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Departure
Make small rudder corrections against a fixed point at the far end of the runway to hold the centreline during the roll.
What happened: The aircraft drifted 42 m off the runway centreline during the ground roll, and wing drift like that usually keeps reappearing as bank in the climb, with 3.8° of bank in the first climb segment and 5.2° still showing in the second.
Watch for: Heading indicator: steady on the runway centreline during the roll, then wings level through the climb.
Arrival
Reduce power earlier on final so threshold speed settles at 67 kt instead of carrying it into the flare.
What happened: You crossed the threshold at 117 kt, well above the 67 kt target speed, and that excess speed was still showing at touchdown. Crossing the threshold fast usually carries straight through to a fast touchdown.
Watch for: Airspeed indicator against 67 kt on short final.
Every knot above Vref is stored kinetic energy, and energy stored at the threshold must be dissipated in ground effect before the aeroplane will stop flying. Because kinetic energy scales with the square of speed, the excess you must dissipate grows fast. At a 45-knot approach, five knots hot is over a tenth more speed and roughly a quarter more energy to get rid of in ground effect. This is why the fix is never in the flare. It was decided three miles earlier, on final, at the airspeed indicator.
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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 300 ft above the runway. The 1,000 ft gate was not assessed, because the approach did not join final that far out.
At the 300 ft gate: off the centreline.
The approach, gate by gate
Side view — the last 1,524 m of the approach.
Plan view — the first 1,524 m of the 2,395 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
The 485 m touchdown sits inside the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.
The rest of the report
The TBM 930 aircraft departed from Luxembourg-Findel International Airport, runway 06, with a takeoff distance of 575 meters, which accounted for 14% of the total runway length. The aircraft lifted off at a speed of 102 kt, and with the local weather conditions of 10 °C temperature and a slight headwind, the flight began its enroute climb.
As the aircraft climbed from 2,227 ft asl to 3,533 ft asl, it covered less than 1 nm in under 1 minute, achieving an increase of 1,306 ft. The aircraft then cruised at a level for 2 minutes, covering 4 nm. The next climb phase started over Canach, where the aircraft increased its altitude from 4,483 ft asl to 8,052 ft asl, a rise of 3,569 ft in 2 minutes, covering 5 nm.
After descending from 8,054 ft asl to 6,932 ft asl in 2 minutes, covering 4 nm, the aircraft began to climb again over Ayl. This climb phase was more challenging, with the aircraft increasing its altitude from 6,937 ft asl to 8,058 ft asl, a rise of 1,121 ft in 3 minutes, covering 12 nm. Following this, the aircraft entered another level cruise phase, lasting 19 minutes, covering 82 nm as it flew over Welschbillig.
The final descent phase began 1 mile west of Duesseldorf, where the aircraft decreased its altitude from 8,123 ft asl to 1,655 ft asl, a drop of 6,468 ft in 3 minutes, covering 5 nm. After landing on runway 05R at Düsseldorf Airport, the aircraft touched down slightly beyond the touchdown zone, with a speed of 88 kt, which was excessively fast, and a touchdown rate of -246 fpm, which was fair. The landing distance covered 805 m, accounting for 34% of the runway length.
Following a successful landing, the aircraft taxied to the parking area, covering less than 1 nm in 4 minutes. The total flight distance was 124 nm, taking a total of 40 minutes, with the aircraft consuming 0 kg of fuel throughout the flight.
The TBM 930 aircraft has completed its landing at EDDL Düsseldorf Airport, with a scoring percentage of 74.8%. The approach to runway 05R was from the southwest, aligning with a heading of 15.0° at 1 nautical mile and 955 feet above ground level.
The pilot demonstrated a smooth landing performance, though with some notable deviations from ideal conditions. The threshold height, or the aircraft's altitude at the moment of touching down, was slightly above the target, which could have led to a potentially longer landing distance if not compensated for. Conversely, the threshold speed, which is a critical factor in determining the length of the landing roll, was excessively high at 117 kt, indicating a need for pilots to optimize their approach speeds to reduce the risk of extending the landing distance.
A touchdown point 172 meters beyond the designated touchdown zone is considered slightly beyond ideal conditions. A touchdown speed of 88 kt is also excessively high and, combined with a touchdown rate of -246 feet per minute, indicates that the aircraft touched down fairly aggressively, albeit within a fair range.
The crosswind of 6 kt and headwind of 10 kt, with the wind blowing at 20°, did not seem to significantly impact the aircraft's ability to land within the designated runway. However, a runway touchdown position that was merely 6.7 meters from the centerline indicates some slight misalignment of the aircraft with the runway.
The total landing distance covered by the aircraft was 805 meters, representing 34% of the runway length. A slightly off-centerline runway rollout alignment by 8.4 meters from centerline is noted.
Overall, the landing performance has been assessed fairly, given that the TBM 930 aircraft operated within reasonable limits in this instance. The pilots' ability to adapt to a variety of environmental factors, while demonstrating general proficiency in landing techniques, suggests a positive evaluation of their skills under pressure.
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