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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 1,524 m of the approach.
Plan view — the first 1,524 m of the 2,155 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
Touched down 701 m past the threshold — beyond the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.
The rest of the report
The flight began with the Beechcraft King Air 350 taxiing from the parking area to the runway at VOHS Rajiv Gandhi International Airport. This process took approximately 2 minutes and covered a distance of less than 1 nautical mile. The aircraft then departed from runway 09R, with a takeoff distance of 1,151 meters, which accounted for 27% of the runway. The liftoff speed was recorded at 116 knots.
The local weather conditions at the time of departure were characterized by a temperature of 28 degrees Celsius, with a wind speed of 7 knots at a direction of 120 degrees. This resulted in a crosswind of 4 knots and a headwind of 6 knots. The aircraft began its enroute climb 2 miles east of the airport, rising from an altitude of 3,042 feet above sea level to 12,361 feet above sea level, an increase of 9,319 feet in 10 minutes, covering a distance of 33 nautical miles.
Following the initial climb, the aircraft entered a level cruise phase, which started 14 miles southeast of Bhongir. This phase lasted for 67 minutes, during which the aircraft covered a distance of 236 nautical miles. The enroute descent began 8 miles southeast of Balod, with the aircraft descending from 12,334 feet above sea level to 3,334 feet above sea level, a decrease of 8,999 feet in 9 minutes, covering a distance of 34 nautical miles.
The aircraft then entered another level cruise phase, which started 6 miles south of Raipur and lasted for 2 minutes, covering a distance of 5 nautical miles. The final approach to runway 06 at VERP Raipur was made from the southwest, with the aircraft heading at 64.0 degrees at a distance of 2 nautical miles and an altitude of 1,734 feet above ground level.
The landing on runway 06 at VERP Raipur was characterized by a runway length of 2,155 meters. The threshold height was good, but the threshold speed was excessively high at 130 knots. The touchdown point was 281 meters beyond the touchdown zone, with a touchdown speed of 111 knots, which was considered fast. The touchdown rate was good at -168 feet per minute. However, the runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned by 4.2 meters from the centerline.
The local weather conditions at the time of landing were characterized by a temperature of 24 degrees Celsius, with a wind speed of 2 knots at a direction of 120 degrees. This resulted in a crosswind of 2 knots and a headwind of 1 knot. The total landing distance was 1,162 meters, which accounted for 54% of the runway. The runway rollout alignment was slightly misaligned by 10.0 meters from the centerline.
The flight concluded with the aircraft taxiing to the parking area from the runway, which took approximately 1 minute and covered a distance of less than 1 nautical mile. The total flight distance was 314 nautical miles, with a total flight time of 97 minutes. The aircraft used a total of 499 kilograms of fuel during the flight.
The Beechcraft King Air 350 aircraft successfully landed at Raipur's VERP airport, achieving an overall score of 86.3%. The final approach to runway 06 was initiated from the southwest, with a heading of 64.0° at 2 nautical miles and 1,734 feet above ground level (agl). The aircraft's descent onto the runway was smooth, with a good threshold height, but the threshold speed was excessively high at 130 knots, indicating a potential issue with the aircraft's approach configuration.
Upon touchdown, the aircraft landed 281 meters beyond the designated touchdown zone, which is a significant deviation from the intended landing spot. The touchdown speed of 111 knots was also faster than recommended, suggesting that the pilot may have been unable to arrest the aircraft's descent in time. However, the touchdown rate of -168 feet per minute (fpm) was good, indicating that the aircraft's rate of descent was well-controlled.
The local weather conditions at the time of landing were favorable, with a temperature of 24°C and a light wind of 2 knots at 120°. The crosswind component was minimal at 2 knots, and the headwind component was 1 knot, which should not have significantly impacted the landing. The runway length of 2,155 meters was sufficient for the aircraft to land safely, but the slightly misaligned runway touchdown position by 4.2 meters from the centerline may have contributed to the deviation from the intended landing spot.
The total landing distance of 1,162 meters was 54% of the runway length, which is within acceptable limits. However, the runway rollout alignment was slightly misaligned by 10.0 meters from the centerline, indicating that the pilot may have struggled to maintain a straight course during the rollout phase. Overall, while the landing was successful, there are areas for improvement, particularly with regards to the threshold speed and touchdown speed.
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