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Maintain the centreline
A small uncorrected heading error at 40 knots becomes a metre of offset per second by 100 knots, noticed only at rotation, producing a crabbed liftoff. Root cause is nearly always eyes on the tape instead of the far end of the runway. Small heading changes displace a distant point visibly long before the nearby centreline stripes look wrong.
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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 1,771 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
The 338 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 to the runway, which took 6 minutes and covered a distance of 1 nautical mile. The aircraft, a TBM 930, then departed from runway 32 at Queenstown International Airport (NZQN). The takeoff distance was 409 meters, which accounted for 57% of the runway length. The aircraft lifted off at a speed of 82 knots.
As the aircraft climbed away from the airport, it encountered local weather conditions of 6°C temperature and a wind speed of 4 knots from a direction of 230°. The crosswind component was 4 knots, while the tailwind component was 1 knot. The enroute climb started overhead the airport, with the aircraft ascending from an altitude of 1,384 feet above sea level to 12,426 feet above sea level, a total increase of 11,042 feet in 6 minutes and covering a distance of 15 nautical miles.
After reaching the desired cruising altitude, the aircraft entered a level cruise phase, which lasted for 2 minutes and covered a distance of 5 nautical miles. This phase began 11 miles north of Arrowtown, New Zealand. Following the cruise phase, the aircraft began its descent, which started 7 miles northwest of Arrowtown. The descent took 8 minutes, during which the aircraft descended from 12,856 feet above sea level to 1,403 feet above sea level, a total decrease of 11,453 feet. The descent covered a distance of 11 nautical miles.
The final approach to runway 05 at NZQN Queenstown International Airport was made from the west, with the aircraft heading 77.0° at an altitude of 242 feet above ground level and a distance of 1 nautical mile from the runway threshold. The landing was made on runway 05, which had a length of 1,771 meters. The threshold height was good, and the threshold speed was slightly above the target speed of 71 knots.
The touchdown distance was good at 337 meters, and the touchdown speed was 62 knots, which was within the acceptable range. However, the touchdown rate was fair at -202 feet per minute. The runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned from the centerline by 4.2 meters. The local weather conditions during the landing were 5°C temperature and a wind speed of 2 knots from a direction of 210°, with a crosswind component of 2 knots and a tailwind component of 2 knots.
The total landing distance was 493 meters, which accounted for 28% of the runway length. The runway rollout alignment was very good. The taxiing period from the runway to the parking took 1 minute and covered a distance of less than 1 nautical mile. The total flight distance was 33 nautical miles, and the flight duration was 20 minutes. The aircraft used 55 kilograms of fuel during the flight.
The TBM 930 aircraft successfully landed at Queenstown International Airport (NZQN) with a score of 97.2%. The final approach was conducted from the west, heading 77.0° at 1 nautical mile and 242 feet above ground level (agl). The aircraft touched down on runway 05, which has a length of 1,771 meters.
The threshold height was reported as good, indicating that the aircraft was at the correct height as it approached the runway threshold. However, the threshold speed was slightly above the target speed of 71 knots. Despite this, the touchdown distance of 337 meters was considered good, and the touchdown speed of 62 knots was also within acceptable limits.
The touchdown rate of -202 feet per minute (fpm) was fair, suggesting that the aircraft could have been brought down to the ground more smoothly. Additionally, the runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned by 4.2 meters from the centerline, which may have been due to a slight deviation in the approach.
The local weather conditions at the time of landing were characterized by a temperature of 5°C and a wind speed of 2 knots from 210°. This resulted in a crosswind of 2 knots and a tailwind of 2 knots, which did not significantly impact the landing.
The total landing distance of 493 meters was 28% of the runway length, indicating that the aircraft was able to stop within a reasonable distance. The runway rollout alignment was reported as very good, suggesting that the aircraft was able to maintain a stable and aligned path during the rollout phase.
Overall, the landing was considered successful, with the aircraft meeting most of the performance criteria. However, there were some minor deviations, such as the slightly above-target threshold speed and the fair touchdown rate.
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