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Preparing for a stable approach will give you time to decide on whether to attempt the landing or going around. Too much altitude with a high sink rate will result in carrying too much speed onto the runway. Configuring flaps and the gear late also won't help the speed decay.
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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 866 m of the approach.
Plan view — the full 866 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
The 37 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 area to the runway, which took approximately 3 minutes and covered less than 1 nautical mile. The aircraft, a TBM 850, then departed from runway 07 at PFTO Tok Junction Airport in Tok, Alaska, United States. The takeoff distance was 546 meters, which accounted for 60% of the runway length. The liftoff speed was 95 knots.
As the aircraft climbed away from the airport, it encountered local weather conditions of 15°C temperature and a wind speed of 1 knot from 333°. The crosswind and tailwind components were both 1 knot. The enroute climb started overhead PFTO Tok Junction Airport, where the aircraft ascended from 1,906 feet above sea level to 4,720 feet above sea level, an increase of 2,814 feet in 3 minutes, covering a distance of 7 nautical miles.
The enroute descent began 7 miles southeast of PFTO Tok Junction Airport, where the aircraft descended from 4,675 feet above sea level to 3,779 feet above sea level, a decrease of 896 feet in 2 minutes, covering a distance of 11 nautical miles. The enroute level cruise started 2 miles southeast of 3T4 Tetlin Airport in Tetlin, Alaska, and lasted for 5 minutes, covering a distance of 36 nautical miles.
The aircraft then encountered another enroute climb, this time from 20 miles southeast of PAOR Northway Airport in Northway, Alaska, where it ascended from 3,791 feet above sea level to 4,255 feet above sea level, an increase of 464 feet in 2 minutes, covering a distance of 12 nautical miles. The enroute level cruise started 10 miles northwest of CYXQ Beaver Creek Airport in Beaver Creek, Yukon, Canada, and lasted for 27 minutes, covering a distance of 109 nautical miles.
The final enroute climb began 10 miles north of CFQ5 Silver City Airport in Kluane Lake, Yukon, Canada, where the aircraft ascended from 4,592 feet above sea level to 4,362 feet above sea level, an increase of 229 feet in 2 minutes, covering a distance of 8 nautical miles. The aircraft then began its final approach to runway 20 at CFQ5 Silver City Airport from the north, heading 212.0° at 3 nautical miles and 1,743 feet above ground level.
The landing on runway 20 at CFQ5 Silver City Airport was successful, with a runway length of 866 meters. The threshold height was good, and the threshold speed was well above the target at 74 knots. The touchdown distance was good at 36 meters, but the touchdown speed of 74 knots was fast. The touchdown rate was fair at -292 feet per minute. The runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned by 4.9 meters from the centerline.
The local weather conditions at the time of landing were -3°C temperature and a wind speed of 2 knots from 282°, with a crosswind component of 2 knots and a headwind component of 1 knot. The total landing distance was 276 meters, which accounted for 32% of the runway length. The runway rollout alignment was very good. The total flight distance was 188 nautical miles, and the flight duration was 50 minutes, with a fuel consumption of 181 kilograms.
The TBM 850 aircraft successfully landed at CFQ5 Silver City Airport, achieving an overall score of 80.3%. The final approach was conducted from the north, heading 212.0° at a distance of 3 nautical miles and an altitude of 1,743 feet above ground level (agl). The aircraft touched down on runway 20, which has a length of 866 meters.
The threshold height was reported as good, indicating that the aircraft was at the correct height as it approached the runway. However, the threshold speed was above the target speed, coming in at 74 knots. This may have been due to the aircraft's approach configuration or the pilot's decision to prioritize a safe landing over a precise speed.
The touchdown distance was good, measuring 36 meters, which is a relatively short distance considering the aircraft's size and weight. However, the touchdown speed of 74 knots was reported as fast, indicating that the aircraft may have been touching down with a higher speed than desired. This could have resulted in a higher touchdown rate, which was reported as fair at -292 feet per minute (fpm).
The runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned from the centerline, deviating by 4.9 meters. This may have been due to a slight miscalculation of the aircraft's position or a minor deviation in the pilot's control inputs.
The local weather conditions at the time of the landing were reported as follows: a temperature of -3°C and a wind speed of 2 knots from 282°. This resulted in a crosswind of 2 knots and a headwind of 1 knot. The total landing distance was 276 meters, which is approximately 32% of the runway length.
The runway rollout alignment was reported as very good, indicating that the aircraft was well under control as it exited the runway. Overall, the landing was successful, but there were some minor deviations from the ideal approach and landing configuration.
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