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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: 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 2,094 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
The 394 m touchdown sits inside the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.
The rest of the report
The flight began with the Beechcraft King Air 350 taxiing from the parking area to the runway at KOMA Eppley Airfield, Omaha, Nebraska, taking approximately 2 minutes and covering less than 1 nautical mile. The aircraft then departed from runway 14R, with a takeoff distance of 910 meters, which was 31% of the runway length. The liftoff speed was 159 knots.
As the aircraft took off, it encountered local weather conditions of -1°C temperature and a wind speed of 4 knots at 139 degrees. The crosswind was negligible, but there was a headwind of 3 knots. The aircraft climbed from 2,022 feet above sea level to 42,752 feet above sea level, an increase of 40,731 feet, in 16 minutes and covering 72 nautical miles. This enroute climb started overhead KOMA Eppley Airfield.
After reaching the cruising altitude, the aircraft entered a level cruise phase, which lasted for 58 minutes and covered 364 nautical miles. This phase started 5 miles north of Friend, Nebraska. The aircraft then began its descent, starting 2 miles east of Blende, Colorado, and descended from 42,331 feet above sea level to 40,561 feet above sea level, a decrease of 1,770 feet, in 4 minutes and covering 31 nautical miles.
The aircraft then climbed again, starting 8 miles southwest of Beulah Valley, Colorado, and climbed from 40,496 feet above sea level to 42,910 feet above sea level, an increase of 2,415 feet, in 4 minutes and covering 30 nautical miles. The aircraft then entered another level cruise phase, which lasted for 86 minutes and covered 572 nautical miles. This phase started 16 miles east of 1V8 Leach Center, Colorado.
The final descent phase started 4 miles southwest of Oasis, California, and the aircraft descended from 43,110 feet above sea level to 1,826 feet above sea level, a decrease of 41,285 feet, in 12 minutes and covering 64 nautical miles. The aircraft then began its final approach to runway 27 at KSAN San Diego International Airport, flying from the east at a heading of 286.0 degrees and at an altitude of 1,794 feet above ground level, 4 nautical miles from the runway.
The aircraft landed on runway 27, which had a length of 2,094 meters. The threshold height was good, but the threshold speed was too high at 128 knots. The touchdown distance was good at 392 meters, and the touchdown speed was 116 knots, which was fast. The touchdown rate was fair at -293 feet per minute. The runway touchdown alignment was very good.
After landing, the aircraft taxied to the parking area, taking approximately 3 minutes and covering less than 1 nautical mile. The total flight distance was 1,138 nautical miles, and the flight duration was 190 minutes. The aircraft used 3,271 kilograms of fuel during the flight.
The Beechcraft King Air 350 successfully landed at San Diego International Airport (KSAN) on runway 27, achieving a score of 95.6%. The aircraft approached the runway from the east, heading 286.0° at a distance of 4 nautical miles and an altitude of 1,794 feet above ground level (agl).
The pilot executed a good final approach, with a touchdown distance of 392 meters, which is within the acceptable range. However, the touchdown speed of 116 knots was slightly higher than the recommended speed, indicating that the pilot may have been able to flare the aircraft more effectively to achieve a smoother touchdown. The touchdown rate of -293 feet per minute (fpm) was fair, suggesting that the pilot may have been able to control the descent more smoothly.
The local weather conditions at the time of landing were favorable, with a temperature of 14°C and a light wind of 4 knots from 316°. The crosswind component was minimal at 2 knots, while the headwind component was 3 knots. These conditions contributed to a very good runway touchdown alignment, indicating that the pilot was able to maintain a stable approach and align the aircraft with the runway centerline.
The total landing distance of 770 meters was 37% of the runway length, which is within the acceptable range. The runway rollout alignment was also very good, indicating that the pilot was able to maintain control of the aircraft during the rollout phase and align it with the runway centerline.
Overall, the landing was successful, and the pilot demonstrated good skills and judgment in executing the approach and landing. However, there is room for improvement in terms of touchdown speed and touchdown rate to achieve a smoother and more controlled touchdown.
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