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Begin raising the nose earlier, by 11 ft, so the flare has time to arrest the sink before touchdown.
What happened: The flare began late at 0.4 ft, 11 ft below the normal band, and a late flare like this usually leaves too little time to arrest the sink before touchdown.
Watch for: Watch radio altitude and start the flare in the normal band, around 11 ft.
There are several things that can go wrong during the flare, carrying too much speed over the threshold, starting the flare at the wrong height and inconsistent flight control inputs, all contribute to a poor flare resulting in a hard touchdown or a float down the runway.
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The threshold, the flare and the hold-off. The approach that led to it is the stabilisation gates below.
Two stabilised approach gates, each with seven checks, where the approach path is 1,000 ft and 500 ft above the runway. They are the approach's score: the checks passed out of the checks that ran.
The approach, gate by gate
Side view — the last 1,524 m of the approach.
Plan view — the first 1,524 m of the 3,053 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
The 241 m touchdown sits inside the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.
The rest of the report
Departing from Vigo Airport (LEVX), the Cessna 208B initiated its departure roll on runway 01, utilizing 555 meters, or 23% of the available runway length, to achieve liftoff at a speed of 78 knots. The local weather conditions at the time of departure featured a temperature of 16°C, with a negligible wind of 1 knot from a direction of 270°, resulting in a minimal crosswind component.
As the aircraft transitioned into the enroute climb phase, it began to ascend from an initial altitude of 1,433 feet above sea level to a cruising altitude of 6,358 feet, a vertical gain of 4,925 feet, achieved within a timeframe of 6 minutes and covering a distance of 14 nautical miles. The climb was characterized by a steady rate of ascent, with the aircraft maintaining a consistent airspeed throughout the phase. Subsequent enroute descents and level cruises were initiated at various points along the route, with the aircraft transitioning between these phases in a smooth and efficient manner.
Upon approaching Santiago-Rosalía de Castro Airport (LEST), the Cessna 208B began its final approach to runway 35, aligning itself with the runway at a distance of 4 nautical miles and an altitude of 1,408 feet above ground level. The aircraft touched down on the runway at a speed of 62 knots, with a touchdown distance of 240 meters, or 35% of the available runway length. The landing was characterized by a hard touchdown rate of -408 feet per minute, although the runway rollout alignment was deemed very good. Following a taxiing period of 6 minutes, the aircraft arrived at the parking area, having completed a total flight distance of 44 nautical miles and utilizing 68 kilograms of fuel.
The Cessna 208B touched down on runway 35 at LEST Santiago-Rosalía de Castro Airport with a good threshold height, allowing the crew to maintain a stable approach. The threshold speed was also well-managed, coming in at 64 kt, which is within the acceptable range. As the aircraft made contact with the runway, the touchdown distance was satisfactory at 240 m, and the touchdown speed of 62 kt was also within the desired parameters.
However, the touchdown rate was slightly harder than ideal at -408 fpm, which may have been due to the aircraft's descent rate being slightly steeper than necessary. The runway touchdown position was also slightly misaligned by 5.7 m from the centreline, which may have been a result of the crew's alignment during the approach. Despite this, the local weather conditions, with a temperature of 15 °C and a light wind of 1 kt at 270 °, were generally favorable for the landing.
The total landing distance of 1,030 m, which accounts for 35% of the runway length, was within the acceptable range. The runway rollout alignment was very good, indicating that the crew maintained control of the aircraft during the rollout phase. Overall, the landing was considered satisfactory, with a score of 96.8% reflecting the crew's good performance during the approach, touchdown, and rollout phases.
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