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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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Two stabilised approach gates, each with five checks, where the approach path is 305 m and 152 m above the runway.
At the 305 m gate: sink rate above what the glideslope needed.
The approach, gate by gate
Side view — the last 1,524 m of the approach.
Plan view — the first 1,524 m of the 1,737 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
The 439 m touchdown sits inside the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.
The rest of the report
The flight took off from runway 07 at Falcone–Borsellino Airport in Palermo, Sicily, with a takeoff distance of 696 meters, which was 23% of the runway length. The aircraft lifted off the ground at a speed of 114 knots. The local weather conditions at the time of takeoff were quite warm, with a temperature of 28 degrees Celsius, and a gentle headwind of 9 knots, which slightly offset the crosswind of 7 knots blowing from the north 30° direction.
As the aircraft climbed away from the airport, it began its enroute climb, reaching an altitude of 3,962 meters in just 10 minutes while covering a distance of 19 nautical miles. The climb involved rising by 3,642 meters from its initial altitude of 320 meters above sea level. This section of the flight, starting overhead the airport and continuing towards the southeast of Purgatorio, Sicily, was the initial phase of the enroute level cruise.
After the initial climb, the aircraft transitioned into a prolonged level cruise that lasted 16 minutes and covered 64 nautical miles. This phase of the flight allowed the aircraft to reach a steady altitude, maintain a constant speed, and make progress towards its destination. The aircraft then began its descent towards Pantelleria, Sicily, after reaching a point 19 miles north of the city.
During the descent, the aircraft fell by 3,575.5 meters from an altitude of 4,127 meters above sea level to 551 meters above sea level in just 9 minutes, covering a distance of 20 nautical miles. The descent was carried out over Pantelleria, Sicily, and set the aircraft up for its final approach to runway 26 at Pantelleria Airport.
The final approach to runway 26 at Pantelleria Airport from the east took place with the aircraft heading at 257.0 degrees. The aircraft was 3 nautical miles away from the airport at an altitude of 362.3 meters above ground level when it began its final approach. The approach was executed with the aircraft's threshold height being good, but the touchdown speed was higher than the target speed of 114 knots, at 124 kt. Despite this, the touchdown distance was acceptable and measured 440 meters. The touchdown speed was a little fast, but the touchdown rate was very firm, measured at -1.5 meters per second.
Upon landing, the aircraft's runway touchdown position was misaligned by 8 meters from the centerline, but the runway touchdown alignment was very good. The total landing distance was 806 meters, which was 46% of the runway length. The local weather conditions at the time of landing were slightly warmer than at the time of takeoff, with a temperature of 25 degrees Celsius and a gentle tailwind of 6 knots and a crosswind of 4 knots.
Following the landing, the aircraft taxied to the parking area from the runway, taking a mere 1 minute to cover less than 1 nautical mile. In total, the flight distance covered was 111 nautical miles, with a flight duration of 49 minutes. Notably, the aircraft consumed 429 kilograms of fuel during the flight.
The aircraft landing in question was on an ATR 72, which successfully landed at LICG Pantelleria Airport, utilizing runway 26. Given the final approach altitude of 362.3 meters above ground level (agl) and a distance of 3 nautical miles from the threshold, the pilot's handling and control of the aircraft's descent demonstrated adequate precision.
As the ATR 72 approached the runway, it aligned itself with the heading of 257.0 degrees, allowing for a relatively straightforward landing. The threshold height was found to be satisfactory, which enabled the pilot to smoothly transition the aircraft onto the runway. However, upon analysis, it became apparent that the threshold speed of 124 kt was significantly above the target speed, which indicated some possible inefficiencies in the landing operation.
Upon touchdown, the aircraft exhibited a good landing distance of 440 meters. Notably, the touchdown speed of 114 kt was a bit higher than recommended, which might contribute to a slightly firmer touchdown rate of -1.5 m/s. Despite this, the crew managed to control the aircraft effectively and maintained good runway touchdown position, albeit slightly off-centre by approximately 8 meters from the centreline.
Observations of the local weather revealed that it was relatively calm, with a temperature of 25 °C, a light breeze from 40° at 7 kt, producing both a crosswind of 4 kt and a mild tailwind of 6 kt. The aircraft's total landing distance of 806 meters accounted for 46% of the available runway length of 1,737 meters.
Lastly, a positive aspect of the landing was observed to be the runway rollout alignment, which was reported as being very good. This indicates that the crew's efforts to maintain control and stability during the landing phase were successful, and the aircraft was effectively rolled out along the runway without any deviations.
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