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Improve the rollout
A crosswind landing is a geometry problem. The air mass you're flying in is moving sideways across the runway, and you need your ground track down the centreline with your wheels aligned to it at the moment of contact. There are two techniques that will help, the crab and the sideslip.
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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 2,904 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
Touched down 643 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 area to the runway, which took 10 minutes and covered a distance of 2 nautical miles. The aircraft, a Piper PA-24-250 Comanche, then departed from runway 23 at KEQY Charlotte-Monroe Executive Airport. The takeoff distance was 511 meters, which accounted for 24% of the runway. The liftoff speed was 81 knots.
The local weather conditions at the time of departure were characterized by a temperature of 18 degrees Celsius and a wind speed of 10 knots from a direction of 260 degrees. This resulted in a crosswind of 5 knots and a headwind of 8 knots. The aircraft then began its enroute climb, which started overhead KEQY Charlotte-Monroe Executive Airport. The climb took the aircraft from an altitude of 1,155 feet above sea level to 4,955 feet above sea level, an increase of 3,799 feet in just 5 minutes, covering a distance of 10 nautical miles.
Following the climb, the aircraft entered a level cruise, which started 3 miles south of Wingate, North Carolina. This cruise phase lasted for 34 minutes and covered a distance of 90 nautical miles. The aircraft then began its enroute descent, which started 2 miles north of KHYW Conway Horry County Airport. The descent took the aircraft from an altitude of 5,317 feet above sea level to 1,460 feet above sea level, a decrease of 3,857 feet in just 5 minutes, covering a distance of 14 nautical miles.
The aircraft then entered another level cruise, which started 1 mile south of Forestbrook, South Carolina. This cruise phase lasted for just 3 minutes and covered a distance of 4 nautical miles. The final approach to runway 36 at KMYR Myrtle Beach International Airport was made from the south, with the aircraft heading 330 degrees at an altitude of 457 feet above ground level and 1 nautical mile from the runway.
The landing on runway 36 at KMYR Myrtle Beach International Airport was characterized by a runway length of 2,904 meters. The threshold height was slightly above the target, and the threshold speed was excessively high at 94 knots. The touchdown point was 207 meters beyond the touchdown zone, and the touchdown speed was 79 knots, which was too fast. However, the touchdown rate was smooth at -118 feet per minute. The runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned by 4.4 meters from the centreline.
The local weather conditions at the time of landing were characterized by a temperature of 16 degrees Celsius and a wind speed of 13 knots from a direction of 280 degrees. This resulted in a crosswind of 12 knots and a headwind of 5 knots. The total landing distance was 1,161 meters, which accounted for 40% of the runway. The runway rollout alignment was excessively misaligned by 49.1 meters from the centreline.
The final taxiing period from the runway to the parking area took just 3 minutes and covered a distance of less than 1 nautical mile. The total flight distance was 123 nautical miles, and the flight duration was 59 minutes. The aircraft used 31 kilograms of fuel during the flight.
The Piper PA-24-250 Comanche aircraft successfully landed at Myrtle Beach International Airport (KMYR) on runway 36. The final approach was initiated from the south, heading 330.0° at 1 nautical mile and 457 feet above ground level (agl). The aircraft touched down on the runway, but there were several areas for improvement in the landing.
The threshold height at 56 feet agl was slightly above the target, indicating that the aircraft may have been slightly high on its approach. This could have been due to a variety of factors, including the pilot's altitude management or the aircraft's performance. The threshold speed was excessively high at 94 kt, which is above the recommended landing speed for the aircraft. This could have put additional stress on the aircraft's landing gear and brakes.
The touchdown point was 207 meters beyond the touchdown zone, indicating that the pilot may have been slightly long on the landing. The touchdown speed of 79 kt was also too fast, which could have resulted in a longer rollout distance and increased the risk of overrunning the runway. However, the touchdown rate was smooth at -118 feet per minute (fpm), which is a good indicator of the pilot's control and management of the aircraft's descent.
The runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned by 4.4 meters from the centerline, which could have been due to a variety of factors, including wind or pilot error. The local weather conditions at the time of the landing were a temperature of 16°C and a wind of 13 kt at 280°. The crosswind was 12 kt, and the headwind was 5 kt, which may have contributed to the slight misalignment.
The total landing distance was 1,161 meters, which is 40% of the runway length. This is a relatively long landing distance, and it may have been due to the aircraft's high touchdown speed and the pilot's slightly long touchdown point. The runway rollout alignment was excessively misaligned by 49.1 meters from the centerline, which could have been due to a variety of factors, including pilot error or the aircraft's performance.
Overall, while the aircraft landed safely, there were several areas for improvement in the landing. The pilot may have benefited from additional training or practice to improve their altitude management, landing speed, and touchdown point. Additionally, the aircraft's performance may have been affected by the wind and weather conditions at the time of the landing.
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