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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.
The approach, gate by gate
Side view — the last 1,524 m of the approach.
Plan view — the first 1,524 m of the 2,130 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
Touched down 693 m past the threshold — beyond the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.
The rest of the report
The flight began with a taxiing period from the parking area to the runway, which took 10 minutes and covered a distance of 1 nautical mile. The aircraft, a Cessna Longitude, then departed from runway 21 at KGYR Phoenix Goodyear Airport. The takeoff distance was 694 meters, which accounted for 36% of the runway. The liftoff speed was 128 knots, and the local weather conditions at the time of departure were characterized by a temperature of 34 degrees Celsius and a wind speed of 11 knots from a direction of 218 degrees.
As the aircraft climbed away from the airport, it began its enroute climb, which started overhead KGYR Phoenix Goodyear Airport. The climb took 17 minutes and covered a distance of 84 nautical miles, during which the aircraft ascended from an altitude of 1,985 feet above sea level to 44,361 feet above sea level, an increase of 42,376 feet. Following the enroute climb, the aircraft entered a level cruise phase, which started 10 miles east of 33AZ Yolo Ranch Airport and lasted for 42 minutes. During this period, the aircraft covered a distance of 290 nautical miles.
The enroute cruise phase was followed by a descent, which began 16 miles east of 2Q9 Dyer Airport. The descent took 22 minutes and covered a distance of 153 nautical miles, during which the aircraft descended from an altitude of 44,102 feet above sea level to 19,084 feet above sea level, a decrease of 25,018 feet. The aircraft then entered another level cruise phase, which started 3 miles northwest of Sunnyside-Tahoe City and lasted for 3 minutes. This phase covered a distance of 23 nautical miles.
The final level cruise phase was followed by a descent, which began 2 miles south of O79 Sierraville Dearwater Sierraville. The descent took 10 minutes and covered a distance of 15 nautical miles, during which the aircraft descended from an altitude of 18,794 feet above sea level to 6,903 feet above sea level, a decrease of 11,892 feet. The aircraft then began its final approach to runway 11 at KTRK Truckee Tahoe Airport, which was located to the west.
The final approach was characterized by a heading of 108.0 degrees at an altitude of 957 feet above ground level and a distance of 1 nautical mile from the runway. The aircraft landed on runway 11, which had a length of 2,130 meters. The threshold height at 66 feet above ground level was above the target, and the threshold speed was too high at 134 knots. The touchdown point was 280 meters beyond the touchdown zone, and the touchdown speed was 111 knots, which was a little fast. The touchdown rate was fair at -265 feet per minute, and the runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned by 6.0 meters from the centerline.
The local weather conditions at the time of landing were characterized by a temperature of 12 degrees Celsius. The total landing distance was 1,276 meters, which accounted for 60% of the runway. The runway rollout alignment was very good. The total flight distance was 577 nautical miles, and the flight duration was 100 minutes. The aircraft used 1,655 kilograms of fuel during the flight.
The Cessna Longitude aircraft successfully landed at KTRK Truckee Tahoe Airport, but with some areas for improvement. The final approach was initiated from the west, heading 108.0° at 1 nm and 957 ft above ground level (agl). The aircraft touched down on runway 11, which has a length of 2,130 meters.
However, there were some discrepancies in the landing performance. The threshold height at 66 ft agl was above the target, indicating that the aircraft may have been slightly high on its approach. Additionally, the threshold speed was too high at 134 kt, suggesting that the pilot may have been unable to slow the aircraft down sufficiently before touchdown.
The touchdown point was 280 meters beyond the touchdown zone, which is a significant deviation from the intended landing spot. Furthermore, the touchdown speed of 111 kt was a little fast, and the touchdown rate of -265 fpm was only fair. This suggests that the pilot may have been unable to control the aircraft's descent rate effectively.
In terms of alignment, the runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned by 6.0 meters from the centerline. This may have been due to a slight deviation in the pilot's approach path or a miscalculation of the aircraft's position.
The local weather conditions at the time of landing were characterized by a temperature of 12°C, which may have affected the aircraft's performance. Despite these challenges, the pilot was able to bring the aircraft to a stop within a reasonable distance, with a total landing distance of 1,276 meters, which is 60% of the runway length.
One positive aspect of the landing was the runway rollout alignment, which was very good. This suggests that the pilot was able to maintain control of the aircraft during the rollout phase and bring it to a stop safely. Overall, while there were some areas for improvement, the pilot was able to successfully land the aircraft at KTRK Truckee Tahoe Airport.
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