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Work on the flare
Arrive slow and the sink rate at the threshold is already above schedule, the flare is short because there is no energy to extend it, and the touchdown is hard in a way that feels exactly like a late flare. Diagnosing a slow arrival as a late flare is the catastrophic misread: you respond by flaring earlier, which bleeds more speed, which makes the next one worse. The tiebreaker is threshold speed against VRef, not feel. Never diagnose a flare without it.
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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.
At the 1,000 ft gate: off the centreline.
The approach, gate by gate
Side view — the last 1,199 m of the approach.
Plan view — the full 1,199 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
Touched down 1,142 m past the threshold — beyond the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.
The rest of the report
The flight began with the aircraft, a 404 Titan Air Ambulance, taxiing from the parking area to the runway at Ljungbyhed Airfield, a process that took 16 minutes and covered a distance of 4 nautical miles. Once on the runway, the aircraft took off from runway 11L, with a takeoff distance of 1,033 meters, which accounted for 52% of the runway. The liftoff speed was 128 knots.
As the aircraft departed, it encountered local weather conditions of a temperature of -1°C and a wind speed of 27 knots at 130 degrees. The crosswind was 8 knots, while the headwind was 26 knots. The aircraft then began its enroute climb, starting overhead Ljungbyhed in Skane County, Sweden. It climbed from an altitude of 549 feet above sea level to 18,882 feet above sea level, an increase of 18,333 feet, in 14 minutes and covering a distance of 44 nautical miles.
Following the climb, the aircraft entered a level cruise, starting 1 mile south of Liseleje in Region Hovedstaden, Denmark. This phase of the flight lasted for 239 minutes and covered a distance of 395 nautical miles. The aircraft then began its enroute descent, starting 44 miles east of Easington in East Riding of Yorkshire, England. It descended from an altitude of 18,930 feet above sea level to 1,438 feet above sea level, a decrease of 17,491 feet, in 27 minutes and covering a distance of 88 nautical miles.
After the descent, the aircraft entered another level cruise, starting 1 mile east of Clayworth in Nottinghamshire, England. This phase of the flight lasted for only 2 minutes and covered a distance of 3 nautical miles. The aircraft then began its final approach to runway 21 at EGNE Retford Gamston Airport, approaching from the north-east at a heading of 203.0 degrees and at an altitude of 1,364 feet above ground level, 4 nautical miles from the runway.
The aircraft landed on runway 21, which had a length of 1,199 meters. The threshold height was well above the target, and the threshold speed was 108 knots. However, the touchdown point was excessively long, using more than 75% of the available runway. The touchdown speed was 92 knots, and the touchdown rate was fair at -260 feet per minute. The runway touchdown position was also misaligned by 8.9 meters from the centerline.
The local weather conditions at the time of landing were a temperature of 7°C and a wind speed of 6 knots at 145 degrees. The crosswind was 5 knots, while the headwind was 3 knots. The total landing distance was 1,415 meters, which was 118% of the runway length. The runway rollout alignment was slightly misaligned by 15.0 meters from the centerline. Overall, the flight covered a total distance of 539 nautical miles and took 117 minutes to complete, using 28 kilograms of fuel.
Aircraft 404 Titan Air Ambulance successfully landed at EGNE Retford Gamston Airport, but the landing was not without its challenges. The aircraft was approaching the runway from the north east, heading 203.0° at 4 nautical miles and 1,364 feet above ground level (agl). The final approach was conducted in a temperature of 7°C, with a wind of 6 knots at 145°, resulting in a crosswind of 5 knots and a headwind of 3 knots.
The aircraft touched down on runway 21, which has a length of 1,199 meters. However, the touchdown point was excessively long, using more than 75% of the available runway. The touchdown speed was 92 knots, which was below the threshold speed of 108 knots. The touchdown rate was fair at -260 feet per minute (fpm), indicating a relatively smooth landing.
Despite the smooth touchdown, the runway touchdown position was misaligned by 8.9 meters from the centreline. This misalignment was also evident during the runway rollout, where the aircraft was slightly misaligned by 15.0 meters from the centreline. The total landing distance was 1,415 meters, which is 118% of the runway length.
The landing performance of the aircraft was scored 62.3%, indicating that while the landing was not perfect, it was still a safe and controlled touchdown. The pilots of the Titan Air Ambulance demonstrated their skills and experience in navigating challenging weather conditions and landing the aircraft safely. However, there is room for improvement in terms of touchdown point and runway alignment.
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