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Improve the touchdown
There are several things that can go wrong during the flare, carrying too much speed over the threshold, starting the flare at the wrong height and inconsistent flight control inputs, all contribute to a poor flare resulting in a hard touchdown or a float down the runway.
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Two stabilised approach gates, each with six checks at 1,000 ft and 500 ft above the runway. They are the approach's score: the checks passed out of the checks that ran.
The approach, gate by gate
Side view — the last 513 m of the approach.
Plan view — the full 513 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
The 45 m touchdown sits inside the full-score zone. The 1.94 G arrival is the firm side of smooth.
The rest of the report
The Kodiak 100 departed Paiela Airport (AYPB) from runway 01, applying a takeoff roll of 364 m which represented 71 % of the available runway. Liftoff was achieved at 66 kt. Ambient conditions were 15 °C with a wind of 1 kt from 270°, resulting in a 1 kt cross-wind component and no head-wind.
Climb commenced overhead AYPB Paiela Airport Porgera, with the aircraft ascending from 6,364 ft asl to 6,383 ft asl, a gain of 19 ft achieved in 3 minutes while covering 5 nm.
During descent the aircraft reduced altitude from 457 ft agl to -1 ft agl in 34 seconds, meeting the stabilisation gates criteria.
The final approach to runway 01 was conducted under the same weather conditions of 15 °C, wind 1 kt from 270°, 1 kt cross-wind and zero head-wind, positioning the aircraft for touchdown.
Landing occurred on runway 01, whose length is 513 m. The threshold speed was 54 kt, well below the target. Touchdown was recorded 38 m down the runway at 50 kt with a firm vertical speed of minus 370 fpm. The touchdown point was laterally offset by 18.3 m from the centreline, and the total landing distance measured 229 m, representing 45 % of the runway.
Rollout alignment remained slightly off centreline by 15.2 m as the aircraft decelerated and exited the runway.
In total the flight covered 7 nm, lasted 7 minutes, and consumed 29 kg of fuel.
The Kodiak 100 commenced its final approach to runway 01 at AYPB Paiela Airport, descending from 457 ft agl to -1 ft agl in 34 seconds and receiving a score on the stabilisation gates.
At threshold the aircraft presented a good height and a threshold speed of 54 kt, which was well below the target and required attention to avoid a stall.
Touchdown occurred 38 m down the runway at a speed of 50 kt with a firm vertical rate of minus 370 fpm; the touchdown point was significantly off the centreline by 18.3 m.
The rollout covered a total distance of 229 m (45 % of the 513 m runway) and the aircraft remained slightly misaligned, drifting 15.2 m from the centreline during the roll.
Improve centreline alignment on final approach and maintain that alignment through touchdown to reduce the 18-meter offset and the subsequent 15-meter rollout drift; careful use of the runway centreline guidance will help keep the aircraft on track while preserving the firm but controlled touchdown already achieved.
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