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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 1,523 m of the approach.
Plan view — the full 1,523 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
Touched down 650 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 2 minutes and covered less than 1 nautical mile. The aircraft, a Cessna Longitude, then departed from runway 27R at Hartsfield Jackson Atlanta International Airport (KATL). The takeoff distance was 17 meters, which was 0% of the runway. The liftoff speed was 130 knots.
The local weather conditions at the time of departure were characterized by a temperature of 28 degrees Celsius and winds of 23 knots at 119 degrees. This resulted in a crosswind of 12 knots and a tailwind of 20 knots. The aircraft then began its enroute climb, which started overhead KATL and took the aircraft from 2,053 feet above sea level to 45,388 feet above sea level, an increase of 43,335 feet in 24 minutes and covering 125 nautical miles.
Following the enroute climb, the aircraft entered a level cruise, which started 6 miles south east of Milan, Georgia, and lasted 34 minutes, covering 264 nautical miles. The aircraft then began its enroute descent, which started 1 mile south west of Palm Bay, Florida, and took the aircraft from 45,823 feet above sea level to 3,185 feet above sea level, a decrease of 42,638 feet in 27 minutes and covering 135 nautical miles.
The aircraft then entered another level cruise, which started 4 miles north west of Kendall West, Florida, and lasted 2 minutes, covering 7 nautical miles. This was followed by another enroute descent, which started 10 miles west of Kendall West and took the aircraft from 2,761 feet above sea level to 1,998 feet above sea level, a decrease of 763 feet in 2 minutes and covering 5 nautical miles.
The aircraft then entered another level cruise, which started 8 miles north west of FL31 Mjd STOLport Miami, Florida, and lasted 4 minutes, covering 9 nautical miles. The final approach to runway 09L at Miami Executive Airport (KTMB) was made from the west, heading 89.0 degrees at 4 nautical miles and 1,097 feet above ground level.
The landing on runway 09L was characterized by a touchdown point that was very long, using more than 50% of the available runway. The touchdown speed was 108 knots, which was a little fast, and the touchdown rate was fair at -260 feet per minute. The runway touchdown alignment was very good, but the runway rollout alignment was significantly misaligned by 37.9 meters from the centreline.
The local weather conditions at the time of landing were characterized by a temperature of 28 degrees Celsius and winds of 23 knots at 119 degrees, resulting in a crosswind of 12 knots and a headwind of 19 knots. The total landing distance was 1,146 meters, which was 75% of the runway. The taxiing period from the runway to the parking took 1 minute and covered less than 1 nautical mile.
The total flight distance was 550 nautical miles, and the flight took 99 minutes. The aircraft used 1,422 kilograms of fuel during the flight.
The Cessna Longitude aircraft successfully landed at KTMB Miami Executive Airport, but the landing was not without its issues. The final approach to runway 09L was initiated from the west, heading 89.0° at a distance of 4 nautical miles and an altitude of 1,097 feet above ground level. The aircraft touched down on the runway, but the touchdown point was quite far down the runway, using more than 50% of the available length.
The threshold speed was excessively high at 140 knots, which is a concern as it may have contributed to the long touchdown point. The touchdown speed of 108 knots was also a bit fast, and the touchdown rate of -260 feet per minute was only fair. However, the runway touchdown alignment was very good, indicating that the pilot maintained a stable approach and aligned the aircraft with the runway centerline.
The local weather conditions at the time of landing were warm, with a temperature of 28°C, and a moderate wind blowing at 23 knots from 119°. The crosswind component was 12 knots, while the headwind component was 19 knots. Despite these conditions, the pilot managed to maintain control of the aircraft and bring it to a safe stop.
However, the landing was not without its issues. The runway rollout alignment was significantly misaligned by 37.9 meters from the centerline, which is a concern as it may indicate a loss of control or a failure to maintain a stable rollout. This misalignment may have been caused by a combination of factors, including the high threshold speed and the fast touchdown speed.
Overall, the landing was scored 76.7%, indicating that while it was not perfect, it was still a safe and controlled landing. However, the pilot should take steps to address the issues identified, including reducing the threshold speed and improving the rollout alignment.
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