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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: five 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.
Side view — the last 1,508 m of the approach.
Plan view — the full 1,508 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
Touched down 545 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 03 at SLYA Yacuiba Airport, a small airport located in Yacuíba, Bolivia. The TBM 850 aircraft accelerated down the runway, reaching a liftoff speed of 95 knots in a relatively short distance of 422 meters, which accounted for 29% of the runway. The local weather conditions at the time of departure were characterized by a temperature of 16 degrees Celsius and a gentle wind blowing at 1 knot from a direction of 270 degrees.
As the aircraft climbed away from the airport, it began its enroute climb, which started 2 miles north of SLYA Yacuiba Airport. The climb was steep, with the aircraft ascending from an initial altitude of 3,070 feet above sea level to a cruising altitude of 5,083 feet, a vertical gain of 2,013 feet in just 5 minutes. During this phase, the aircraft covered a distance of 18 nautical miles.
After reaching the cruising altitude, the aircraft entered a level cruise phase, which lasted for 2 minutes and covered a distance of 8 nautical miles. This phase was initiated 14 miles southwest of SLEE El Escondido Airport, another airport located in the same region of Bolivia.
As the aircraft approached its destination, it began its enroute descent, which started 6 miles west of SLEE El Escondido Airport. The descent was steep, with the aircraft losing 2,337 feet in altitude in just 4 minutes, covering a distance of 11 nautical miles. The aircraft descended from a cruising altitude of 4,814 feet to a lower altitude of 2,478 feet.
The final approach to runway 36 at SLVM Teniente Coronel Rafael Pabón Airport was initiated from the south, with the aircraft heading in a direction of 355.0 degrees. The approach was made at a distance of 4 nautical miles from the airport, with the aircraft flying at an altitude of 1,156 feet above ground level.
The landing was made on runway 36, which had a length of 1,508 meters. However, the threshold height at 65 feet above ground level was above the target, indicating that the aircraft was slightly high on final approach. The threshold speed was also too high at 83 knots, suggesting that the aircraft was not configured correctly for landing. The touchdown point was 110 meters beyond the touchdown zone, and the touchdown speed was a little fast at 70 knots. The touchdown rate was smooth, however, at -128 feet per minute.
The runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned from the centerline by 5.3 meters, but the runway rollout alignment was very good. The total landing distance was 685 meters, which accounted for 45% of the runway. The local weather conditions at the time of landing were characterized by a temperature of 15 degrees Celsius and a gentle wind blowing at 1 knot from a direction of 269 degrees.
The total flight distance was 44 nautical miles, and the flight duration was 15 minutes. The aircraft used a total of 39 kilograms of fuel during the flight.
The TBM 850 aircraft successfully landed at SLVM Teniente Coronel Rafael Pabón Airport, but the landing was not without some minor issues. The final approach was conducted from the south, heading 355.0° at 4 nautical miles and 1,156 feet above ground level (agl). The aircraft touched down on runway 36, which has a length of 1,508 meters.
However, there were some discrepancies in the landing performance. The threshold height at 65 feet agl was above the target, indicating that the aircraft may have been slightly high on its approach. Additionally, the threshold speed was too high at 83 knots, which could have contributed to the high touchdown speed. The touchdown point was 110 meters beyond the touchdown zone, and the touchdown speed of 70 knots was a little fast.
Despite these issues, the touchdown rate was smooth at -128 feet per minute (fpm), which is a good indication of the aircraft's control during the landing. The runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned by 5.3 meters from the centerline, but the runway rollout alignment was very good.
The local weather conditions at the time of the landing were relatively calm, with a temperature of 15°C and a wind speed of 1 knot at 269°. The crosswind was minimal at 1 knot, and there was no headwind. The total landing distance was 685 meters, which is 45% of the runway length. Overall, while the landing was not perfect, it was still a safe and controlled touchdown.
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