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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 1,462 m of the approach.
Plan view — the full 1,462 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
Touched down 586 m past the threshold — beyond the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.
The rest of the report
The flight began with a departure roll from runway 33 at Josephs Airport, where the aircraft, a Cessna 208B, accelerated down the 390-meter runway, covering 28% of its length. The takeoff distance was sufficient, and the aircraft lifted off at a speed of 76 knots. The local weather conditions at the time of departure were characterized by a temperature of -1°C, with a wind blowing at 9 knots from a direction of 313°. The crosswind component was minimal, at 1 knot, while the headwind component was 8 knots.
As the aircraft climbed away from the airport, it began its enroute climb 1 mile south of Georgetown, Delaware. The climb was steep, with the aircraft ascending from an initial altitude of 1,067 feet above sea level to a maximum altitude of 11,212 feet, an increase of 10,145 feet in just 12 minutes. The climb covered a distance of 21 nautical miles.
Following the climb, the aircraft entered a level cruise, which lasted for 200 minutes and covered a distance of 478 nautical miles. This phase of the flight took place 2 miles west of the G W Farm Airport in Denton, Delaware.
As the aircraft approached its destination, it began its enroute descent 1 mile northeast of Webster Lake North Webster in Indiana. The descent was rapid, with the aircraft descending from an altitude of 10,687 feet to 4,168 feet in just 7 minutes, covering a distance of 20 nautical miles.
The aircraft then entered another level cruise, this time lasting 23 minutes and covering 54 nautical miles. This phase of the flight took place 2 miles east of Middlebury, Indiana.
The final descent began 3 miles northeast of Walle Field in Pullman, Michigan, where the aircraft descended from an altitude of 3,377 feet to 2,281 feet in just 4 minutes, covering a distance of 8 nautical miles.
The final approach to runway 23 at South Haven Area Regional Airport was made from the northeast, with the aircraft heading 224.0° at an altitude of 1,618 feet above ground level and a distance of 4 nautical miles from the runway threshold. The local weather conditions at the time of landing were characterized by a temperature of -12°C, with a wind blowing at 11 knots from a direction of 259°. The crosswind component was 6 knots, while the headwind component was 9 knots.
The landing was made on runway 23, which had a length of 1,462 meters. The threshold height was good, but the threshold speed was too high at 96 knots. The touchdown point was 152 meters beyond the touchdown zone, and the touchdown speed was too fast at 83 knots. However, the touchdown rate was fair at -232 feet per minute, and the runway touchdown alignment was perfect.
The total landing distance was 835 meters, which was 57% of the runway length. The runway rollout alignment was very good, and the aircraft taxied to the parking area from the runway in just 2 minutes, covering a distance of less than 1 nautical mile.
The total flight distance was 587 nautical miles, and the flight duration was 258 minutes. The aircraft used a total of 635 kilograms of fuel during the flight.
The Cessna 208B aircraft successfully landed at KLWA South Haven Area Regional Airport, but there were some areas for improvement. The final approach was conducted from the north east, heading 224.0° at 4 nautical miles and 1,618 feet above ground level (agl). The aircraft maintained a good threshold height, but the threshold speed was too high at 96 knots, indicating that the pilot may have been able to flare the aircraft more effectively to reduce the touchdown speed.
Upon touchdown, the aircraft landed 152 meters beyond the touchdown zone, which is a relatively long distance. The touchdown speed of 83 knots was also too fast, suggesting that the pilot may have been able to reduce the rate of descent and touchdown speed. However, the touchdown rate of -232 feet per minute (fpm) was considered fair, indicating that the pilot was able to control the rate of descent to some extent.
The runway touchdown alignment was perfect, which is a testament to the pilot's skill and attention to detail. The local weather conditions were also taken into account, with a temperature of -12°C and wind speeds of 11 knots at 259°. The crosswind component was 6 knots, while the headwind component was 9 knots, which may have affected the aircraft's performance during the landing.
The total landing distance of 835 meters was 57% of the runway length, which is a relatively long distance. However, the runway rollout alignment was very good, indicating that the pilot was able to maintain control of the aircraft during the rollout phase. Overall, while there were some areas for improvement, the pilot demonstrated good skills and attention to detail during the landing.
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