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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: seven 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. These checks are the approach's score.
At the 500 ft gate: glideslope 4.8° against the runway's 3°, centreline 2.6° off, against a 1° limit, wings 25° of bank, against a 10° limit and speed 21 kt FAST on the reference speed of 93 kt.
The approach, gate by gate
Side view — the last 1,223 m of the approach.
Plan view — the full 1,223 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
The 53 m touchdown sits inside the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.
The rest of the report
The OV-10 Bronco taxied from the parking area to runway 19 at KGEU Glendale Municipal Airport, a movement that lasted 13 minutes and covered 5 nm.
The aircraft commenced its departure roll on runway 19, achieving a takeoff distance of 414 m, which represented 22 % of the runway, and lifted off at 113 kt. Local weather temperature was 28 °C.
Climb began overhead Avra Valley, with altitude increasing from 2,946 ft asl to 3,522 ft asl, a gain of 576 ft in 2 minutes while covering 5 nm.
Level cruise started 6 miles south of Goodyear and continued for 23 minutes, covering 81 nm.
Descent commenced 1 mile south-east of Avondale, descending from 3,163 ft asl to 2,876 ft asl, a loss of 287 ft over 2 minutes and 6 nm.
A second level cruise began 1 mile west of Picture Rocks and lasted 3 minutes, covering 9 nm.
Climb resumed 4 miles north-west of KRYN Ryan Field, rising from 3,245 ft asl to 4,133 ft asl, an increase of 888 ft in 2 minutes across 4 nm.
Descent started 1 mile west of KRYN Ryan Field, dropping from 4,143 ft asl to 2,966 ft asl, a decrease of 1,177 ft in 2 minutes while covering 4 nm.
Final approach to runway 33 at KRYN Ryan Field involved a descent from 881 ft agl to -32 ft agl in 56 seconds, with the aircraft scoring on the stabilisation gates.
The aircraft landed on runway 33, whose length is 1,223 m, with a threshold speed of 81 kt, touchdown distance of 51 m, touchdown speed of 81 kt, and a hard touchdown rate of minus 594 fpm; the touchdown point was offset 10.2 m from the centreline. Local temperature remained 28 °C.
Rollout distance measured 514 m, representing 42 % of the runway, and the aircraft’s alignment was slightly off centreline by 10.1 m.
In total the flight covered 117nm, took 41 minutes, and consumed 225 kg of fuel.
The final approach to runway 33 at KRYN Ryan Field descended from 881 ft agl to -32 ft agl in 56 seconds and was scored on the stabilisation gates.
At threshold the height was good and the threshold speed was a little below target at 81 kt.
Touchdown occurred 51 m from the runway threshold with a speed of 81 kt, a very hard vertical rate of minus 594 fpm, and the touchdown point was misaligned by 10.2 m from the centreline.
The aircraft rolled out over a total distance of 514 m, representing 42 % of the 1 223 m runway, and the rollout alignment was slightly off centreline by 10.1 m.
To improve future landings, work on achieving a smoother flare to reduce the hard touchdown rate, and focus on maintaining centreline alignment through touchdown and rollout to keep deviations within a few metres of the aim point.
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