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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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Two stabilised approach gates, each with six checks at 1,000 ft and 500 ft above the runway.
The approach, gate by gate
Side view — the last 1,716 m of the approach.
Plan view — the first 1,716 m of the 3,195 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
Touched down 1,319 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 13 minutes and covered a distance of 3 nautical miles. The aircraft, a PC-12, then departed from runway 23 at Toronto Lester B. Pearson International Airport (CYYZ). The takeoff distance was 1,232 meters, which accounted for 39% of the runway. The liftoff speed was 97 knots, and the local weather conditions were characterized by a temperature of -12°C, with a wind speed of 17 knots at 300°.
As the aircraft climbed, it started to ascend from 1,566 feet above sea level to 3,523 feet above sea level, an increase of 1,957 feet in just 2 minutes, covering a distance of 6 nautical miles. This enroute climb phase began 2 miles southwest of CYYZ. Following the climb, the aircraft entered a level cruise phase, which lasted for 2 minutes and covered another 6 nautical miles. This phase started 2 miles southwest of Alderwood, Ontario.
The enroute descent phase began 2 miles east of New Toronto, Ontario, and involved a descent from 3,092 feet above sea level to 263 feet above sea level, a decrease of 2,830 feet in 4 minutes, covering a distance of 3 nautical miles. The aircraft then performed a go-around at CYYZ, touching down at 0 feet above ground level.
The final approach to runway 23 at CYYZ was made from the northeast, heading 226.0° at 4 nautical miles and 988 feet above ground level. However, the landing was not without issues. The threshold height was significantly above the target, and the threshold speed was excessively high at 108 knots. The touchdown point was 886 meters beyond the touchdown zone, and the touchdown speed was a little fast at 84 knots. The touchdown rate was perfect at 17 feet per minute, but the runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned by 3.4 meters from the centreline.
The local weather conditions during the landing phase were characterized by a temperature of -13°C, with a wind speed of 13 knots at 300°. The crosswind was 12 knots, and the headwind was 4 knots. The total landing distance was 1,607 meters, which accounted for 50% of the runway. The runway rollout alignment was excessively misaligned by 90.1 meters from the centreline.
The flight concluded with a taxiing period from the runway to the parking, which took 5 minutes and covered a distance of less than 1 nautical mile. The total flight distance was 35 nautical miles, and the flight duration was 39 minutes. The aircraft used 151 kilograms of fuel during the flight.
The aircraft in question, a PC-12, successfully landed at Toronto Lester B. Pearson International Airport (CYYZ) on runway 23. However, the landing was not without its issues, as the pilot scored a 70.4% on the landing. The final approach was initiated from the northeast, heading 226.0° at 4 nautical miles and 988 feet above ground level (agl).
Upon landing, the pilot encountered several challenges. The threshold height at 85 feet agl was significantly above the target, indicating that the aircraft was higher than desired when reaching the runway threshold. Additionally, the threshold speed was excessively high at 108 knots, which is above the recommended speed for landing. This could have put additional stress on the aircraft and potentially compromised the safety of the landing.
The touchdown point was 886 meters beyond the touchdown zone, which is a significant deviation from the intended landing spot. The touchdown speed of 84 knots was also a little fast, although the touchdown rate of 17 feet per minute (fpm) was perfect. This suggests that the pilot was able to control the descent and touchdown smoothly, but may have been a bit too aggressive in the approach.
The local weather conditions at the time of the landing were quite challenging, with a temperature of -13°C and a wind of 13 knots at 300°. The crosswind component was 12 knots, while the headwind component was 4 knots. These conditions would have required the pilot to make adjustments to the approach and landing to compensate for the wind.
The total landing distance was 1,607 meters, which is 50% of the runway length. This is a relatively long landing distance, indicating that the pilot may have been a bit too slow in the approach or may have been affected by the wind conditions. The runway rollout alignment was also excessively misaligned by 90.1 meters from the centreline, which could have made the landing more difficult and potentially compromised the safety of the aircraft.
Overall, while the pilot was able to successfully land the aircraft, there were several areas for improvement. With practice and experience, the pilot should be able to refine their skills and achieve a more precise and controlled landing.
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