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Departure
Lower the nose and add power to raise climb speed to 107 kt.
What happened: Climb speed was 65 kt against a target of 107 kt, running 42 kt slow through the climb.
Watch for: Airspeed indicator against the climb target of 107 kt.
Arrival
In the last part of the flare, hold a little more back pressure to fully arrest the sink before the mains touch down.
What happened: Threshold speed and height were within limits, and the flare began on time and arrested the sink normally; even so, the touchdown rate was 533 fpm, a firm touchdown.
Watch for: Vertical speed indicator: a smooth, gentle rate at 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.
Read more in Flare TimingStart to finish · 11 stages, 9 scored
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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 513 m of the approach.
Plan view — the full 513 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
The 30 m touchdown sits inside the full-score zone. The 2.01 G arrival is the firm side of smooth.
The rest of the report
The Kodiak 100 taxied from the parking area to runway 19 at AYPB Paiela Airport, a movement that lasted 3 minutes and covered less than 1 nm.
The departure roll commenced on runway 19; the aircraft reached a liftoff speed of 66 kt using a takeoff distance of 397 m, which was 77 % of the runway. Ambient temperature was 18 °C, wind 3 kt from 297 °, with a 3 kt crosswind component and a 1 kt tailwind.
Climb began overhead AYPB Paiela Airport Porgera (Morobe Province, Papua New Guinea). The aircraft ascended from 6,575 ft asl to 7,408 ft asl, an increase of 833 ft achieved in 3 minutes while covering 6 nm.
The final approach to runway 01 at AYPB Paiela Airport was established from the south, on a heading of 10.0 ° at 2 nm and 1,220 ft agl.
Landing was executed on runway 01, which is 513 m long. The threshold speed of 52 kt was well below the target, and touchdown occurred 20 m down the runway at a speed of 50 kt. The vertical speed at touchdown was minus 233 fpm. The touchdown point was offset 18.2 m from the centreline. Local weather reported a temperature of 17 °C, wind 4 kt from 292 °, a 4 kt crosswind and no headwind.
The total landing distance measured 225 m, representing 44 % of the runway, and the rollout alignment was slightly off centreline by 14.5 m.
Overall, the flight covered 8 nm, required 7 minutes of airborne time, and consumed 19 kg of fuel.
The Kodiak 100 entered the final approach to runway 01 at Paiela Airport from the south on a heading of 10.0° at 2 NM and 1,220 ft agl. At the 1,000 ft gate the approach was assessed as unstable, with a sink rate that was too high, the aircraft off the glideslope and off the centreline; ambient conditions were 17 °C with a 4 kt wind from 292° (crosswind 4 kt, headwind 0 kt).
At threshold the aircraft maintained a good height and the flare was initiated with a threshold speed of 52 kt, which was well below the target speed and required care to avoid a stall.
Touchdown occurred 20 m down the runway at a speed of 50 kt, which was judged good, and a vertical rate of minus 233 fpm, rated fair. The touchdown point was significantly misaligned, being 18.2 m from the centreline, and the total landing distance was 225 m, representing 44 % of the 513 m runway.
During rollout the aircraft remained slightly misaligned, deviating 14.5 m from the centreline.
Focus on achieving a stabilized approach by the 1,000 ft gate and maintaining centreline alignment through flare and rollout to reduce touchdown and rollout deviations. Consistent alignment will keep the touchdown point within the aim zone and improve overall runway utilization, supporting the 82.7 % score.
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