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Departure
On the roll, make small rudder corrections against a point at the far end of the runway to hold the centreline within 18 ft.
What happened: The takeoff roll drifted off the centreline by 18 ft, and excess bank then carried through all three climb segments. A drifted roll like this usually leads into wandering bank angle through the climb.
Watch for: Watch the heading indicator and runway centreline during the roll, and the attitude indicator for wings level through the climb.
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Arrival
Reduce power earlier on final so threshold speed decays to 98 kt, instead of carrying the excess energy into the flare.
What happened: This flight crossed the threshold 19 kt fast at 117 kt, then the flare was pumped with the pitch reversing direction several times instead of one smooth input. Crossing the threshold fast like this usually feeds into a pumped flare and a bounced touchdown.
Watch for: Airspeed indicator: 98 kt at the threshold.
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.
The approach that landed joined below the 500 ft gate, after a go-around. The gate assessed on the earlier approach is not shown - it was not the landing's.
The approach, gate by gate
Side view — the last 5,000 ft of the approach.
Plan view — the full 5,000 ft runway, to the same scale as the side view.
Touched down 3,924 ft 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 area to the runway, which took approximately 1 minute and covered less than 1 nautical mile. The aircraft, a King Air C90 GTX, then departed from runway 02R at Santos Dumont Airport (SBRJ). The takeoff distance was 1,970 feet, which accounted for 46% of the runway. The liftoff speed was 107 knots.
The local weather conditions at the time of takeoff were characterized by a temperature of 75°F and a wind speed of 11 knots at a direction of 70°. This resulted in a crosswind of 11 knots and a headwind of 3 knots. After taking off, the aircraft began its enroute climb, which started 1 mile northeast of Rio de Janeiro. The climb was from an altitude of 524 feet above sea level (asl) to 3,100 ft asl, an increase of 2,576 feet in 5 minutes, covering a distance of 11 nautical miles.
As the aircraft continued its journey, it began its enroute descent 1 mile east of Jacarepaguá - Roberto Marinho Airport (SBJR). The descent was from 3,092 ft asl to 41 ft asl, a decrease of 3,051 feet in 2 minutes, covering a distance of 6 nautical miles. However, the aircraft encountered a go-around situation 2 miles southwest of SBJR, at an altitude of 27 feet above ground level (agl).
The aircraft then attempted a final approach to landing, which began 2 miles southwest of SBJR from an altitude of 157 ft agl. However, another go-around was required at an altitude of 242 ft agl. The aircraft then approached the touchdown point, descending from 45 ft agl to 0 ft agl in 21 seconds. The touchdown speed was 104 knots, which was considered good, but the touchdown rate of -234 feet per minute (fpm) was fair. The touchdown point was excessively long, using more than 75% of the available runway.
The local weather conditions at the time of landing were characterized by a temperature of 75°F and a wind speed of 7 knots at a direction of 110°. This resulted in a crosswind of 3 knots and a headwind of 6 knots. After touchdown, the aircraft began its landing rollout, which covered a distance of 608 feet and ended at an altitude of 9 ft asl. The total flight distance was 21 nautical miles, and the flight duration was 11 minutes, with no fuel consumption reported.
The King Air C90 GTX aircraft successfully landed at Jacarepaguá - Roberto Marinho Airport in Rio De Janeiro, Brazil. The final approach to landing was initiated from a distance of 1 nautical mile, with the aircraft at an altitude of 157 feet above ground level (agl). The pilot maintained a steady descent, gradually reducing the altitude from 45 feet agl to 0 feet agl over a period of 21 seconds.
Upon approaching the touchdown point, the aircraft touched down at a speed of 104 knots, which was considered good. However, the touchdown rate of -234 feet per minute (fpm) was only fair, indicating that the aircraft could have been brought to a stop more smoothly. The touchdown point was excessively long, with the aircraft using more than 75% of the available runway.
The local weather conditions at the time of landing were favorable, with a temperature of 75°F and a wind speed of 7 knots from a direction of 110°. The crosswind component was minimal at 3 knots, while the headwind component was 6 knots. These conditions likely contributed to the smooth landing, despite the aircraft's excessive use of runway length.
Following touchdown, the aircraft underwent a landing rollout, during which it maintained an altitude of 9 feet above sea level (asl). The distance covered during the rollout was 608 feet, indicating that the aircraft took some time to come to a complete stop. Overall, the landing was successful, but there is room for improvement in terms of touchdown rate and runway utilization.
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