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Nothing to change in the speed, the height or the flare. Keep the landing attitude held until the mains are on, so the aircraft is not let down onto the runway in the last moment.
What happened: The touchdown rate was 198 fpm. Nothing before it explains that: threshold speed and height were within limits and the flare was flown normally.
Watch for: Touchdown rate: a little less than 198 fpm next time
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 in the score
The approach before the go-around was abandoned. Its marks are shown, but only the approach that landed counts.
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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 for a circuit: five checks where the approach path is 500 ft above the runway. The 1,000 ft gate is an instrument-approach check and does not apply.
The approach, gate by gate
Side view — the last 699 m of the approach.
Plan view — the full 699 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
Touched down 14 m short of the threshold. The arrival was smooth.
The rest of the report
Departing from EGHR Goodwood Aerodrome, the Kodiak 100 aircraft began its takeoff roll on runway 14, accelerating to a liftoff speed of 68 kt. The aircraft cleared the runway threshold at 417 meters, utilizing 43% of the available runway length. As the aircraft lifted off, it transitioned into a steady climb, eventually reaching a cruise altitude of 674 feet above sea level (asl) after a 2-minute climb from 165 ft asl, covering a distance of 1 nautical mile (nm).
The enroute level cruise phase lasted for 1 minute, during which the aircraft maintained a steady altitude of 674 ft asl, covering a distance of 2 nm. Subsequently, the aircraft began its descent towards EGHR Goodwood Aerodrome, reducing its altitude from 690 ft asl to 101 ft asl in 2 minutes, covering a distance of 1 nm. The aircraft then initiated a second climb phase, ascending from 101 ft asl to 857 ft asl in 2 minutes, covering a distance of 3 nm. This climb phase allowed the aircraft to reach a higher altitude, potentially optimizing its flight path.
The total flight distance covered was 7 nm, with the entire flight duration lasting 8 minutes. Notably, the aircraft utilized 17 kg of fuel during this period. The local weather conditions at the time of the flight were characterized by a temperature of 15 °C and a wind speed of 1 kt at 269°, resulting in a negligible crosswind and tailwind component. Overall, the flight demonstrated a smooth and efficient operation of the Kodiak 100 aircraft, with the crew effectively managing the aircraft's altitude and airspeed to achieve the desired flight path.
The final approach to runway 28 at EGHR Goodwood Aerodrome was flown from the east on a heading of 274.0° with the aircraft at 0 nm and 179 ft agl; ambient temperature was 15 °C, wind was 1 kt from 269° with a 1 kt head-wind component and no cross-wind.
The threshold height was reported as good and the threshold speed was good at 65 kt, indicating the aircraft was correctly configured for the flare.
Touchdown occurred 91 m down the runway, a distance judged good, with a touchdown speed of 59 kt that was a little fast. The vertical touchdown rate was fair at -271 fpm and the touchdown point was slightly misaligned by 4.1 m from the centreline.
The total landing distance was 214 m, representing 31 % of the 699 m runway, and the rollout alignment was very good.
Maintain the target touchdown speed closer to the reference value to avoid the slight excess observed, and refine the final alignment to keep the touchdown point within a tighter centreline tolerance. These minor adjustments will help convert the already strong 93.0 % score into an even higher performance.
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