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Arrival
Make one smooth continuous pitch input through the flare rather than chasing the runway with the elevator.
What happened: The flare was pumped, with pitch reversing direction several times on the way down instead of one smooth input.
Watch for: Watch the pitch attitude trend through the flare, aiming for a single steady rise through 5.5° with no reversals.
See Arrival Landing
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: seven checks where the approach path is 300 ft above the runway. The 1,000 ft gate was not assessed, because the approach did not join final that far out.
At the 300 ft gate: off the runway's 3.5° glideslope 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 1,562 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
Touched down 942 m past the threshold — beyond the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.
The rest of the report
The flight began with a departure roll from runway 21 at KSEZ Sedona Airport, a small airport located in Sedona, Arizona, United States. The Cessna 152 aircraft accelerated down the runway, covering a distance of 429 meters, which was 27% of the total runway length. The liftoff speed was achieved at 58 knots, marking the beginning of the takeoff phase.
As the aircraft lifted off the ground, it began its enroute climb, starting from a point 1 mile southwest of the airport. The climb was initiated from an altitude of 5,120 feet above sea level, and the aircraft successfully reached an altitude of 5,878 feet above sea level, an increase of 758 feet, within 2 minutes. This climb phase covered a distance of 2 nautical miles.
Following the climb, the aircraft entered a level cruise phase, which lasted for 5 minutes and covered a distance of 4 nautical miles. This phase was initiated from a point 3 miles southwest of the airport.
As the aircraft approached its destination, it began its enroute descent, starting from a point 1 mile south of Sedona. The descent was initiated from an altitude of 6,003 feet above sea level, and the aircraft successfully reached an altitude of 5,346 feet above sea level, a decrease of 656 feet, within 2 minutes. This descent phase covered a distance of less than 1 nautical mile.
The final approach to runway 21 at KSEZ Sedona Airport was initiated from the north-east, with a heading of 227.0 degrees at 1 nautical mile and 595 feet above ground level. The aircraft landed on the runway, which was 1,562 meters long, and the touchdown point was significantly long, using more than 50% of the available runway.
The landing was characterized by a touchdown speed of 58 knots, which was excessively fast, and a touchdown rate of -177 feet per minute, which was good. The runway touchdown alignment was very good, and the runway rollout alignment was perfect. The total landing distance was 1,166 meters, which was 75% of the runway length.
The local weather conditions during the flight were characterized by a temperature of 6 degrees Celsius and a wind speed of 1 knot at 34 degrees. The crosswind was 0 knots, and the tailwind was 1 knot. The total flight distance was 9 nautical miles, and the flight duration was 10 minutes. The aircraft used 2 kilograms of fuel during the flight.
The Cessna 152 aircraft successfully landed at KSEZ Sedona Airport, but the landing was not without its issues. The final approach was initiated from the north east, heading 227.0° at 1 nm and 595 ft above ground level (agl). The aircraft touched down on runway 21, which has a length of 1,562 meters.
However, the landing was not executed perfectly. The threshold height at 95 ft agl was significantly above the target, indicating that the aircraft was higher than it should have been at the point of touchdown. Furthermore, the threshold speed was excessively high at 76 kt, which is faster than the recommended speed for landing. This excessive speed would have put additional stress on the aircraft's landing gear and could have made the landing more difficult to control.
The touchdown point was also very long, using more than 50% of the available runway. This suggests that the aircraft was not aligned properly with the runway or that the pilot did not manage the descent effectively. The touchdown speed of 58 kt was also excessively fast, which could have made the landing more difficult to control and may have resulted in a longer rollout.
On the positive side, the touchdown rate was good at -177 fpm, indicating that the aircraft was descending at a safe rate. The runway touchdown alignment was also very good, which suggests that the pilot was able to align the aircraft properly with the runway.
The local weather conditions at the time of the landing were relatively calm, with a temperature of 6°C and a wind speed of 1 kt at 34°. There was no crosswind, but there was a tailwind of 1 kt, which could have affected the aircraft's performance during the landing.
The total landing distance was 1,166 meters, which is 75% of the available runway. This suggests that the aircraft was able to stop safely within the available runway length. The runway rollout alignment was also perfect, indicating that the pilot was able to control the aircraft effectively during the rollout.
Overall, while the landing was not perfect, the pilot was able to bring the aircraft to a safe stop within the available runway length. However, there are areas for improvement, including managing the descent more effectively and reducing the touchdown speed.
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