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Not the biggest loss in points — the one thing on this flight a check pilot would raise first, and the guide passage for it.
Every knot above Vref is stored kinetic energy, and energy stored at the threshold must be dissipated in ground effect before the aeroplane will stop flying. Because kinetic energy scales with the square of speed, the excess you must dissipate grows fast. At a 45-knot approach, five knots hot is over a tenth more speed and roughly a quarter more energy to get rid of in ground effect. This is why the fix is never in the flare. It was decided three miles earlier, on final, at the airspeed indicator.
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Two stabilised approach gates, each with six checks at 1,000 ft and 500 ft above the runway.
The approach, gate by gate
Side view — the last 1,524 m of the approach.
Plan view — the first 1,524 m of the 2,248 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
Touched down 559 m past the threshold — beyond the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.
The rest of the report
The flight began with a taxiing period from the parking to the runway, which took 3 minutes and covered less than 1 nautical mile. The aircraft, a TBM 930, then departed from runway 21 at Eindhoven Airport (EHEH), with a takeoff distance of 381 meters, which is 15% of the runway. The liftoff speed was 90 knots.
The local weather conditions at the time of departure were a temperature of 12°C, with a wind speed of 4 knots at 356°. This resulted in a crosswind of 3 knots and a tailwind of 3 knots. The aircraft then climbed from 1,076 feet above sea level to 9,821 feet above sea level, an increase of 8,745 feet in 5 minutes, covering a distance of 7 nautical miles.
The enroute climb started overhead Eindhoven Airport and continued until the aircraft reached a cruising altitude. The enroute level cruise then began 1 mile northwest of Leende, lasting 2 minutes and covering 7 nautical miles. The aircraft then started its descent from 10,031 feet above sea level to 5,093 feet above sea level, a decrease of 4,938 feet in 2 minutes, covering a distance of 7 nautical miles.
The enroute level cruise started again 2 miles west of America, lasting 3 minutes and covering 10 nautical miles. The aircraft then began its descent from 5,107 feet above sea level to 3,139 feet above sea level, a decrease of 1,968 feet in 2 minutes, covering a distance of 6 nautical miles. The enroute level cruise started once more 2 miles east of Geldern, lasting 7 minutes and covering 9 nautical miles.
The final approach to runway 27 at Weeze Airport (EDLV) was made from the east, heading 279.0° at 1 nautical mile and 1,594 feet above ground level. The landing was made on runway 27, which has a length of 2,248 meters. The threshold height at 108 feet above ground level was excessively over target, and the threshold speed was excessively high at 115 knots.
The touchdown point was 124 meters beyond the touchdown zone, with a touchdown speed of 85 knots, which was too fast. The touchdown rate was firm at -394 feet per minute. The runway touchdown alignment was very good. The local weather conditions at the time of landing were a temperature of 10°C, with a wind speed of 4 knots at 320°. This resulted in a crosswind of 3 knots and a headwind of 2 knots.
The total landing distance was 806 meters, which is 36% of the runway. The runway rollout alignment was very good. The taxiing period from the runway to the parking took 2 minutes and covered less than 1 nautical mile. The total flight distance was 51 nautical miles, taking 26 minutes, and the aircraft used 0 kilograms of fuel.
The TBM 930 aircraft successfully landed at EDLV Weeze Airport, but the landing was not without some issues. The final approach was made from the east, heading 279.0° at 1 nm and 1,594 ft above ground level (agl). The aircraft touched down on runway 27, which has a length of 2,248 meters.
However, there were some discrepancies in the landing performance. The threshold height at 108 ft agl was excessively over target, indicating that the aircraft was higher than it should have been at the point of touchdown. Additionally, the threshold speed was excessively high at 115 kt, which is faster than the recommended speed for landing. This could have put additional stress on the aircraft's landing gear and potentially affected the overall safety of the landing.
The touchdown point was 124 meters beyond the touchdown zone, which is a significant deviation from the intended landing spot. Furthermore, the touchdown speed of 85 kt was too fast, and the touchdown rate of -394 fpm was firm, indicating a relatively hard landing. Despite these issues, the runway touchdown alignment was very good, which suggests that the pilot maintained a stable and aligned approach to the runway.
The local weather conditions at the time of the landing were relatively calm, with a temperature of 10°C and a wind speed of 4 kt at 320°. The crosswind was 3 kt, and the headwind was 2 kt, which is a relatively minor headwind component. The total landing distance was 806 meters, which is 36% of the runway length. This is a relatively long landing distance, indicating that the aircraft took some time to come to a stop after touchdown.
Finally, the runway rollout alignment was very good, indicating that the pilot maintained control of the aircraft during the rollout phase and was able to bring the aircraft to a stop in a stable and aligned manner. Overall, while the landing was not perfect, the pilot was able to maintain control of the aircraft and bring it to a safe stop, despite some issues with the landing performance.
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