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Add power earlier on final to cross the threshold at 134 kt; flying it on speed removes the urge to flare early.
What happened: This flight crossed the threshold at 120 kt, slow against target, then began the flare early at 70 ft. An early flare following a slow threshold speed usually lets the sink rate build back before touchdown, producing the firm touchdown recorded here.
Watch for: Airspeed indicator: 134 kt at the threshold
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: 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: sink rate 1,670 fpm, more than the glideslope needed, glideslope 5.2° against the runway's 3° and centreline 1.6° off, against a 1° limit.
The approach, gate by gate
Side view — the last 1,067 m of the approach.
Plan view — the full 1,067 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
The 99 m touchdown sits inside the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.
The rest of the report
The aircraft taxied from the parking area to runway 05R at KTYS McGhee Tyson Airport in 4 minutes, covering 1 nm.
During the departure roll on runway 05R, the takeoff run measured 1,082 m, representing 39 % of the available runway, and the aircraft lifted off at 137 kt; ambient temperature was 28 °C.
The initial climb began 1 mile west of Rockford, Tennessee, climbing from 1,987 ft asl to 5,042 ft asl, an increase of 3,055 ft achieved in 3 minutes while covering 14 nm.
A level cruise segment started 1 mile north-west of Knoxville, Tennessee, lasting 2 minutes and extending over 7 nm.
The first descent commenced 1 mile south of TN94 Robertson Farm Airport Powell, descending from 5,020 ft asl to 3,072 ft asl, a loss of 1,948 ft in 3 minutes and covering 11 nm.
A second climb was initiated 5 miles north-east of 9A2 Powell STOLport Knoxville, rising from 3,061 ft asl to 6,102 ft asl, an increase of 3,041 ft completed in 2 minutes over 7 nm.
The next cruise phase began 2 miles west of TN82 Taylor, lasting 2 minutes and spanning 8 nm.
A further descent started 2 miles north of Knoxville, descending from 6,114 ft asl to 2,380 ft asl, a decrease of 3,734 ft in 3 minutes while covering 12 nm.
For the final approach to runway 26 at KDKX Knoxville Downtown Island Airport, the aircraft approached from the east on a heading of 239.0° at 2 nm and 1,534 ft agl; temperature remained 28 °C.
Landing on runway 26, which is 1,067 m long, the aircraft touched down at 117 kt after a threshold speed of 120 kt, with a touchdown distance of 98 m and a touchdown rate of minus 521 fpm; the total landing distance recorded was 409 m, equivalent to 38 % of the runway.
Runway rollout proceeded with alignment maintained throughout the ground roll.
The aircraft taxied from the runway to the parking area in 2 minutes, covering less than 1 nm.
In total, the flight covered 64 nm, required 20 minutes of elapsed time, and consumed 386 kg of fuel.
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