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Departure
Ease the nose up sooner to lift off at 91 kt instead of letting speed build on the ground.
What happened: The aircraft lifted off at 111 kt, 20 kt above the target liftoff speed.
Watch for: Airspeed indicator: 91 kt at liftoff
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Arrival
Reduce power earlier on final so threshold speed settles at 66 kt instead of carrying it into the flare.
What happened: You crossed the threshold at 101 kt, well above the 66 kt target speed, and that excess speed was still showing at touchdown. Crossing the threshold fast usually carries straight through to a fast touchdown.
Watch for: Airspeed indicator against 66 kt on short final.
Every knot above Vref is stored kinetic energy, and energy stored at the threshold must be dissipated in ground effect before the aeroplane will stop flying. Because kinetic energy scales with the square of speed, the excess you must dissipate grows fast. At a 45-knot approach, five knots hot is over a tenth more speed and roughly a quarter more energy to get rid of in ground effect. This is why the fix is never in the flare. It was decided three miles earlier, on final, at the airspeed indicator.
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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: off the centreline.
At the 500 ft gate: off the runway's 3.5° glideslope and off the centreline.
The approach, gate by gate
Side view — the last 5,000 ft of the approach.
Plan view — the first 5,000 ft of the 6,693 ft runway, to the same scale as the side view.
Touched down 1,953 ft 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 10 minutes and covered a distance of 3 nautical miles. The aircraft, a TBM 930, then departed from runway 33 at KASE Aspen-Pitkin County Airport (Sardy Field), with a takeoff distance of 2,744 feet, which accounted for 39% of the runway. The liftoff speed was 111 knots.
As the aircraft climbed out of the airport, it encountered local weather conditions of a temperature of 47°F and winds of 7 knots at 20°. The crosswind was 4 knots, and the headwind was 5 knots. The enroute climb started 1 mile north of the airport and reached an altitude of 26,038 feet above sea level, an increase of 17,461 feet in 9 minutes, covering a distance of 24 nautical miles.
The enroute level cruise began 8 miles southwest of Carbondale, Colorado, and lasted for 5 minutes, covering 21 nautical miles. The aircraft then started its enroute descent 13 miles northeast of Mesawood Airpark Cedaredge, descending from 26,353 feet to 12,281 feet above sea level, a decrease of 14,072 feet in 9 minutes, covering 46 nautical miles.
The enroute level cruise resumed 9 miles west of Hawkins Ranch Airport Hotchkiss, lasting for 7 minutes and covering 23 nautical miles. The final descent began 7 miles southwest of Frederick-Firestone F.S. #2 Heliport Frederick, descending from 11,930 feet to 9,971 feet above sea level, a decrease of 1,959 feet in 2 minutes, covering 6 nautical miles.
The aircraft then approached runway 09 at KTEX Telluride Regional Airport from the west, heading 102.0° at 4 nautical miles and 913 feet above ground level. However, a go-around was initiated at 136 feet above ground level. The aircraft then landed on runway 09, with a touchdown point 724 feet beyond the touchdown zone. The touchdown speed was 78 knots, which was too fast, and the touchdown rate was fair at -280 feet per minute.
The local weather conditions at the time of landing were a temperature of 45°F and winds of 10 knots at 280°. The crosswind was 1 knot, and the tailwind was 10 knots. The total landing distance was 2,875 feet, accounting for 43% of the runway. The runway rollout alignment was very good. The taxiing period from the runway to the parking took 1 minute and covered less than 1 nautical mile. The total flight distance was 128 nautical miles, taking 42 minutes, and the aircraft used 271 pounds of fuel.
The TBM 930 aircraft successfully landed at KTEX Telluride Regional Airport, but the landing was not without some issues. The final approach was made from the west, heading 102.0° at 4 nautical miles and 913 feet above ground level (agl). The aircraft touched down on runway 09, which has a length of 6,693 feet.
However, there were some discrepancies in the landing performance. The threshold height at 61 feet agl was above the target, indicating that the aircraft was slightly higher than desired when reaching the threshold. Additionally, the threshold speed was excessively high at 101 knots, which is faster than the recommended speed for landing. This could have put additional stress on the aircraft and potentially affected the overall safety of the landing.
The touchdown point was 724 feet beyond the touchdown zone, which is a significant deviation from the intended landing spot. Furthermore, the touchdown speed of 78 knots was too fast, and the touchdown rate of -280 feet per minute (fpm) was only fair. This suggests that the aircraft may have been experiencing some difficulties in controlling its descent during the final stages of the landing.
The runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned by 10 feet from the centerline, which could have made the landing more challenging. The local weather conditions at the time of the landing were relatively calm, with a temperature of 45°F and a wind speed of 10 knots from 280°. The crosswind was minimal at 1 knot, but the tailwind was 10 knots, which could have affected the aircraft's performance during the landing.
Despite these issues, the total landing distance of 2,875 feet was only 43% of the runway length, which is a relatively short distance. The runway rollout alignment was very good, indicating that the aircraft was able to maintain its direction and speed after touchdown. Overall, while the landing was not perfect, the aircraft was able to safely touch down on the runway and come to a stop without any major issues.
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