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Departure
Ease the nose up sooner to lift off at 90 kt instead of letting speed build on the ground.
What happened: The aircraft lifted off at 109 kt, 19 kt above the target liftoff speed.
Watch for: Airspeed indicator: 90 kt at liftoff
See Departure Roll
Arrival
Carry more power on short final to hold 85 kt at the threshold instead of letting speed decay before the flare.
What happened: The threshold was crossed at 78 kt against a VREF of 85 kt, already below target, and the sink was fully arrested at 13 ft with speed continuing to bleed off - crossing the threshold slow like this usually carries forward into the aircraft settling on as the speed runs out, rather than flying onto the mains.
Watch for: Airspeed indicator against 85 kt on short final.
See Arrival Landing
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.
Two stabilised approach gates, each with seven checks, where the approach path is 1,000 ft and 500 ft above the runway.
At the 1,000 ft gate: gear still up.
At the 500 ft gate: speed below the reference speed.
The approach, gate by gate
Side view — the last 1,524 m of the approach.
Plan view — the first 1,524 m of the 2,127 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
Touched down 597 m past the threshold — beyond 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 7 minutes and covered a distance of 2 nautical miles. The aircraft, a TBM 850, then departed from runway 24 at KACK Nantucket Memorial Airport. The takeoff distance was 604 meters, which accounted for 35% of the runway. The liftoff speed was 109 knots.
The local weather conditions at the time of departure were characterized by a temperature of 21 degrees Celsius and a wind speed of 14 knots from a direction of 230 degrees. This resulted in a crosswind of 1 knot and a headwind of 14 knots. The aircraft began its enroute climb 1 mile southwest of KACK Nantucket Memorial Airport, rising from an altitude of 1,019 feet above sea level to 6,215 feet above sea level, an increase of 5,196 feet, in just 4 minutes and covering a distance of 7 nautical miles.
Following the enroute climb, the aircraft entered a level cruise phase, which started 1 mile northeast of MA72 Tuckernuck Airport on Tuckernuck Island. This phase lasted for 14 minutes and covered a distance of 55 nautical miles. The enroute descent began 1 mile northeast of Marshfield Hills, where the aircraft descended from 6,204 feet above sea level to 1,294 feet above sea level, a decrease of 4,910 feet, in 5 minutes and covering a distance of 15 nautical miles.
The final approach to runway 27 at KBOS Logan International Airport was made from the east, with the aircraft heading 256.0 degrees at an altitude of 1,264 feet above ground level and a distance of 4 nautical miles from the runway. The landing on runway 27 was characterized by a touchdown point that was 159 meters beyond the touchdown zone, with a touchdown speed of 74 knots, which was faster than the target speed. The touchdown rate was good at -156 feet per minute, but the runway touchdown position was misaligned by 14.4 meters from the centerline.
The local weather conditions at the time of landing were characterized by a temperature of 31 degrees Celsius and a wind speed of 9 knots from a direction of 280 degrees. This resulted in a crosswind of 4 knots and a headwind of 8 knots. The total landing distance was 962 meters, which accounted for 45% of the runway. The runway rollout alignment was also misaligned by 15.5 meters from the centerline.
The taxiing period from the runway to the parking took 6 minutes and covered a distance of less than 1 nautical mile. The total flight distance was 86 nautical miles, which was covered in 39 minutes, and the aircraft used 102 kilograms of fuel during the flight.
The TBM 850 aircraft successfully landed at KBOS Logan International Airport, but with some notable deviations from the ideal approach and landing. The final approach was initiated from the east, heading 256.0° at 4 nautical miles and 1,264 feet above ground level (agl). The aircraft touched down on runway 27, which has a length of 2,127 meters.
However, there were some issues with the landing. The threshold height at 61 feet agl was above the target, indicating that the aircraft was slightly higher than desired when reaching the runway threshold. Additionally, the threshold speed was well above the target at 79 knots, suggesting that the aircraft was descending too quickly or was not configured for the optimal approach speed.
The touchdown point was 159 meters beyond the touchdown zone, which is a significant deviation from the ideal landing spot. Furthermore, the touchdown speed of 74 knots was faster than desired, indicating that the aircraft may have been experiencing some drag or was not properly configured for the landing. On the positive side, the touchdown rate was good at -156 feet per minute (fpm), which suggests that the aircraft was able to absorb the impact of landing smoothly.
Another issue with the landing was the runway touchdown position, which was misaligned by 14.4 meters from the centerline. This could have been due to a variety of factors, including crosswind or pilot error. The local weather conditions at the time of the landing were also notable, with a temperature of 31°C and a wind of 9 knots at 280°. The crosswind component was 4 knots, while the headwind component was 8 knots.
The total landing distance was 962 meters, which is 45% of the runway length. This is a relatively short landing distance, but it could have been shorter if the aircraft had been able to touch down closer to the touchdown zone. Finally, the runway rollout alignment was misaligned by 15.5 meters from the centerline, which could have been due to a variety of factors, including pilot error or a malfunctioning autopilot system.
Overall, while the TBM 850 aircraft was able to land safely at KBOS Logan International Airport, there were some notable deviations from the ideal approach and landing. These deviations could have been due to a variety of factors, including pilot error, weather conditions, or aircraft performance issues.
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