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Reduce power earlier on final to bleed speed back to 60 kt before crossing the threshold.
What happened: You crossed the threshold at 96 kt, 36 kt above the 60 kt target.
Watch for: Airspeed, targeting 60 kt at the threshold.
See Arrival Landing
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.
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.
At the 300 ft gate: sink rate above what the glideslope needed, off the runway's 3° glideslope, off the centreline and speed above the reference speed.
The approach, gate by gate
Side view — the last 2,449 m of the approach.
Plan view — the first 2,449 m of the 2,994 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
Touched down 957 m past the threshold — beyond the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.
The rest of the report
The flight began with a departure roll from runway 34L at Tokyo Haneda International Airport (RJTT). The Cessna Skyhawk took off with a takeoff distance of 352 meters, which accounted for 12% of the runway. The liftoff speed was 60 knots, and the local weather conditions were characterized by a temperature of 16 degrees Celsius and a wind speed of 1 knot from 270 degrees.
As the aircraft entered the right-hand pattern, it did so from runway 34L, with a distance of less than 1 nautical mile covered in 58 seconds. The right-hand pattern crosswind was also from runway 34L, and the aircraft covered this distance in less than 1 nautical mile in 11 seconds. The pattern downwind turn was completed with a distance of 0 nautical miles, and the angle to the runway was 13.0 degrees.
The pattern downwind leg was also completed with a distance of less than 1 nautical mile in 13 seconds. The landing was then executed on runway 16R, which had a length of 2,994 meters. The threshold height at 119 feet above ground level was excessively over target, and the threshold speed was also excessively high at 96 knots.
The touchdown point was 294 meters beyond the touchdown zone, and the touchdown speed was 62 knots, which was a little fast. However, the touchdown rate was good at -173 feet per minute, and the runway touchdown alignment was perfect. The local weather conditions remained the same, with a temperature of 15 degrees Celsius and a wind speed of 1 knot from 270 degrees.
The total landing distance was 1,965 meters, which accounted for 66% of the runway. Unfortunately, the runway rollout alignment was excessively misaligned by 450.5 meters from the centerline. After landing, the aircraft taxied to the parking area from the runway in less than 1 minute and covered a distance of less than 1 nautical mile. The total flight distance was 3 nautical miles, and the flight duration was 4 minutes, with no fuel consumption recorded.
The Cessna Skyhawk aircraft has successfully landed on runway 16R at Tokyo Haneda International Airport, but with some areas for improvement. The landing score of 54.6% indicates that the pilot could have done better in certain aspects of the landing.
One of the notable issues was the excessive threshold height at 119 ft above ground level (agl), which was significantly higher than the target. This could have been due to the pilot's decision to descend too slowly or not using the correct descent rate. Additionally, the threshold speed of 96 kt was also excessively high, indicating that the pilot may have been too aggressive in their approach.
The touchdown point was 294 meters beyond the touchdown zone, which is a significant deviation from the ideal landing spot. The touchdown speed of 62 kt was a little fast, which could have contributed to the long touchdown distance. However, the touchdown rate of -173 feet per minute (fpm) was good, indicating that the pilot was able to control the aircraft's descent effectively.
The local weather conditions were favorable, with a temperature of 15°C and a light wind of 1 kt at 270°. The crosswind was minimal, and there was no headwind, which made the landing conditions relatively easy.
Despite the favorable weather conditions, the pilot struggled with the runway rollout alignment, which was excessively misaligned by 450.5 meters from the centerline. This indicates that the pilot may have lost control of the aircraft during the rollout phase, or may not have used the correct braking technique.
Overall, the landing was not perfect, but the pilot was able to bring the aircraft safely to the ground. With some adjustments to their approach and landing technique, the pilot could improve their score and achieve a more precise landing.
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