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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.
Two stabilised approach gates, each with five checks, where the approach path is 1,000 ft and 500 ft above the runway.
At the 1,000 ft gate: sink rate above what the glideslope needed.
The approach, gate by gate
Side view — the last 1,524 m of the approach.
Plan view — the first 1,524 m of the 1,964 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
The 445 m touchdown sits inside the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.
The rest of the report
The flight in question was a Cessna Longitude operation that started with a taxiing period from the parking area to the runway, which took 7 minutes and covered approximately 1 nautical mile.
Once clear for departure, the aircraft took off from runway 11 at SAEZ Minister Pistarini International Airport, with a takeoff distance of 476 meters, which is only 14% of the available runway. The liftoff speed was noted to be 110 knots, and the local weather conditions included a temperature of 20 degrees Celsius, wind of 10 knots at 120 degrees, resulting in a 3-knot crosswind and 9-knot headwind.
Following a successful takeoff, the enroute climb phase began as the aircraft ascended from an altitude of 1,119 feet above sea level to 5,307 feet, a vertical increase of 4,188 feet, in just 1 minute and an horizontal distance of 3 nautical miles. The climb started overhead SAEZ Minister Pistarini International Airport, and was completed just 3 miles south east of the airport.
The level cruise phase then commenced and lasted for 25 minutes, during which the aircraft maintained a steady flight path, covering 30 nautical miles.
As the flight progressed, the enroute descent phase was initiated 4 miles north of Tigre, Buenos Aires, Argentina. This descent saw the aircraft decrease in altitude from 5,126 feet to 1,687 feet in just 5 minutes and 11 nautical miles.
After completing the descent, the aircraft began its final approach to runway 13 at SABE Jorge Newbery Airpark, which was approached from the north west, heading at 129.0 degrees and 4 nautical miles from the runway.
Upon landing, the aircraft had a threshold speed that was above the target speed at 120 knots and touched down within a reasonable distance of 444 meters. The touchdown speed of 104 knots was also deemed acceptable, along with a touchdown rate of -176 feet per minute, which was satisfactory. However, the runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned by 5.3 meters from the centreline, and the same issue persisted during the runway rollout alignment, which was off-centre by 9.4 meters.
Taxiing to the parking area from the runway was completed quickly, covering less than 1 nautical mile in a very short time of less than 1 minute.
In summary, the flight used a total of 630 kilograms of fuel, took a flight distance of 50 nautical miles, and lasted for 37 minutes.
A Cessna Longitude aircraft has successfully landed at the SABE Jorge Newbery Airpark. The final approach was conducted from the north-west, with the aircraft tracking at a heading of 129.0° at a distance of 4 nautical miles (nm) and an altitude of 1,665 feet above ground level (agl). This approach was executed with a high level of precision, as indicated by the aircraft's 96.9% score.
As the aircraft made contact with the runway, it landed smoothly, exhibiting good touchdown distance control. The touchdown occurred at a distance of 444 meters down the runway, which is well within the acceptable parameters. Additionally, the touchdown speed was also satisfactory, coming in at 104 knots (kt). The rate of descent during touchdown was also favorable, with the aircraft experiencing -176 feet per minute (fpm), indicating a controlled and steady touchdown process.
Despite the successful touchdown, there were minor deviations from the centerline. Specifically, the runway touchdown position was slightly off-center by 5.3 meters, and the runway rollout alignment was also misaligned by 9.4 meters from the centerline. However, these deviations were relatively minor and did not appear to have a significant impact on the overall landing performance.
The local weather conditions were favorable, with a temperature of 17°C and a moderate headwind of 11 knots (kt) from the 110° direction. The crosswind component was minimal, at 3 kt, and did not appear to present any major challenges for the aircraft's landing.
Overall, the Cessna Longitude's landing performance at SABE Jorge Newbery Airpark was satisfactory, with a near-perfect execution of the final approach and touchdown. The minor deviations from the centerline were the only drawbacks, but these did not compromise the safety or effectiveness of the landing.
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