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Fixing the bounce
Fast at the threshold, normal flare, and the runway seems to refuse the aircraft. The instinctive fix - pushing it on - causes the next one. A fast aircraft forced onto the runway touches nosewheel-first or nearly so. The tell is a touchdown that feels soft followed by a bounce that steepens. Pilots fix the bounce recovery; the cause was the 10 knots at the threshold.
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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 1,651 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
The 280 m 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 area to the runway, which took 10 minutes and covered a distance of 3 nautical miles. The aircraft, a Piper PA-24-250 Comanche, then departed from runway 22 at LFLP Annecy Haute-Savoie Mont Blanc Airport. The takeoff distance was 622 meters, which accounted for 55% of the runway length. The liftoff speed was 71 knots.
The local weather conditions at the time of departure were characterized by a temperature of 16°C and a wind speed of 10 knots at a direction of 10°. This resulted in a crosswind of 5 knots and a tailwind of 9 knots. The aircraft then began its enroute climb, starting 1 mile south of Poisy, and climbed from an altitude of 2,445 feet above sea level to 3,940 feet above sea level, an increase of 1,495 feet, in just 2 minutes and covering a distance of 4 nautical miles.
Following the climb, the aircraft entered a level cruise phase, which lasted for 2 minutes and covered a distance of 4 nautical miles, starting overhead Boussy. The enroute descent then began 1 mile southwest of Massingy, and the aircraft descended from 3,926 feet above sea level to 1,889 feet above sea level, a decrease of 2,037 feet, in 3 minutes and covering a distance of 6 nautical miles.
The final approach to runway 18 at LFLB Chambéry Savoie Mont Blanc Airport was made from the north, heading 180.0°, at a distance of 4 nautical miles and an altitude of 1,114 feet above ground level. The landing was made on runway 18, which had a length of 1,651 meters. The threshold height was good, but the threshold speed was too high at 84 knots. The touchdown point was 80 meters beyond the touchdown zone, and the touchdown speed was 66 knots, which was a little fast. The touchdown rate was hard at -417 feet per minute.
The runway touchdown alignment was very good, but the runway rollout alignment was slightly misaligned by 11.7 meters from the centerline. The local weather conditions at the time of landing were characterized by a temperature of 15°C and a wind speed of 10 knots at a direction of 11°, resulting in a crosswind of 3 knots and a tailwind of 10 knots. The total landing distance was 957 meters, which accounted for 58% of the runway length.
The taxiing period from the runway to the parking area took just 1 minute and covered a distance of less than 1 nautical mile. The total flight distance was 25 nautical miles, and the flight duration was 13 minutes. The aircraft used 11 kilograms of fuel during the flight.
The Piper PA-24-250 Comanche aircraft successfully landed at LFLB Chambéry Savoie Mont Blanc Airport, but with some areas for improvement. The final approach was conducted from the north, heading 180.0° at 4 nautical miles and 1,114 feet above ground level (agl). The aircraft touched down on runway 18, which has a length of 1,651 meters.
The threshold height was good, but the threshold speed was too high at 84 knots. This indicates that the pilot may have been able to flare the aircraft more effectively to reduce the touchdown speed. The touchdown point was 80 meters beyond the touchdown zone, which suggests that the pilot may have been able to make a more precise touchdown. The touchdown speed of 66 knots was a little fast, and the touchdown rate was hard at -417 feet per minute (fpm). This may have been due to the pilot not fully extending the landing gear or not using the correct amount of reverse thrust.
The runway touchdown alignment was very good, which is a positive aspect of the landing. The local weather conditions were also favorable, with a temperature of 15°C and a wind of 10 knots at 11°. The crosswind was minimal at 3 knots, and the tailwind was 10 knots, which may have contributed to the hard touchdown rate.
The total landing distance was 957 meters, which is 58% of the runway length. This is a relatively short landing distance, but it could have been improved with a more precise touchdown and a slower touchdown speed. The runway rollout alignment was slightly misaligned by 11.7 meters from the centerline, which may have been due to the pilot not fully applying the brakes or not using the correct amount of reverse thrust.
Overall, the landing was successful, but there are areas for improvement, particularly in terms of touchdown speed and touchdown rate. With some adjustments to the pilot's technique, the aircraft could achieve an even smoother and more precise landing.
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