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Track the centreline through touchdown using small rudder corrections against a point at the far end of the runway.
What happened: The aircraft touched down off the centreline at 13 m, and drifting off centreline at touchdown usually carries through into the rollout, as it did here with alignment reaching 42 m.
Watch for: Watch runway centreline position, keeping deviation inside the limit through touchdown and rollout.
There are several things that can go wrong during the flare, carrying too much speed over the threshold, starting the flare at the wrong height and inconsistent flight control inputs, all contribute to a poor flare resulting in a hard touchdown or a float down the runway.
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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: seven 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. These checks are the approach's score.
At the 500 ft gate: wings 12° of bank, against a 10° limit.
The approach, gate by gate
Side view — the last 1,639 m of the approach.
Plan view — the first 1,639 m of the 2,521 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
Touched down 687 m past the threshold — beyond the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.
The rest of the report
Taxiing from the parking area to the runway at Paphos International Airport (LCPH) took approximately 3 minutes, covering less than 1 nautical mile. The Phenom 300E then departed from runway 29, utilizing 58% of the available runway length, with a takeoff distance of 1,556 meters. The aircraft lifted off at a speed of 125 knots, with a local temperature of 22°C and a wind of 6 knots at 345°.
As the aircraft climbed away from Paphos, it reached an altitude of 45,012 feet above sea level, an increase of 44,038 feet in 11 minutes, covering a distance of 66 nautical miles. The enroute climb phase was followed by a level cruise, which lasted 40 minutes and covered 1,061 nautical miles. The aircraft then began its descent, reducing its altitude from 45,003 feet to 3,319 feet in 15 minutes, covering 187 nautical miles. A brief level cruise phase followed, lasting 2 minutes and covering 6 nautical miles. The final descent phase saw the aircraft reduce its altitude from 3,302 feet to 419 feet in 5 minutes, covering 12 nautical miles.
The Phenom 300E then began its final approach to runway 22R at Nice-Côte d'Azur Airport (LFMN), from the north-east, heading 221.0° at 1 nautical mile and 404 feet above ground level. The aircraft landed on the runway, with a touchdown point 267 meters beyond the touchdown zone, at a speed of 99 knots. The touchdown rate was fair at -231 feet per minute, and the runway touchdown position was misaligned by 10.6 meters from the centerline. The total landing distance was 1,554 meters, 62% of the available runway length. The aircraft then rolled out, with a significant misalignment of 42.6 meters from the centerline. The total flight distance was 1,336 nautical miles, taking 76 minutes, and the aircraft used 1,468 kilograms of fuel.
The aircraft touched down on runway 22R at LFMN Nice-Côte d'Azur Airport, with a threshold height that met expectations. The threshold speed of 112 kt was well within the acceptable range, indicating a smooth and controlled approach. As the aircraft made contact with the runway, the touchdown speed of 99 kt was also satisfactory, suggesting a well-executed landing.
However, the touchdown characteristics revealed some room for improvement. The touchdown point was located 267 m beyond the touchdown zone, indicating a slightly long touchdown. The touchdown rate of -231 fpm was fair, but could be optimized for a smoother landing. Furthermore, the runway touchdown position was misaligned by 10.6 m from the centreline, which may have contributed to the slightly long touchdown.
The rollout phase was marked by a significant misalignment from the centreline, with the aircraft deviating by 42.6 m. This may have been influenced by the crosswind and tailwind conditions, which were 7 kt and 3 kt respectively. Despite these challenges, the total landing distance of 1,554 m was within 62% of the runway length, indicating a relatively controlled rollout. Overall, the landing scored 81.0%, reflecting a good but not exceptional performance.
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