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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.
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 4,993 ft of the approach.
Plan view — the full 4,993 ft runway, to the same scale as the side view.
The 9 ft touchdown sits inside the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.
The rest of the report
The flight began with a departure roll from runway 26 at KHVR Havre City County Airport. The TBM 930 aircraft accelerated down the runway, covering a distance of 534 meters, which accounted for 34% of the runway's length. The liftoff speed was achieved at 98 knots, marking the start of the aircraft's ascent into the sky.
As the aircraft climbed away from the airport, it encountered local weather conditions of -0°C temperature and a 10-knot headwind. The wind direction was from 250°, resulting in a 3-knot crosswind and a 10-knot headwind. The enroute climb started approximately 1 mile west of the airport, where the aircraft climbed from an altitude of 3,596 feet above sea level to 4,987 feet, an increase of 1,391 feet in just 2 minutes. This climb phase covered a distance of 6 nautical miles.
Following the climb, the aircraft entered a level cruise phase, which began 6 miles east of the 13MT Sorenson Airport. This phase lasted for 17 minutes, during which the aircraft covered a distance of 66 nautical miles. The cruise altitude remained constant at an unspecified height.
As the aircraft approached its destination, it began its enroute descent phase, which started 6 miles west of the MT02 Hellinger Airport. The descent from 5,702 feet to 4,648 feet, a decrease of 1,054 feet in 2 minutes, covered a distance of 7 nautical miles.
The final approach to runway 23 at KSBX Shelby Airport was initiated from the north-east, with a heading of 245.0° at 2 nautical miles and 1,209 feet above ground level. However, the landing was not without issues. The threshold height was above the target, and the threshold speed was excessively high at 115 knots. The touchdown point was also excessively long, using more than 75% of the available runway. The touchdown speed of 73 knots was a little fast, and the touchdown rate was very hard at -528 feet per minute. Additionally, the runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned by 4.9 meters from the centerline.
The local weather conditions at the time of landing were -1°C temperature and a 5-knot tailwind from 130°, resulting in a 5-knot crosswind and a 2-knot tailwind. The total landing distance was 5,822 meters, which accounted for 383% of the runway's length. The runway rollout alignment was also misaligned by 17.5 meters from the centerline.
After landing, the aircraft taxied to the parking area, taking 8 minutes to cover a distance of less than 1 nautical mile. The total flight distance was 89 nautical miles, and the flight duration was 42 minutes. The aircraft used 151 kilograms of fuel during the flight.
The TBM 930 aircraft successfully landed at KSBX Shelby Airport, but the landing was not without its issues. The final approach was initiated from the north-east, heading 245.0° at 2 nautical miles and 1,209 feet above ground level (agl). The aircraft touched down on runway 23, which has a length of 1,522 meters.
However, there were several areas of concern during the landing. The threshold height at 63 feet agl was above the target, indicating that the aircraft was higher than desired when reaching the runway threshold. Additionally, the threshold speed was excessively high at 115 knots, which may have contributed to the difficulties experienced during the landing.
The touchdown point was also excessively long, using more than 75% of the available runway. This suggests that the aircraft may have been too far back from the optimal touchdown position, which could have resulted in a longer rollout distance. The touchdown speed of 73 knots was a little fast, and the touchdown rate was very hard at -528 feet per minute (fpm). A harder touchdown rate can increase the risk of damage to the aircraft and may also affect the safety of the occupants.
Furthermore, the runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned by 4.9 meters from the centreline, which may have contributed to the difficulties experienced during the rollout. The local weather conditions at the time of the landing were a temperature of -1°C and a wind of 5 knots at 130°. The crosswind was 5 knots, and the tailwind was 2 knots.
The total landing distance was 5,822 meters, which is 383% of the runway length. This is a significant overrun, indicating that the aircraft took a long time to come to a stop after touchdown. The runway rollout alignment was also misaligned by 17.5 meters from the centreline, which may have contributed to the difficulties experienced during the rollout.
Overall, while the TBM 930 aircraft successfully landed at KSBX Shelby Airport, there were several areas of concern during the landing. These issues may have been caused by a combination of factors, including the aircraft's speed and position during the final approach, as well as the weather conditions at the time of the landing.
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