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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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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 1,524 m of the approach.
Plan view — the first 1,524 m of the 2,114 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
The 419 m touchdown sits inside the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.
The rest of the report
The flight began with a quick taxiing process from the parking area to the runway, taking less than a minute and covering a distance of less than 1 nautical mile. The aircraft, a Cessna 208B, then departed from runway 07 at EGNT Newcastle Airport. The takeoff distance was 344 meters, which accounted for 16% of the runway length. The liftoff speed was 89 knots, and the local weather conditions at the time of departure were characterized by a temperature of 6°C, with a wind speed of 23 knots at a direction of 30°.
The crosswind component was 13 knots, while the headwind component was 19 knots. As the aircraft took off, it began its enroute climb, which started overhead Dinnington, a location in Newcastle upon Tyne, England. The climb involved an increase in altitude from 1,236 feet above sea level to 5,515 feet above sea level, a total increase of 4,279 feet, which was achieved in just 3 minutes and covered a distance of 5 nautical miles.
Following the enroute climb, the aircraft entered a level cruise phase, which began 1 mile west of Wallsend, a location in the Borough of North Tyneside, England. This phase of the flight lasted for 2 minutes and covered a distance of 3 nautical miles. The enroute descent phase then started overhead Whickham, a location in Gateshead, England. The descent involved a decrease in altitude from 5,047 feet above sea level to 947 feet above sea level, a total decrease of 4,100 feet, which was achieved in 4 minutes and covered a distance of 5 nautical miles.
The final approach to runway 07 at EGNT Newcastle Airport was made from the south-west, with a heading of 62.0° at an altitude of 688 feet above ground level and a distance of 1 nautical mile from the runway threshold. The landing on runway 07 was successful, with a touchdown distance of 417 meters, which was good, and a touchdown speed of 73 knots, which was fast. The touchdown rate was firm at -341 feet per minute, and the runway touchdown position was misaligned by 9.8 meters from the centerline.
The local weather conditions at the time of landing were characterized by a temperature of 7°C, with a wind speed of 24 knots at a direction of 9°. The crosswind component was 20 knots, while the headwind component was 14 knots. The total landing distance was 600 meters, which accounted for 28% of the runway length. The runway rollout alignment was slightly misaligned by 9.5 meters from the centerline. After landing, the aircraft taxied to the parking area, taking 2 minutes and covering a distance of less than 1 nautical mile. The total flight distance was 15 nautical miles, and the flight duration was 12 minutes. The aircraft used a total of -7 kilograms of fuel during the flight.
The Cessna 208B aircraft successfully landed on runway 07 at EGNT Newcastle Airport, but there were some areas for improvement. The final approach was initiated from the south west, heading 62.0° at 1 nm and 688 ft above ground level (agl). The aircraft touched down on the runway, which has a length of 2,114 meters.
The threshold height was good, but the threshold speed was excessively high at 88 kt, indicating that the pilot may have been able to slow down more before touchdown. The touchdown distance was good at 417 meters, but the touchdown speed of 73 kt was faster than ideal. This resulted in a firm touchdown rate of -341 fpm, which may have put some stress on the aircraft's landing gear.
The runway touchdown position was misaligned by 9.8 meters from the centerline, which may have been due to a slight deviation in the pilot's alignment during the approach. The local weather conditions were not particularly challenging, with a temperature of 7°C and wind speeds of 24 kt at 9°. The crosswind was 20 kt, and the headwind was 14 kt, which may have contributed to the slight misalignment.
The total landing distance was 600 meters, which is 28% of the runway length. This is a relatively short distance, indicating that the pilot was able to control the aircraft's descent effectively. However, the runway rollout alignment was slightly misaligned by 9.5 meters from the centerline, which may have been due to a slight deviation in the pilot's alignment during the rollout.
Overall, the landing was successful, but there were some areas for improvement, particularly in terms of threshold speed and touchdown speed. With some adjustments to the pilot's technique, the aircraft could potentially achieve an even smoother and more controlled landing.
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