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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.
The approach, gate by gate
Side view — the last 1,524 m of the approach.
Plan view — the first 1,524 m of the 1,674 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
Touched down 723 m past the threshold — beyond the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.
The rest of the report
The flight began with the Tecnam P2008 JC taxiing from the parking area to the runway at KSBA Santa Barbara Municipal Airport, a process that took 3 minutes and covered less than 1 nautical mile. The aircraft then departed from runway 15L, with a takeoff distance of 232 meters, which accounted for 19% of the runway. The liftoff speed was 55 knots.
The local weather conditions at the time of departure were characterized by a temperature of 19°C and a wind speed of 9 knots from a direction of 272°. This resulted in a crosswind of 9 knots and a tailwind of 3 knots. The aircraft then began its enroute climb, starting 1 mile east of Isla Vista, California. During this climb, the aircraft ascended from an altitude of 820 feet above sea level to 1,411 feet, an increase of 591 feet, in just 1 minute and covering a distance of 2 nautical miles.
Following the initial climb, the aircraft entered a level cruise, starting 2 miles south east of Goleta, California. This cruise phase lasted for 2 minutes and covered a distance of 3 nautical miles. The aircraft then began another climb, this time starting 2 miles west of Santa Barbara, California. During this climb, the aircraft ascended from an altitude of 1,806 feet above sea level to 6,505 feet, an increase of 4,699 feet, in 9 minutes and covering a distance of 12 nautical miles.
The aircraft then entered another level cruise, starting 1 mile south east of Carpinteria, California. This cruise phase lasted for 2 minutes and covered a distance of 2 nautical miles. However, the aircraft soon began its descent, starting 3 miles east of Carpinteria, California. During this descent, the aircraft descended from an altitude of 6,744 feet above sea level to 1,070 feet, a decrease of 5,674 feet, in 6 minutes and covering a distance of 12 nautical miles.
The aircraft then entered another level cruise, starting 2 miles east of Ventura, California. This cruise phase lasted for 6 minutes and covered a distance of 4 nautical miles. The aircraft then began its final approach to runway 07 at KOXR Oxnard Airport, approaching from the west at a heading of 78.0° and at an altitude of 501 feet above ground level, 1 nautical mile from the runway.
The landing on runway 07 at KOXR Oxnard Airport was characterized by a runway length of 1,674 meters. The threshold height at 126 feet above ground level was excessively over target, and the threshold speed was excessively high at 72 knots. However, the touchdown point was 283 meters beyond the touchdown zone, with a touchdown speed of 40 knots, which was good, and a touchdown rate of -42 feet per minute, which was perfect. The runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned by 4.8 meters from the centerline.
The local weather conditions at the time of landing were characterized by a temperature of 18°C and a wind speed of 8 knots from a direction of 260°. This resulted in a crosswind of 1 knot and a tailwind of 7 knots. The total landing distance was 845 meters, which accounted for 50% of the runway. The runway rollout alignment was very good.
The flight then concluded with the aircraft taxiing to the parking area from the runway, a process that took less than 1 minute and covered less than 1 nautical mile. The total flight distance was 38 nautical miles, and the flight duration was 28 minutes. The aircraft used 5 kilograms of fuel during the flight.
The Tecnam P2008 JC aircraft successfully landed at KOXR Oxnard Airport, but with some areas for improvement. The final approach was initiated from the west, heading 78.0° at 1 nm and 501 ft above ground level (agl). The aircraft touched down on runway 07, which has a length of 1,674 meters.
However, there were some issues with the landing. The threshold height at 126 ft agl was excessively over target, indicating that the aircraft was higher than it should have been at this point. Additionally, the threshold speed was excessively high at 72 kt, suggesting that the pilot may have been a bit too aggressive in their approach. Despite these issues, the touchdown speed of 40 kt was good, and the touchdown rate of -42 fpm was perfect, indicating a smooth and controlled descent.
The touchdown point was 283 meters beyond the touchdown zone, which is a significant distance. This may have been due to the pilot's decision to extend the landing, possibly to compensate for the high threshold speed. The runway touchdown position was also slightly misaligned by 4.8 meters from the centerline, which may have been due to a slight deviation in the pilot's approach path.
The local weather conditions at the time of the landing were relatively calm, with a temperature of 18°C and a wind speed of 8 kt from 260°. The crosswind was minimal at 1 kt, but there was a tailwind of 7 kt, which may have contributed to the high threshold speed and the extended landing.
The total landing distance was 845 meters, which is 50% of the runway length. This is a relatively long landing distance, but it may have been necessary due to the high threshold speed and the extended touchdown point. The runway rollout alignment was very good, indicating that the pilot was able to maintain control of the aircraft during the rollout phase.
Overall, while the landing was successful, there were some areas for improvement. The pilot may need to work on their approach path and threshold speed to achieve a more precise and controlled landing.
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