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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 5,000 ft of the approach.
Plan view — the first 5,000 ft of the 7,241 ft runway, to the same scale as the side view.
Touched down 2,181 ft past the threshold — beyond the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.
The rest of the report
The flight in question was operated by a Cessna Grand Caravan Global aircraft. The pre-flight preparations involved taxiing from the parking area to the runway, which took approximately 8 minutes and covered a distance of 2 nautical miles. The aircraft departed from runway 07L at Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport, with a takeoff distance of 58 meters, which is 2% of the runway length. The liftoff speed was 86 knots.
The local weather conditions at the time of departure were characterized by a temperature of 12 degrees Celsius, with a wind speed of 10 knots from a direction of 169 degrees. This resulted in a crosswind of 10 knots and a headwind of 2 knots. The aircraft began its enroute climb 2 miles east of the airport, rising from an altitude of 2,139 feet above sea level to 10,755 feet above sea level, an increase of 8,616 feet, in 14 minutes and covering a distance of 30 nautical miles.
The enroute level cruise phase started 3 miles northeast of New River, Arizona, and lasted for 14 minutes, covering a distance of 42 nautical miles. The aircraft then began its descent 6 miles south of Jerome, Arizona, and descended from 9,897 feet above sea level to 9,021 feet above sea level, a decrease of 876 feet, in 2 minutes and covering a distance of 5 nautical miles. This was followed by another level cruise phase, which started 1 mile southeast of Jerome and lasted for 9 minutes, covering a distance of 12 nautical miles.
The aircraft then began its descent 3 miles northwest of the A C Goodwin Memorial Field Gliderport in Prescott Valley, Arizona, and descended from 8,956 feet above sea level to 7,513 feet above sea level, a decrease of 1,442 feet, in 2 minutes and covering a distance of 3 nautical miles. The next level cruise phase started 3 miles northeast of the Prescott International Airport and lasted for 2 minutes, covering a distance of 2 nautical miles.
The aircraft then began its climb overhead the Prescott International Airport, rising from 7,015 feet above sea level to 7,964 feet above sea level, an increase of 949 feet, in 2 minutes and covering a distance of 2 nautical miles. This was followed by another level cruise phase, which started 1 mile southwest of the airport and lasted for 5 minutes, covering a distance of 2 nautical miles.
The aircraft then began its climb overhead the Prescott International Airport, rising from 8,022 feet above sea level to 11,585 feet above sea level, an increase of 3,562 feet, in 5 minutes and covering a distance of 5 nautical miles. The next descent phase started 2 miles north of Prescott Valley, and the aircraft descended from 11,720 feet above sea level to 10,025 feet above sea level, a decrease of 1,694 feet, in 3 minutes and covering a distance of 6 nautical miles.
The aircraft then began its level cruise phase 4 miles southeast of Prescott Valley, and it lasted for 5 minutes, covering a distance of 11 nautical miles. The next descent phase started 4 miles north of the A C Goodwin Memorial Field Gliderport, and the aircraft descended from 10,046 feet above sea level to 5,624 feet above sea level, a decrease of 4,422 feet, in 7 minutes and covering a distance of 4 nautical miles.
The final approach to runway 21L at the Prescott International Airport was made from the northeast, with a heading of 222.0 degrees, at a distance of 4 nautical miles and an altitude of 604 feet above ground level. The aircraft landed
The Cessna Grand Caravan Global successfully landed at KPRC Prescott International Airport - Ernest A. Love Field, but the landing was not without its challenges. The aircraft scored a 65.6% on its landing, indicating that there were some areas for improvement. The final approach to runway 21L was initiated from the north east, heading 222.0° at 4 nautical miles and 604 feet above ground level (agl).
The landing was made on a runway that was 2,207 meters long, which provided a reasonable margin for error. However, the threshold height at 140 feet agl was excessively over target, suggesting that the aircraft may have been higher than desired at the point of touchdown. The threshold speed of 67 knots was also slightly higher than the typical touchdown speed for a Cessna Grand Caravan Global.
The touchdown point was 86 meters beyond the touchdown zone, which is a significant deviation from the intended landing spot. The touchdown speed of 61 knots was lower than the threshold speed, but the touchdown rate of -359 feet per minute (fpm) was firm, indicating that the aircraft touched down with a significant amount of energy. The runway touchdown position was also significantly misaligned by 21.8 meters from the centerline, which could have contributed to the deviation from the intended landing spot.
The local weather conditions at the time of the landing were relatively calm, with a temperature of 12°C and winds of 10 knots at 169°. The crosswind component was 8 knots, while the headwind component was 6 knots. Despite the relatively calm conditions, the pilot may have struggled to maintain alignment with the runway centerline, resulting in the misaligned touchdown and rollout.
The total landing distance of 948 meters was 43% of the runway length, which is a relatively short distance considering the aircraft's size and weight. However, the runway rollout alignment was also misaligned by 26.0 meters from the centerline, which suggests that the pilot may have struggled to maintain control of the aircraft during the rollout phase.
Overall, while the Cessna Grand Caravan Global successfully landed at KPRC Prescott International Airport - Ernest A. Love Field, the landing was not without its challenges. The pilot may have benefited from additional training or practice to improve their skills in maintaining alignment with the runway centerline and controlling the aircraft during the rollout phase.
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