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Departure
Use smaller, smoother aileron inputs to hold the climb bank angle near wings-level.
What happened: During Climb 3 the bank angle averaged 5.3°, well beyond a steady wings-level climb.
Watch for: Attitude indicator - bank angle, keeping it close to wings-level through the climb.
Arrival
Close the throttles further on short final to bring the speed back to 63 kt by the threshold.
What happened: The aircraft crossed the threshold at 76 kt, 13 kt above VREF, and the flare's sink was arrested only for the rate to build back to 173 fpm before touchdown. Excess energy carried through the flare like this usually shows up again as a bounce on contact.
Watch for: Airspeed indicator: 63 kt at the threshold
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 3,042 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
Touched down 658 m past the threshold — beyond the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.
The rest of the report
This private charter flight was conducted in a Diamond DA40NG aircraft. The taxiing process from the parking area to the runway took approximately 9 minutes and covered a distance of 5 nautical miles. The departure roll began on runway 24 at the San Bernardino International Airport (KSBD), with a takeoff distance of 197 meters, which accounted for 6% of the runway length. The aircraft lifted off at a speed of 74 knots.
The local weather conditions at the time of takeoff were characterized by a temperature of 31 degrees Celsius and a wind speed of 3 knots from a direction of 302 degrees. This resulted in a crosswind of 2 knots and a headwind of 2 knots. The enroute level cruise phase started approximately 1 mile southeast of San Bernardino and lasted for 1 minute, covering a distance of less than 1 nautical mile.
Upon arrival at the destination, the aircraft landed on runway 06 at KSBD. The threshold height at 85 feet above ground level was significantly above the target, and the threshold speed was also well above the target at 76 knots. The touchdown point was located 230 meters beyond the touchdown zone, with a touchdown speed of 66 knots and a touchdown rate of -198 feet per minute, both of which were considered good. However, the runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned by 5.9 meters from the centerline.
The local weather conditions at the time of landing were the same as those during takeoff, with a temperature of 31 degrees Celsius and a wind speed of 3 knots from a direction of 302 degrees. This resulted in a crosswind of 2 knots and a tailwind of 2 knots. The total landing distance was 1,181 meters, which accounted for 39% of the runway length. Unfortunately, the runway rollout alignment was excessively misaligned by 50.9 meters from the centerline.
In summary, the total flight distance was 8 nautical miles, and the flight duration was 6 minutes. Notably, the aircraft used 0 kilograms of fuel during the flight.
The Diamond DA40NG Private Charter aircraft successfully landed on runway 06 at KSBD San Bernardino International Airport, but with some notable deviations from the ideal landing parameters. The aircraft scored 67.9% in the landing assessment, indicating a decent performance but room for improvement.
One of the key areas of concern was the threshold height, which was significantly above the target at 85 ft agl. This suggests that the pilot may have been too high on final approach, potentially due to a lack of precision in the landing configuration or an overestimation of the aircraft's descent rate. The threshold speed was also well above the target at 76 kt, which may have contributed to the high touchdown point.
The touchdown point was 230 m beyond the touchdown zone, which is a relatively significant deviation. However, the touchdown speed of 66 kt was good, and the touchdown rate of -198 fpm was also within acceptable limits. This suggests that the pilot was able to maintain control of the aircraft and execute a smooth touchdown.
The local weather conditions were relatively calm, with a temperature of 31 °C and a wind speed of 3 kt at 302 °. The crosswind and tailwind components were minimal, which should have made the landing relatively straightforward. However, the pilot still struggled to maintain alignment with the runway centreline, with a slight misalignment of 5.9 m at touchdown and a more significant misalignment of 50.9 m during the rollout.
Overall, the landing was not without its challenges, but the pilot was able to execute a safe and controlled touchdown. With some refinement of the approach and landing technique, the pilot should be able to improve their performance and achieve a higher score.
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