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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: seven 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.
At the 500 ft gate: off the centreline.
The approach, gate by gate
Side view — the last 1,524 m of the approach.
Plan view — the first 1,524 m of the 2,237 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
The 481 m touchdown sits inside the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.
The rest of the report
The flight began with a departure roll from runway 06 at Teterboro Airport (KTEB), where the aircraft, a Piper PA-24-250 Comanche, took off with a takeoff distance of 272 meters, which was 15% of the runway. The liftoff speed was 72 knots. The local weather conditions at the time of departure were a temperature of 18 degrees Celsius and a wind speed of 4 knots from 350 degrees, resulting in a crosswind of 4 knots and a headwind of 2 knots.
As the aircraft climbed, it started its enroute climb overhead Little Ferry, New Jersey, and ascended from 280 feet above sea level to 6,966 feet above sea level, an increase of 6,686 feet in just 6 minutes, covering a distance of 8 nautical miles. The enroute level cruise then began overhead Jersey City, lasting 2 minutes and covering 3 nautical miles.
The aircraft then started its enroute descent 1 mile northwest of Bayonne, New Jersey, and descended from 6,491 feet above sea level to 5,070 feet above sea level, a decrease of 1,421 feet in 2 minutes, covering a distance of 3 nautical miles. The enroute level cruise then resumed overhead Elizabeth, lasting 12 minutes and covering 23 nautical miles.
The aircraft then started its final descent overhead Englishtown, New Jersey, and descended from 5,087 feet above sea level to 1,329 feet above sea level, a decrease of 3,758 feet in 3 minutes, covering a distance of 6 nautical miles. The enroute level cruise then began 1 mile southeast of East Freehold, lasting 6 minutes and covering 9 nautical miles.
The final approach to runway 32 at Monmouth Executive Airport (KBLM) was made from the southeast, heading 314.0 degrees at 1 nautical mile and 614 feet above ground level. The landing was successful, with a touchdown distance of 480 meters, which was good. The touchdown speed was 50 knots, and the touchdown rate was smooth at -128 feet per minute. However, the runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned by 3.2 meters from the centerline.
The local weather conditions at the time of landing were a temperature of 18 degrees Celsius and a wind speed of 8 knots from 333 degrees, resulting in a crosswind of 3 knots and a headwind of 7 knots. The total landing distance was 587 meters, which was 26% of the runway. The runway rollout alignment was perfect, and the taxiing to the parking from the runway took less than 1 minute, covering a distance of less than 1 nautical mile.
The total flight distance was 54 nautical miles, and the flight duration was 35 minutes. The aircraft used 23 kilograms of fuel during the flight.
The Piper PA-24-250 Comanche successfully landed at KBLM Monmouth Executive Airport, achieving a score of 91.8%. The aircraft approached the runway from the southeast, heading 314.0° at 1 nautical mile and 614 feet above ground level (agl). The pilot executed a smooth final approach, ultimately landing on runway 32, which has a length of 2,237 meters.
Upon touchdown, the pilot achieved a good threshold height, but unfortunately, the threshold speed was slightly too high at 82 knots. However, the touchdown distance of 480 meters was satisfactory, and the touchdown speed of 50 knots was within acceptable limits. The touchdown rate was also smooth, at -128 feet per minute (fpm).
The landing was further complicated by local weather conditions, with a temperature of 18°C and a wind of 8 knots at 333°. The crosswind component was minimal at 3 knots, while the headwind component was 7 knots. Despite these conditions, the pilot managed to maintain control of the aircraft.
One area for improvement was the runway touchdown position, which was slightly misaligned by 3.2 meters from the centerline. However, the runway rollout alignment was perfect, indicating that the pilot was able to maintain control of the aircraft during the rollout phase.
Overall, the landing was successful, with the aircraft coming to rest within 587 meters of the runway threshold, which is equivalent to 26% of the runway length. The pilot's skills and experience were evident in the smooth execution of the landing, despite the challenging weather conditions.
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