touched down at 487 fpm of sink - a firm arrival. An unsettled flare profile like this usually carries through to a firmer touchdown.
Watch for: Vertical speed indicator: a smooth, steadily decreasing sink rate through the flare to touchdown.
Arrive slow and the sink rate at the threshold is already above schedule, the flare is short because there is no energy to extend it, and the touchdown is hard in a way that feels exactly like a late flare. Diagnosing a slow arrival as a late flare is the catastrophic misread: you respond by flaring earlier, which bleeds more speed, which makes the next one worse. The tiebreaker is threshold speed against VRef, not feel. Never diagnose a flare without it.
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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.
The approach, gate by gate
Side view — the last 5,000 ft of the approach.
Plan view — the first 5,000 ft of the 9,791 ft runway, to the same scale as the side view.
Touched down 2,053 ft past the threshold — beyond the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.
The rest of the report
The flight in question was a journey from Tokyo Haneda International Airport (RJTT) to Hiroshima Airport (RJOA), covering a distance of 345 nm. The aircraft, a model C750, taxied from the parking area to the runway for departure, taking around 5 minutes to cover less than 1 nm.
Upon clearing the necessary procedures, the aircraft began its departure roll on runway 22, with a takeoff distance of 3,600 ft, which accounted for 44% of the available runway length. The liftoff speed was 157 kt. The local weather conditions at the time were characterized by a temperature of 64 °F and a very light wind blowing at 1 kt from 270 degrees, effectively resulting in a negligible crosswind and headwind component.
The enroute climb started shortly after takeoff, approximately 1 mile south-west of RJTT, and reached a maximum altitude of 43,018 ft. This vertical gain of 41,971 ft took 17 minutes to accomplish, with the aircraft covering a horizontal distance of 115 nm. Following the enroute climb, the aircraft entered its level cruise phase, the first instance of which began around 7 miles north-west of Nakatsugawa and lasted for 11 minutes. During this time, the aircraft flew 93 nm.
Over a series of smaller level cruise phases, the aircraft then prepared for its enroute descent, starting approximately 8 miles north-west of Kameoka. This descent took 19 minutes and resulted in a decrease of 38,880 ft in altitude, with the aircraft covering 122 nm. Subsequently, the aircraft levelled off for brief periods on multiple occasions: once 3 miles north-west of Onomichi (lasting 8 minutes) and another time 4 miles north-west of Mihara (lasting just 1 minute).
The final approach was made to runway 28 at RJOA, approaching from the east at an angle of 269.0 °, at a height of 1,069 ft agl and a distance of 1 nm from the aerodrome. However, during touchdown, the aircraft experienced some issues, as it landed excessively early at 609 ft beyond the touchdown zone. At the same time, the plane landed at a speed of 148 kt, which was also in excess of allowed values, while the touchdown speed was calculated to be excessively fast. Moreover, the runway touchdown position was misaligned by 59 ft from the centreline. The local weather at landing time featured a similar temperature and wind conditions as seen at departure.
Following the landing, the total landing distance covered was 3,965 ft, which accounted for 40% of the runway length. After an unstable runway rollout, the aircraft continued to deviate significantly from the centreline, by 76 ft, following landing. Upon completing all post-landing procedures, the aircraft taxiied to the nearest parking area in approximately 2 minutes.
In summary, the flight between Tokyo Haneda International Airport and Hiroshima Airport took 64 minutes and burned 2,039 lbs of fuel during its journey, which covered a distance of 345 nm.
The aircraft, C750, has recorded a notable landing performance at RJOA Hiroshima Airport. The final approach to runway 28 from the east, heading 269.0°, was at an altitude of 1,069 ft above ground level (agl) and a distance of 1 nautical mile (nm) from the runway. This positioning suggests that the pilot has executed a standard instrument approach procedure (IAP) to ensure a safe and controlled descent.
However, upon landing, the aircraft's performance was found to be less than optimal. The threshold height at 118 ft agl was excessively higher than the target, which indicates that the pilot did not maintain the recommended approach glide slope. Furthermore, the threshold speed was recorded at 161 kt, exceeding the target speed, suggesting that the pilot might have been in an accelerated approach mode.
The aircraft touched down 609 ft beyond the designated touchdown zone, which is a significant departure from the intended landing spot. The touchdown speed of 148 kt was also found to be excessively fast, which may lead to increased friction and stress on the aircraft's landing gear. Notably, the touchdown rate of -553 fpm was recorded as very hard, suggesting a steep and potentially unforgiving rate of descent. This can be attributed to the excessive sink rate, which may have resulted from poor approach control or inadequate power management.
A review of the airport's conditions at the time of the landing reveals that the temperature was 59°F and the wind was minimal, with a velocity of 1 kt from a direction of 270°. The crosswind component was negligible, and the headwind component was moderate at 1 kt. These favorable weather conditions are unlikely to have contributed to the aircraft's suboptimal landing performance.
Upon analyzing the total landing distance of 3,965 ft, which covers about 40% of the runway length, it becomes evident that the aircraft's landing performance falls short of expectations. Furthermore, the runway rollout alignment was found to be significantly misaligned by 76 ft from the centreline, which indicates a potential for loss of directional control and increased risk of runway excursion.
In summary, the landing performance of aircraft C750 at RJOA Hiroshima Airport suggests that the pilot might not have maintained optimal control and management during the approach and landing phases. A detailed debriefing with the pilot is essential to identify the root cause of these issues and implement corrective actions to improve future landing performance.
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