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Departure
Use smaller, smoother aileron inputs to hold the climb bank angle near wings-level.
What happened: During Climb 3 the bank angle averaged 5.4°, well beyond a steady wings-level climb.
Watch for: Attitude indicator - bank angle, keeping it close to wings-level through the climb.
Arrival
Reduce power earlier on final so threshold speed settles at 65 kt instead of carrying it into the flare.
What happened: You crossed the threshold at 103 kt, well above the 65 kt target speed, and that excess speed was still showing at touchdown. Crossing the threshold fast usually carries straight through to a fast touchdown.
Watch for: Airspeed indicator against 65 kt on short final.
Ground effect becomes significant below about one wingspan of height. A Cessna 172, with a 36 ft span, enters ground effect at flare height - the float it feels in the hold-off is ground effect arriving on cue. An A320, with a span around 117 ft, has been in ground effect since before the threshold and there is no sudden cushion to feel, only a gradual reduction in induced drag that lengthens any float you allow.
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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: sink rate above what the glideslope needed and off the centreline.
The approach, gate by gate
Side view — the last 1,524 m of the approach.
Plan view — the first 1,524 m of the 2,129 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
The 170 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 to the runway, which took 4 minutes and covered a distance of 1 nautical mile. The aircraft, a TBM 930, then departed from runway 29 at PAKT Ketchikan International Airport. The takeoff distance was 486 meters, which accounted for 21% of the runway. The liftoff speed was 97 knots.
The local weather conditions at the time of departure were characterized by a temperature of 18 degrees Celsius and a wind speed of 11 knots from a direction of 340 degrees. This resulted in a crosswind of 5 knots and a headwind of 10 knots. The aircraft began its enroute climb 1 mile south of Peninsula Point Pullout Spb, a notable landmark in Alaska. The climb started from an altitude of 1,023 feet above sea level and reached a maximum altitude of 29,247 feet, an increase of 28,225 feet in 20 minutes, covering a distance of 30 nautical miles.
Following the enroute climb, the aircraft entered a level cruise phase, which started 10 miles southeast of PANT Annette Island Airport Metlakatla. This phase lasted for 194 minutes, covering a distance of 1,098 nautical miles. The aircraft then began its enroute descent 4 miles south of Walker, California, and descended from an altitude of 30,063 feet to 7,722 feet in 19 minutes, covering a distance of 60 nautical miles.
The final approach to runway 27 at KMMH Mammoth Yosemite Airport was made from the east, with a heading of 286.0 degrees at an altitude of 621 feet above ground level and a distance of 2 nautical miles from the runway. The landing was made on runway 27, which had a length of 2,129 meters. The threshold height was good, but the threshold speed was excessively high at 103 knots. The touchdown point was 375 meters beyond the touchdown zone, and the touchdown speed was excessively fast at 98 knots. The touchdown rate was fair at -215 feet per minute, and the runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned by 3.2 meters from the centerline.
The local weather conditions at the time of landing were characterized by a temperature of 30 degrees Celsius and a wind speed of 21 knots from a direction of 290 degrees. This resulted in a crosswind of 0 knots and a headwind of 21 knots. The total landing distance was 1,115 meters, which accounted for 52% of the runway. The runway rollout alignment was perfect.
The taxiing period from the runway to the parking took 1 minute and covered a distance of less than 1 nautical mile. The total flight distance was 1,194 nautical miles, and the flight duration was 240 minutes. The aircraft used 717 kilograms of fuel during the flight.
The TBM 930 aircraft successfully landed at KMMH Mammoth Yosemite Airport, but there were some areas for improvement. The final approach was initiated from the east, heading 286.0° at 2 nautical miles and 621 feet above ground level (agl). The aircraft touched down on runway 27, which has a length of 2,129 meters.
The threshold height was satisfactory, but the threshold speed was excessively high at 103 knots. This indicates that the pilot may have been able to flare the aircraft more effectively to reduce the touchdown speed. The touchdown point was 375 meters beyond the touchdown zone, which suggests that the pilot may have been able to make a more precise touchdown.
The touchdown speed of 98 knots was also excessively fast, which could have resulted in a longer rollout distance. However, the touchdown rate of -215 feet per minute (fpm) was fair, indicating that the pilot was able to control the descent effectively. The runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned by 3.2 meters from the centerline, which may have been due to a slight deviation in the approach path.
The local weather conditions were favorable for landing, with a temperature of 30°C and a headwind of 21 knots at 290°. The crosswind was negligible, at 0 knots. The total landing distance was 1,115 meters, which is 52% of the runway length. This is a relatively long landing distance, but it may have been due to the excessive touchdown speed.
The runway rollout alignment was perfect, indicating that the pilot was able to control the aircraft effectively during the rollout phase. Overall, while there were some areas for improvement, the pilot was able to safely land the TBM 930 aircraft at KMMH Mammoth Yosemite Airport.
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