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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.
Side view — the last 4,776 ft of the approach.
Plan view — the full 4,776 ft runway, to the same scale as the side view.
The 1,111 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 6 minutes and covered less than 1 nautical mile. The aircraft, a TBM 930, then departed from runway 24 at KHQM Bowerman Airport. The takeoff distance was 613 meters, which accounted for 40% of the runway. The liftoff speed was 101 knots.
The local weather conditions at the time of departure were characterized by a temperature of 10 degrees Celsius, with a wind speed of 12 knots at 210 degrees. This resulted in a crosswind of 9 knots and a headwind of 8 knots. The aircraft began its enroute climb 1 mile west of KHQM Bowerman Airport, rising from 1,001 feet above sea level to 7,792 feet above sea level, an increase of 6,791 feet, in 6 minutes and covering 19 nautical miles.
Following the climb, the aircraft entered a level cruise 3 miles northwest of Bay Center, Washington, and remained at this altitude for 2 minutes, covering 8 nautical miles. The enroute descent then commenced 2 miles east of WN88 Martin Airport Ocean Park, with the aircraft descending from 8,413 feet above sea level to 1,299 feet above sea level, a decrease of 7,114 feet, in 7 minutes and covering 23 nautical miles.
The final approach to runway 26 at KAST Astoria Regional Airport was made from the east, with the aircraft heading 283.0 degrees at 2 nautical miles and 1,263 feet above ground level. The landing on runway 26 was successful, with a touchdown distance of 326 meters, which was 70% of the runway length. The touchdown speed was 70 knots, and the touchdown rate was firm at -307 feet per minute.
The local weather conditions at the time of landing were characterized by a temperature of 9 degrees Celsius, with a wind speed of 8 knots at 340 degrees. This resulted in a crosswind of 7 knots and a headwind of 3 knots. The runway touchdown alignment was very good, but the runway rollout alignment was slightly misaligned by 11.3 meters from the centerline. The taxiing period from the runway to the parking took 8 minutes and covered less than 1 nautical mile.
In total, the flight distance was 54 nautical miles, and the flight duration was 28 minutes. The aircraft used 88 kilograms of fuel during the flight.
The TBM 930 aircraft successfully landed at KAST Astoria Regional Airport, achieving a score of 90.1%. The final approach was conducted from the east, heading 283.0° at 2 nautical miles and 1,263 feet above ground level (agl). The aircraft touched down on runway 26, which has a length of 1,456 meters.
The landing was characterized by a good threshold height, indicating that the aircraft was at the correct altitude as it approached the runway threshold. The threshold speed of 81 knots was also within the acceptable range, demonstrating the pilot's ability to manage the aircraft's speed during the approach. The touchdown distance of 326 meters was also satisfactory, indicating that the aircraft was able to maintain control and land smoothly.
The touchdown speed of 70 knots was within the acceptable range, and the touchdown rate of -307 feet per minute (fpm) was firm but not excessive. This suggests that the pilot was able to manage the aircraft's descent and landing smoothly, without applying too much or too little force.
The runway touchdown alignment was very good, indicating that the aircraft was aligned with the centerline of the runway as it touched down. However, the runway rollout alignment was slightly misaligned by 11.3 meters from the centerline, which may indicate a slight deviation in the pilot's control of the aircraft during the rollout phase.
The local weather conditions at the time of the landing were characterized by a temperature of 9°C and a wind speed of 8 knots from 340°. The crosswind component was 7 knots, while the headwind component was 3 knots. Despite these conditions, the pilot was able to manage the aircraft's approach and landing successfully, achieving a high score.
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