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Departure
Make small rudder corrections against a point at the far end to hold the centreline.
What happened: During the ground roll you drifted 12 m off the runway centreline.
Watch for: Watch runway alignment against the centreline, correcting with small rudder inputs.
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Arrival
Fly a steeper descent on final so you cross the threshold at 50 ft agl instead of 70 ft agl.
What happened: The aircraft crossed the threshold at 70 ft agl against a 50 ft agl target, well above the normal profile. The touchdown point was also long at 802 m against a 457 m target, a pattern often seen after high threshold crossings.
Watch for: Radio altimeter against the 50 ft threshold crossing target on short final.
A small uncorrected heading error at 40 knots becomes a metre of offset per second by 100 knots, noticed only at rotation, producing a crabbed liftoff. Root cause is nearly always eyes on the tape instead of the far end of the runway. Small heading changes displace a distant point visibly long before the nearby centreline stripes look wrong.
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Events
Events
The threshold, the flare and the hold-off. The approach that led to it is the stabilisation gates below.
One stabilised approach gate for a circuit: seven checks where the approach path is 300 ft above the runway. The 1,000 ft gate is an instrument-approach check and does not apply. These checks are the approach's score.
The approach, gate by gate
Side view — the last 1,624 m of the approach.
Plan view — the first 1,624 m of the 2,488 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
Touched down 802 m past the threshold — beyond the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.
The rest of the report
The Phenom 300E, registered as Tristan Interior, departed runway 05 at EHGG Groningen Airport Eelde, utilizing 62% of the 1,550-meter runway to achieve liftoff at a speed of 123 kt. The local weather conditions at the time of departure featured a temperature of 17 °C and a negligible wind of 1 kt from 270°, resulting in a minimal crosswind and tailwind component.
Following departure, the aircraft entered a right-hand pattern, navigating the circuit with precision. The right-hand pattern entry from runway 05 was executed in less than 1 nm in 17 seconds, while the right-hand pattern crosswind leg was completed in under 1 nm in 6 seconds. The subsequent pattern downwind turn, with an angle to runway of 60.9°, covered a distance of 1 nm. The downwind leg itself spanned 3 nm in 94 seconds, before the aircraft initiated the base leg turn, which covered 2 nm at an angle of 32.8° to the runway. The final approach to runway 05 was conducted from the southwest, with a heading of 55.0° at 1 nm and 387 ft above ground level.
The Phenom 300E touched down on runway 05 at EHGG Groningen Airport Eelde, a runway of 2,493 meters in length, with a threshold height of 71 ft above ground level, well above the target. The touchdown speed of 93 kt was within acceptable limits, while the touchdown rate of -94 fpm was excellent. The touchdown point was 374 meters beyond the touchdown zone, with a slight misalignment of 4.8 meters from the centerline. The total landing distance of 1,531 meters, or 61% of the runway, was achieved with a very good runway rollout alignment. The total flight distance of 9 nm was completed in 5 minutes, utilizing 25 kg of fuel.
The final approach to runway 05 at EHGG Groningen Airport Eelde from the south west was conducted at a heading of 55.0°, with the aircraft established at 1 nm and 387 ft above ground level. The approach quality was satisfactory, with the threshold height at 71 ft agl being well above the target, indicating a stable and controlled descent. However, the threshold speed of 105 kt was slightly above the target, suggesting a slight increase in power application during the final stages of the approach.
The touchdown characteristics were good, with a touchdown speed of 93 kt being within the acceptable range. The touchdown rate of -94 fpm was excellent, indicating a smooth and controlled touchdown. However, the runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned by 4.8 m from the centreline, which may have been due to a slight deviation in the approach path or a minor control input error. The local weather conditions, with a temperature of 16 °C and a wind of 1 kt at 270°, were relatively calm, with minimal crosswind or tailwind components.
The total landing distance of 1,531 m was 61% of the runway length, indicating a relatively short landing distance. The runway rollout alignment was very good, with the aircraft maintaining a consistent path along the centreline. Overall, the landing was satisfactory, with a score of 86.3% reflecting the good touchdown characteristics and rollout alignment, but with some room for improvement in terms of approach quality and touchdown position alignment.
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