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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.
One stabilised approach gate: seven 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 1,525 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
Touched down 835 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, an ATR 72, then departed from runway 31 at KCUB Jim Hamilton L.B. Owens Airport. The takeoff distance was 916 meters, which accounted for 65% of the runway. The liftoff speed was 123 knots.
The local weather conditions at the time of departure were a temperature of 7°C, with a wind speed of 10 knots at 329°. This resulted in a crosswind of 4 knots and a headwind of 9 knots. The aircraft then began its enroute climb, starting 1 mile south east of Columbia, South Carolina. The climb took 19 minutes, during which the aircraft ascended from 1,214 feet above sea level to 19,963 feet above sea level, an increase of 18,749 feet. The climb covered a distance of 47 nautical miles.
Following the climb, the aircraft entered a level cruise, starting 7 miles south east of Ninety Six, South Carolina. This cruise lasted for 14 minutes and covered 48 nautical miles. The aircraft then began its descent, starting 7 miles south east of Carlton, Georgia. The descent took 14 minutes, during which the aircraft descended from 19,997 feet above sea level to 4,413 feet above sea level, a decrease of 15,584 feet. The descent covered a distance of 55 nautical miles.
The aircraft then entered another level cruise, starting 1 mile south east of Snellville, Georgia. This cruise lasted for 3 minutes and covered 9 nautical miles. The aircraft then began its final descent, starting 1 mile east of Tucker, Georgia. The descent took 4 minutes, during which the aircraft descended from 3,445 feet above sea level to 1,790 feet above sea level, a decrease of 1,655 feet. The descent covered a distance of 11 nautical miles.
The final approach to runway 03R at KPDK DeKalb Peachtree Airport was made from the south, with a heading of 37.0° at 2 nautical miles and 781 feet above ground level. The landing was made on runway 03R, which had a length of 1,525 meters. The threshold height at 68 feet above ground level was above the target, and the threshold speed was well above the target at 125 knots.
The touchdown point was very long, using more than 50% of the available runway. The touchdown speed was 118 knots, which was fast. However, the touchdown rate was good at -192 feet per minute. The runway touchdown position was misaligned by 7.8 meters from the centerline. The local weather conditions at the time of landing were a temperature of 4°C, with a wind speed of 12 knots at 310°. This resulted in a crosswind of 11 knots and a headwind of 4 knots.
The total landing distance was 1,044 meters, which accounted for 68% 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 175 nautical miles, and the flight took 64 minutes. The aircraft used 580 kilograms of fuel during the flight.
The ATR 72 aircraft successfully landed on runway 03R at KPDK DeKalb Peachtree Airport, but the landing was not without its challenges. The final approach was initiated from the south, heading 37.0° at 2 nautical miles and 781 feet above ground level (agl). The aircraft touched down on the runway, but the touchdown point was very long, utilizing more than 50% of the available runway.
The touchdown speed of 118 knots was faster than the target speed, indicating that the aircraft may have been slightly over-controlled during the approach. However, the touchdown rate of -192 feet per minute (fpm) was good, suggesting that the aircraft was able to maintain a stable descent. The runway touchdown position was also misaligned by 7.8 meters from the centerline, which may have been due to a slight deviation in the approach path.
The local weather conditions at the time of the landing were characterized by a temperature of 4°C and a wind speed of 12 knots from 310°. The crosswind component was 11 knots, while the headwind component was 4 knots. These conditions may have contributed to the challenges faced during the landing.
The total landing distance of 1,044 meters was 68% of the available runway length, which is a relatively long distance. This may have been due to the aircraft's high touchdown speed and the misaligned touchdown position. However, the runway rollout alignment was very good, indicating that the aircraft was able to maintain control and stability during the rollout phase.
Overall, while the landing was not perfect, the ATR 72 aircraft was able to safely touch down on the runway and maintain control during the rollout phase. However, there are areas for improvement, particularly in terms of touchdown speed and touchdown position alignment.
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