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Work on the flare
Arrive slow and the sink rate at the threshold is already above schedule, the flare is short because there is no energy to extend it, and the touchdown is hard in a way that feels exactly like a late flare. Diagnosing a slow arrival as a late flare is the catastrophic misread: you respond by flaring earlier, which bleeds more speed, which makes the next one worse. The tiebreaker is threshold speed against VRef, not feel. Never diagnose a flare without it.
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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 3,034 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
Touched down 725 m past the threshold — beyond the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.
The rest of the report
The flight began with a quick taxiing process from the parking area to the runway, taking less than a minute and covering less than a nautical mile. The aircraft, a Cessna C172, then departed from runway 01 at LEVX Vigo Airport, with a takeoff distance of 398 meters, which accounted for 17% of the runway. The liftoff speed was 62 knots, and the local weather conditions were characterized by a temperature of 15°C, a wind speed of 1 knot at 270°, with a crosswind of 1 knot and a headwind of 0 knots.
As the aircraft climbed to a higher altitude, it began its enroute climb from 1,515 feet above sea level (asl) to 2,189 ft asl, an increase of 674 feet in just 1 minute, covering a distance of 1 nautical mile. This climb phase was followed by an enroute level cruise, which started overhead Redondela, Galicia, Spain, and lasted for 8 minutes, covering a distance of 13 nautical miles.
The aircraft then began another enroute climb from 1,601 ft asl to 3,555 ft asl, an increase of 1,954 feet in 4 minutes, covering a distance of 7 nautical miles. This climb phase was followed by another enroute level cruise, which started 2 miles south of Baiona, Galicia, Spain, and lasted for 7 minutes, covering a distance of 13 nautical miles.
The aircraft continued its journey, climbing from 4,766 ft asl to 6,340 ft asl, an increase of 1,574 feet in 2 minutes, covering a distance of 3 nautical miles. This climb phase was followed by another enroute level cruise, which started 5 miles north west of Ponte de Lima, Distrito de Viana do Castelo, Portugal, and lasted for 9 minutes, covering a distance of 15 nautical miles.
As the aircraft began its descent, it started from 5,165 ft asl to 2,768 ft asl, a decrease of 2,396 feet in 4 minutes, covering a distance of 7 nautical miles. This descent phase was followed by another enroute level cruise, which started 1 mile south east of Estela, Distrito do Porto, Portugal, and lasted for 5 minutes, covering a distance of 7 nautical miles.
The final approach to runway 17 at LPPR Francisco de Sá Carneiro Airport was made from the north, heading 166.0° at 4 nautical miles and 1,286 feet above ground level (agl). The landing on runway 17 was characterized by a touchdown point that was 310 meters beyond the touchdown zone, with a touchdown speed of 68 knots, which was too fast. The touchdown rate was very hard at -517 feet per minute (fpm), and the runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned by 4.3 meters from the centerline.
The local weather conditions at the time of landing were characterized by a temperature of 15°C, a wind speed of 1 knot at 269°, with a crosswind of 1 knot and a headwind of 0 knots. The total landing distance was 1,041 meters, which accounted for 34% of the runway. The runway rollout alignment was very good.
The taxiing process from the runway to the parking area took 1 minute and covered less than 1 nautical mile. The total flight distance was 73 nautical miles, taking 51 minutes, and the aircraft used 20 kilograms of fuel.
The Cessna C172 aircraft successfully landed at LPPR Francisco de Sá Carneiro Airport, but the landing was not without its issues. The final approach to runway 17 from the north was initiated at a heading of 166.0° and an altitude of 1,286 feet above ground level (agl), with a distance of 4 nautical miles from the runway. The aircraft's approach speed was good, with a threshold speed of 70 knots, but the touchdown speed was slightly too fast at 68 knots.
Upon touchdown, the aircraft's rate of descent was very hard, at -517 feet per minute (fpm), which is not ideal for a safe landing. Additionally, the touchdown point was 310 meters beyond the designated touchdown zone, indicating that the pilot may have misjudged the landing distance. Furthermore, the runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned by 4.3 meters from the centerline, which could have contributed to the hard touchdown.
The local weather conditions at the time of the landing were relatively calm, with a temperature of 15°C and a wind speed of 1 knot from 269°. The crosswind component was minimal, at 1 knot, and there was no headwind. Despite these favorable conditions, the pilot was unable to achieve a smooth touchdown.
The total landing distance was 1,041 meters, which is 34% of the runway length. This is a relatively short landing distance, but it could have been achieved with a more controlled approach and touchdown. The runway rollout alignment was very good, indicating that the pilot was able to maintain control of the aircraft after touchdown.
Overall, while the Cessna C172 aircraft landed safely at LPPR Francisco de Sá Carneiro Airport, the landing was not without its issues. The pilot could have benefited from a more controlled approach and touchdown, and a better alignment with the runway centerline. With some adjustments to the approach and landing technique, the pilot could have achieved a smoother and more controlled landing.
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