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Arrival
Make one smooth continuous pitch input through the flare rather than chasing the runway with the elevator.
What happened: The flare was pumped, with pitch reversing direction several times on the way down instead of one smooth input.
Watch for: Watch the pitch attitude trend through the flare, aiming for a single steady rise through 2.5° with no reversals.
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.
The approach, gate by gate
Side view — the last 1,524 m of the approach.
Plan view — the first 1,524 m of the 2,182 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
Touched down 873 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 4 nautical miles. The aircraft, a PC-12, then departed from runway 24 at KCOE Coeur D'Alene Airport - Pappy Boyington Field. The takeoff distance was 878 meters, which accounted for 39% of the runway. The liftoff speed was 97 knots.
The local weather conditions at the time of departure were characterized by a temperature of -0°C, with a wind speed of 2 knots at 250°. The crosswind was negligible, while the headwind was 1 knot. The aircraft then began its enroute climb, starting overhead ID27 Hawk Haven Airport Coeur d'Alene. The climb took 12 minutes and covered a distance of 32 nautical miles, during which the aircraft ascended from 3,241 feet above sea level to 22,010 feet above sea level, an increase of 18,769 feet.
Following the enroute climb, the aircraft entered a level cruise, starting 2 miles northwest of Tekoa, Washington. This phase of the flight lasted for 132 minutes and covered a distance of 595 nautical miles. The aircraft then began its enroute descent, starting 1 mile northeast of KDVO Marin County Airport - Gnoss Field Novato, California. The descent took 9 minutes and covered a distance of 37 nautical miles, during which the aircraft descended from 22,003 feet above sea level to 11,990 feet above sea level, a decrease of 10,013 feet.
The aircraft then entered another level cruise, starting 1 mile south of San Mateo, California. This phase of the flight lasted for 5 minutes and covered a distance of 19 nautical miles. The aircraft then began its final descent, starting 3 miles west of Saratoga, California. The descent took 6 minutes and covered a distance of 11 nautical miles, during which the aircraft descended from 11,508 feet above sea level to 1,329 feet above sea level, a decrease of 10,179 feet.
The final approach to runway 30L at KSJC Norman Y. Mineta San Jose International Airport was made from the southeast, heading 320.0° at 4 nautical miles and 1,285 feet above ground level. The landing was made on runway 30L, which had a length of 2,182 meters. The threshold height was good, and the threshold speed was slightly above the target at 90 knots.
The touchdown point was 441 meters beyond the touchdown zone, and the touchdown speed was 88 knots, which was a little fast. However, the touchdown rate was good at -180 feet per minute. The runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned by 6.5 meters from the centerline. The local weather conditions at the time of landing were characterized by a temperature of 14°C, with a wind speed of 2 knots at 280°. The crosswind was 1 knot, while the headwind was 2 knots.
The total landing distance was 1,163 meters, which accounted for 53% of the runway. The runway rollout alignment was very good. The taxiing period from the runway to the parking took 1 minute and covered a distance of less than 1 nautical mile. The total flight distance was 705 nautical miles, and the flight duration was 175 minutes. The aircraft used 161 kilograms of fuel during the flight.
The aircraft in question, a PC-12, successfully landed on runway 30L at KSJC Norman Y. Mineta San Jose International Airport. The final approach was initiated from the southeast, heading 320.0° at a distance of 4 nautical miles and an altitude of 1,285 feet above ground level (agl). The pilot's performance during the approach and landing was evaluated, resulting in a score of 89.9%.
The pilot's ability to maintain a good threshold height was noted, but the threshold speed was slightly above the target speed of 90 kt. This minor deviation did not significantly impact the overall performance of the landing. The touchdown point was located 441 meters beyond the touchdown zone, which is a relatively minor deviation. However, the touchdown speed of 88 kt was slightly faster than the target speed, indicating that the pilot may have been able to maintain a more controlled descent.
The touchdown rate of -180 fpm was considered good, indicating that the pilot was able to manage the aircraft's descent effectively. The runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned by 6.5 meters from the centerline, which is a minor deviation that did not significantly impact the overall performance of the landing.
The local weather conditions at the time of the landing were characterized by a temperature of 14°C, with a wind speed of 2 kt from 280°. The crosswind component was minimal at 1 kt, while the headwind component was 2 kt. These conditions were relatively favorable for the landing, and the pilot's performance was not significantly impacted by the wind.
The total landing distance was 1,163 meters, which is 53% of the runway length. This is a relatively short landing distance, indicating that the pilot was able to maintain control of the aircraft throughout the landing. The runway rollout alignment was very good, indicating that the pilot was able to maintain control of the aircraft during the rollout phase of the landing.
Overall, the pilot's performance during the landing was good, with a score of 89.9%. While there were some minor deviations from the target performance, the pilot's ability to maintain control of the aircraft throughout the landing was evident.
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