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Add power on short final to hold 69 kt at the threshold rather than letting speed decay.
What happened: You crossed the threshold at 56 kt against a target of 69 kt, below reference speed.
Watch for: Airspeed indicator, hold 69 kt down to the threshold.
Departure
Reduce climb power and pitch to hold the climb speed closer to target.
What happened: The climb speed during the departure climb was faster than the target.
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.
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 207 m of the approach.
Plan view — the full 207 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
The 13 m touchdown sits inside the full-score zone. The 1.99 G arrival is the firm side of smooth.
The rest of the report
Departing from Bad Saulgau Airfield, the Kodiak 100 taxied from the parking area to runway 30 in 5 minutes, covering less than 1 nm. The take-off roll measured 303 m, representing 68 % of the available runway, and the aircraft achieved a liftoff speed of 75 kt. At departure the temperature was 27 °C, with a 5 kt wind from 270 °, producing a 3 kt crosswind and a 4 kt headwind.
The climb commenced 1 mile northwest of the departure field, raising the aircraft from 2,911 ft asl to 3,024 ft asl-an increase of 113 ft-in less than 1 minute while covering 1 nm. Level cruise began over Herbertingen and persisted for 5 minutes, traversing 14 nm. Descent started over Munderkingen, dropping from 3,018 ft asl to 1,803 ft asl-a decrease of 1,215 ft-in 2 minutes and covering 4 nm.
Approach to runway 32 at Ehingen-Schlechtenfeld was executed from the southeast, heading 319.0 ° at 0 nm and -25 ft agl. Landing occurred on a 207 m runway with a threshold speed slightly below target at 56 kt. The touchdown distance was 7 m, with a touchdown rate of -85 fpm, and the touchdown position was misaligned by 8.6 m from the centreline. The total landing distance was 168 m, accounting for 81 % of the runway. The overall flight covered 21 nm, took 11 minutes, and consumed 29 kg of fuel.
The final approach to runway 32 at EDYR Ehingen-Schlechtenfeld was conducted from the southeast with a heading of 319.0° at 0 nm and an altitude of minus 25 ft AGL. The aircraft, a Kodiak 100, achieved a threshold speed of 56 kt, slightly below the target. At touchdown the aircraft was 7 m from the threshold, with a touchdown speed of 56 kt and a touchdown rate of minus 85 fpm. The touchdown position was misaligned by 8.6 m from the runway centreline.
During the landing the aircraft covered a total distance of 168 m, which represents 81 % of the 207 m runway length. The runway rollout alignment remained slightly misaligned by 8.6 m from the centreline. Local weather conditions were 28 °C with a wind of 4 kt from 357°, providing a crosswind of 2 kt and a headwind of 3 kt.
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