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Keep the approach speed on target
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: 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.
The approach, gate by gate
Side view — the last 1,524 m of the approach.
Plan view — the first 1,524 m of the 1,962 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
The 470 m touchdown sits inside 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 21 minutes and covered a distance of 10 nautical miles. The aircraft, a TBM 930, then departed from runway 06 at EHRD Rotterdam The Hague Airport. The takeoff distance was 258 meters, which accounted for 14% of the runway. The liftoff speed was 80 knots.
The local weather conditions at the time of departure were characterized by a temperature of 24 degrees Celsius and a wind speed of 12 knots from a direction of 349 degrees. This resulted in a crosswind of 11 knots and a headwind of 5 knots. The aircraft climbed to an altitude of 25,212 feet above sea level, an increase of 24,201 feet from the initial altitude of 1,010 feet, in just 6 minutes and covering a distance of 65 nautical miles.
The enroute climb started overhead Schiebroek, a location in the province of Zuid-Holland, The Netherlands. The aircraft then began its descent from 26,003 feet above sea level to 21,337 feet above sea level, a decrease of 4,666 feet, in just 3 minutes and covering a distance of 9 nautical miles. This descent started 2 miles north of Joppe, a location in the province of Gelderland, The Netherlands.
The aircraft then entered a level cruise phase, starting 1 mile east of Lochem, a location in the province of Gelderland, The Netherlands. This cruise phase lasted for 78 minutes, during which the aircraft covered less than 1 nautical mile. The aircraft then began its descent from 21,337 feet above sea level to 5,008 feet above sea level, a decrease of 16,329 feet, in 8 minutes and covering a distance of 32 nautical miles.
The enroute level cruise phase started overhead Laer, a location in Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany, and lasted for just 2 minutes, during which the aircraft covered a distance of 10 nautical miles. The aircraft then began its final approach to runway 07 at EDDG Münster Osnabrück Airport, which was located to the southwest. The aircraft was heading at an angle of 70.0 degrees at a distance of 2 nautical miles and an altitude of 1,748 feet above ground level.
The landing on runway 07 at EDDG Münster Osnabrück Airport, which had a length of 1,962 meters, was characterized by a threshold height that was slightly above the target height. The threshold speed was excessively high at 112 knots. The touchdown distance was good at 469 meters, but the touchdown speed was excessively fast at 87 knots. The touchdown rate was good at -195 feet per minute. The runway touchdown position was misaligned by 14.1 meters from the centreline.
The local weather conditions at the time of landing were characterized by a temperature of 23 degrees Celsius and a wind speed of 12 knots from a direction of 350 degrees. This resulted in a crosswind of 12 knots and a headwind of 2 knots. The total landing distance was 693 meters, which accounted for 35% of the runway. The runway rollout alignment was slightly misaligned by 14.1 meters from the centreline.
The taxiing period from the runway to the parking took just 2 minutes and covered a distance of less than 1 nautical mile. The total flight distance was 131 nautical miles, and the flight duration was 24 minutes. Notably, the aircraft used 0 kilograms of fuel during the flight.
The TBM 930 aircraft successfully landed at EDDG Münster Osnabrück Airport, but the landing was not without its issues. The final approach was initiated from the southwest, heading 70.0° at 2 nautical miles and 1,748 feet above ground level (agl). The aircraft touched down on runway 07, which has a length of 1,962 meters.
The threshold height at 56 feet agl was slightly above the target, indicating that the aircraft may have been slightly high on its approach. However, the touchdown distance of 469 meters was considered good, suggesting that the pilot maintained control and made a smooth landing. Unfortunately, the touchdown speed of 87 knots was excessively fast, which could have put additional stress on the aircraft's landing gear and potentially compromised the safety of the passengers.
The touchdown rate of -195 feet per minute (fpm) was good, indicating that the pilot managed to slow the aircraft down quickly and safely after touchdown. However, the runway touchdown position was misaligned by 14.1 meters from the centreline, which could have made the landing more challenging and potentially led to a longer rollout.
The local weather conditions at the time of the landing were favorable, with a temperature of 23°C and a wind speed of 12 knots at 350°. The crosswind component was 12 knots, while the headwind component was 2 knots. These conditions would have required the pilot to make adjustments to the approach and landing to compensate for the wind.
The total landing distance of 693 meters was 35% of the runway length, which is within the acceptable range. However, the runway rollout alignment was slightly misaligned by 14.1 meters from the centreline, which could have made the rollout more challenging and potentially led to a longer distance to come to a stop.
Overall, while the landing was not perfect, the pilot managed to bring the aircraft safely to the ground and maintain control throughout the approach and landing. However, there are areas for improvement, particularly in terms of touchdown speed and runway alignment.
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