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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 1,513 m of the approach.
Plan view — the full 1,513 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
The 290 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 area to the runway, which took approximately 4 minutes and covered less than 1 nautical mile. The aircraft, a TBM 930, then departed from runway 10 at the MNMG Augusto C. Sandino (Managua) International Airport. The takeoff distance was 570 meters, which accounted for 23% of the runway. The liftoff speed was 96 knots.
The local weather conditions at the time of departure were characterized by a temperature of 30 degrees Celsius and a wind speed of 7 knots from a direction of 100 degrees. This resulted in a headwind of 7 knots and no crosswind. The aircraft began its enroute climb 1 mile east of the airport, rising from an altitude of 1,199 feet above sea level to 19,800 feet above sea level, an increase of 18,601 feet in 14 minutes and covering 48 nautical miles.
Following the initial climb, the aircraft entered a level cruise phase, which started 3 miles south of Rivas, Nicaragua, and lasted for 9 minutes, covering 43 nautical miles. The aircraft then began its descent 4 miles west of the MRLV La Cueva Airport in Liberia, Costa Rica, and descended from 19,777 feet above sea level to 6,206 feet above sea level, a decrease of 13,571 feet in 10 minutes and covering 31 nautical miles.
The aircraft entered another level cruise phase, this time starting 1 mile east of the MRMJ Mojica Airport in Cañas, Costa Rica, and lasting for 10 minutes, covering 25 nautical miles. The final descent phase began 3 miles northeast of the MRST San Agustin Airport in Puntarenas, Costa Rica, and the aircraft descended from 6,190 feet above sea level to 1,147 feet above sea level, a decrease of 5,043 feet in 4 minutes and covering 11 nautical miles.
The final approach to runway 28 at the MRCH Chacarita Airport was made from the southeast, heading 320.0 degrees at 2 nautical miles and 1,138 feet above ground level. The landing was made on runway 28, which had a length of 1,513 meters. The threshold height was good, but the threshold speed was excessively high at 91 knots. The touchdown distance was good at 288 meters, and the touchdown speed was 78 knots, which was fast. The touchdown rate was good at -161 feet per minute.
The runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned by 4.5 meters from the centerline. The local weather conditions at the time of landing were characterized by a temperature of 29 degrees Celsius and a wind speed of 3 knots from a direction of 236 degrees. This resulted in a headwind of 3 knots and a crosswind of 2 knots. The total landing distance was 501 meters, which accounted for 33% of the runway. The runway rollout alignment was very good.
The total flight distance was 161 nautical miles, and the flight duration was 51 minutes. The aircraft used 141 kilograms of fuel during the flight.
The TBM 930 aircraft successfully landed at MRCH Chacarita Airport, achieving a score of 92.4%. The final approach was conducted from the southeast, heading 320.0° at 2 nautical miles and 1,138 feet above ground level (agl). The aircraft touched down on runway 28, which has a length of 1,513 meters.
The threshold height was reported as good, but the threshold speed was excessively high at 91 knots. This indicates that the pilot may have been able to flare the aircraft more effectively to reduce the touchdown speed. The touchdown distance was good at 288 meters, which is a reasonable distance considering the aircraft's size and weight.
However, the touchdown speed of 78 knots was reported as fast, indicating that the pilot may have been able to reduce the speed further during the flare. The touchdown rate of -161 feet per minute (fpm) was good, indicating that the aircraft was able to touch down smoothly and without excessive deceleration.
The runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned by 4.5 meters from the centerline, which may have been due to a slight deviation in the approach or a miscalculation of the landing distance. The local weather conditions were favorable, with a temperature of 29°C and a light wind of 3 knots at 236°.
The crosswind component was minimal at 2 knots, and the headwind component was 3 knots, which helped to reduce the landing distance. The total landing distance was 501 meters, which is 33% of the runway length. This is a reasonable distance considering the aircraft's size and weight.
The runway rollout alignment was very good, indicating that the pilot was able to maintain control of the aircraft during the rollout and bring it to a stop safely. Overall, the landing was successful, but there are opportunities for improvement, particularly in terms of reducing the touchdown speed and improving the alignment of the aircraft during the touchdown.
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