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Work on the flare
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.
Side view — the last 1,524 m of the approach.
Plan view — the first 1,524 m of the 1,973 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
Touched down 892 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 to the runway, which took 9 minutes and covered a distance of 1 nautical mile. The aircraft, a FFX P180, then departed from runway 03R at Athens Eleftherios Venizelos International Airport (LGAV). The takeoff distance was 913 meters, which accounted for 27% of the runway. The aircraft lifted off at a speed of 132 knots.
The local weather conditions at the time of takeoff were characterized by a temperature of 16 degrees Celsius and a wind speed of 7 knots from a direction of 140 degrees. The crosswind component was 7 knots, while the tailwind component was 2 knots. The aircraft then began its enroute climb, starting 1 mile southwest of Artemida, Attica, Greece. The climb took 8 minutes and covered a distance of 13 nautical miles, during which the aircraft ascended from an altitude of 1,334 feet above sea level to 17,418 feet above sea level, an increase of 16,084 feet.
Following the enroute climb, the aircraft entered a level cruise phase, which started 10 miles south of Marmarion, Central Greece. This phase lasted for 18 minutes and covered a distance of 79 nautical miles. The aircraft then began its enroute descent, starting 19 miles west of Agios Kirykos, North Aegean, Greece. The descent took 10 minutes and covered a distance of 36 nautical miles, during which the aircraft descended from an altitude of 17,460 feet above sea level to 3,020 feet above sea level, a decrease of 14,440 feet.
The aircraft then entered another level cruise phase, which started 7 miles south of Marathokampos, North Aegean, Greece. This phase lasted for 2 minutes and covered a distance of 4 nautical miles. The aircraft then began its final descent, starting 11 miles south of Marathokampos. The descent took 3 minutes and covered a distance of 8 nautical miles, during which the aircraft descended from an altitude of 2,963 feet above sea level to 973 feet above sea level, a decrease of 1,990 feet.
The aircraft then entered a final level cruise phase, which started 7 miles south of Samos Island Airport (LGSM). This phase lasted for 5 minutes and covered a distance of 8 nautical miles. The aircraft then began its final approach to runway 09 at LGSM Samos Airport, approaching from the east at a heading of 104.0 degrees and an altitude of 567 feet above ground level.
The landing on runway 09 at LGSM Samos Airport was characterized by a touchdown point that was 350 meters beyond the touchdown zone. The touchdown speed was 121 knots, which was good, but the touchdown rate was hard at -433 feet per minute. The runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned by 3.1 meters from the centerline. The local weather conditions at the time of landing were characterized by a temperature of 16 degrees Celsius and a wind speed of 4 knots from a direction of 175 degrees. The crosswind component was 4 knots, while the headwind component was 1 knot.
The total landing distance was 1,170 meters, which accounted for 59% 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 152 nautical miles, and the flight took 63 minutes to complete. The aircraft used 255 kilograms of fuel during the flight.
The aircraft, FFX P180 03 01, successfully landed on runway 09 at LGSM Samos Airport, but with some notable deviations from the ideal landing parameters. The final approach was initiated from the east, heading 104.0° at an altitude of 567 feet above ground level (agl) and 0 nautical miles from the runway.
Upon landing, the aircraft touched down 350 meters beyond the designated touchdown zone, which is a significant deviation from the target. The touchdown speed of 121 knots was within the acceptable range, indicating that the pilot maintained control and managed the descent effectively. However, the touchdown rate of -433 feet per minute (fpm) was considered hard, suggesting that the pilot may have applied excessive braking or reverse thrust.
The threshold height at 127 feet agl was excessively over the target, and the threshold speed of 152 knots was also higher than desired. These deviations suggest that the pilot may have been experiencing difficulties with the approach, possibly due to the local weather conditions or the aircraft's performance characteristics.
The local weather at the time of the landing was characterized by a temperature of 16°C and a wind speed of 4 knots from 175°. The crosswind component was 4 knots, while the headwind component was 1 knot. These conditions may have contributed to the deviations from the ideal landing parameters.
Despite the deviations, the runway rollout alignment was very good, indicating that the pilot maintained control and stability during the rollout phase. The total landing distance of 1,170 meters was 59% of the runway length, which is within the acceptable range. Overall, while the landing was not perfect, the pilot demonstrated good control and management of the aircraft during the approach and rollout phases.
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