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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 1,025 m of the approach.
Plan view — the full 1,025 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
The 100 m 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 14 minutes and covered a distance of 2 nautical miles. The aircraft, a P180, then departed from runway 04R at Nice-Côte d'Azur Airport, with a takeoff distance of 1,154 meters, which accounted for 39% of the runway. The liftoff speed was 115 knots.
The local weather conditions at the time of departure were characterized by a temperature of 10°C, with a wind speed of 13 knots at 320°. The crosswind component was 13 knots, while the headwind component was 1 knot. The aircraft then began its enroute climb, starting 1 mile south of Nice, and climbed from an altitude of 552 feet above sea level to 25,605 feet, an increase of 25,053 feet, in 14 minutes and covering a distance of 46 nautical miles.
The enroute level cruise started overhead Albenga, Italy, and lasted for 15 minutes, covering a distance of 75 nautical miles. The aircraft then began its enroute descent, starting overhead Tromello, Italy, and descended from 24,998 feet to 6,138 feet, a decrease of 18,860 feet, in 9 minutes and covering a distance of 43 nautical miles. The enroute level cruise started again overhead Casalzuigno, Italy, and lasted for 2 minutes, covering a distance of 4 nautical miles.
The aircraft then began its final descent, starting 1 mile northwest of Induno Olona, Italy, and descended from 6,137 feet to 4,066 feet, a decrease of 2,070 feet, in 2 minutes and covering a distance of 6 nautical miles. The enroute level cruise started again overhead Caslano, Switzerland, and lasted for 2 minutes, covering a distance of 3 nautical miles. The aircraft then began its final descent, starting overhead Sorengo, Switzerland, and descended from 3,569 feet to 1,672 feet, a decrease of 1,896 feet, in 2 minutes and covering a distance of 3 nautical miles.
The final approach to runway 01 at Lugano Airport was made from the south, with a heading of 10.0°, at an altitude of 754 feet above ground level, and a distance of 2 nautical miles from the runway. The landing was made on runway 01, which had a length of 1,025 meters. The threshold height was good, and the threshold speed was slightly below the target at 108 knots.
The touchdown distance was good at 100 meters, and the touchdown speed was 106 knots, which was also good. However, the touchdown rate was very heavy at -773 feet per minute. The runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned by 4.2 meters from the centerline. The local weather conditions at the time of landing were characterized by a temperature of 22°C, with a wind speed of 4 knots at 247°. The crosswind component was 3 knots, while the tailwind component was 2 knots.
The total landing distance was 551 meters, which accounted for 54% of the runway. 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 185 nautical miles, and the flight duration was 55 minutes. The aircraft used 174 kilograms of fuel during the flight.
The aircraft, FFX P180 03 01, successfully landed on runway 01 at LSZA Lugano Airport with a score of 88.4%. The final approach was initiated from the south, heading 10.0° at 2 nautical miles and 754 feet above ground level (agl). The aircraft's approach was characterized by a good threshold height, indicating that the pilot maintained a safe altitude above the runway threshold.
Upon touchdown, the aircraft's threshold speed was slightly below the target speed of 108 knots, which is a desirable outcome as it suggests that the pilot was able to control the aircraft's descent and touchdown speed effectively. The touchdown distance of 100 meters was also good, indicating that the pilot was able to maintain a stable approach and touchdown. The touchdown speed of 106 knots was also within acceptable limits, further indicating a well-executed landing.
However, the touchdown rate was very heavy at -773 feet per minute (fpm), which may indicate that the pilot could have benefited from a more gradual descent rate. A steeper descent rate can increase the risk of a hard landing or even a bounced landing. Additionally, the runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned by 4.2 meters from the centerline, which may require some adjustments to the pilot's approach and landing technique.
The local weather conditions at the time of the landing were favorable, with a temperature of 22°C and a wind speed of 4 knots at 247°. The crosswind component was 3 knots, and the tailwind component was 2 knots, which is relatively minimal and should not have significantly impacted the landing. The total landing distance of 551 meters was 54% of the runway length, which is a reasonable distance considering the aircraft's size and weight.
Finally, the runway rollout alignment was very good, indicating that the pilot was able to maintain control of the aircraft during the rollout phase and align the aircraft with the centerline of the runway. Overall, while there were some areas for improvement, the pilot's landing was generally well-executed, and the aircraft was able to come to a safe stop on the runway.
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