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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: 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.
The approach, gate by gate
Side view — the last 5,000 ft of the approach.
Plan view — the first 5,000 ft of the 6,233 ft runway, to the same scale as the side view.
The 558 ft touchdown sits inside 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 5 minutes and covered a distance of 1 nautical mile. The aircraft, a TBM 930, then departed from runway 18 at Colonel James Jabara Airport (KAAO) in Wichita, Kansas. The takeoff distance was 1,415 feet, which accounted for 23% of the runway. The aircraft lifted off at a speed of 107 knots.
As the aircraft climbed away from the airport, it encountered local weather conditions of 90°F temperature and a wind of 30 knots at 170 degrees. The crosswind component was 9 knots, while the headwind component was 29 knots. The enroute climb started overhead KAAO, with the aircraft ascending from 1,826 feet above sea level to 13,120 feet above sea level, an increase of 11,294 feet in 10 minutes and covering a distance of 42 nautical miles.
Following the climb, the aircraft entered a level cruise phase, starting 11 miles south of Cottonwood Falls Airport (9K0). This phase lasted for 28 minutes and covered a distance of 70 nautical miles. The aircraft then began its descent, starting 3 miles northwest of Flory Private Airport (SN21), and descended from 13,169 feet above sea level to 7,306 feet above sea level, a decrease of 5,863 feet in 3 minutes and covering a distance of 14 nautical miles.
The aircraft then entered another level cruise phase, starting 1 mile west of Linwood, Kansas, and lasted for 9 minutes, covering a distance of 27 nautical miles. The descent phase started 3 miles southwest of Dunham Private Airport (79MU), and the aircraft descended from 7,322 feet above sea level to 2,792 feet above sea level, a decrease of 4,530 feet in 4 minutes and covering a distance of 6 nautical miles.
The final approach to runway 19 at Charles B. Wheeler Downtown Airport (KMKC) was made from the north, heading 191.0 degrees at 4 nautical miles and 2,042 feet above ground level. The landing was made on runway 19, which had a length of 6,233 feet. The threshold height was good, but the threshold speed was too high at 82 knots. The touchdown distance was good at 553 feet, but the touchdown speed of 76 knots was fast, and the touchdown rate was hard at -466 feet per minute.
The runway touchdown position was misaligned by 38 feet from the centreline, and the local weather conditions were 90°F temperature and a wind of 17 knots at 190 degrees. The crosswind component was 1 knot, while the headwind component was 17 knots. The total landing distance was 971 feet, which accounted for 16% of the runway. The runway rollout alignment was slightly misaligned by 41 feet from the centreline.
The taxiing period from the runway to the parking took 1 minute and covered a distance of less than 1 nautical mile. The total flight distance was 165 nautical miles, taking 63 minutes, and the aircraft used 325 pounds of fuel.
The TBM 930 aircraft successfully landed at the Charles B. Wheeler Downtown Airport (KMKC) on runway 19, achieving an overall score of 85.8%. The final approach was initiated from the north, heading 191.0° at a distance of 4 nautical miles and an altitude of 2,042 feet above ground level (agl).
Upon landing, the aircraft touched down on the runway, with a touchdown distance of 553 feet, which was considered good. However, the touchdown speed of 76 knots was slightly higher than ideal, indicating that the pilot may have been able to flare the aircraft more effectively to achieve a smoother touchdown. The touchdown rate was also hard, at -466 feet per minute (fpm), which may have resulted in a slightly bumpy ride for the passengers.
One notable issue with the landing was the misalignment of the runway touchdown position, which was off-centerline by 38 feet. This may have been due to a combination of factors, including wind conditions and pilot error. The local weather conditions at the time of the landing were characterized by a temperature of 90°F and a wind speed of 17 knots from 190°, resulting in a headwind component of 17 knots and a crosswind component of 1 knot.
The total landing distance of 971 feet was relatively short, accounting for only 16% of the runway length. However, the runway rollout alignment was slightly misaligned by 41 feet from the centerline, which may have been a result of the pilot's difficulty in maintaining a straight course during the rollout phase.
Overall, while the landing was successful, there were several areas for improvement, including a higher-than-ideal touchdown speed, a hard touchdown rate, and a misaligned runway touchdown position. These issues highlight the importance of proper pilot training and adherence to standard operating procedures to ensure safe and efficient landings.
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