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Work on the flare
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 1,524 m of the approach.
Plan view — the first 1,524 m of the 2,760 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
Touched down 622 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 4 minutes and covered a distance of 1 nautical mile. The aircraft, a TBM 930, then departed from runway 27 at AYNZ Nadzab Airport, with a takeoff distance of 546 meters, which accounted for 22% of the runway. The liftoff speed was 98 knots.
As the aircraft took off, it encountered local weather conditions of 31°C temperature and a wind speed of 4 knots at 310°. The crosswind was 2 knots, and the headwind was 3 knots. After departing from Nadzab Airport, the enroute climb started 1 mile west of the airport, with the aircraft climbing from 1,272 feet above sea level to 16,011 feet above sea level, an increase of 14,739 feet in 8 minutes, covering a distance of 22 nautical miles.
The enroute level cruise then began 5 miles south of Lae, Morobe Province, Papua New Guinea, and lasted for 34 minutes, covering a distance of 161 nautical miles. Following the cruise, the enroute descent started 1 mile southwest of Port Moresby, National Capital District, Papua New Guinea, with the aircraft descending from 15,879 feet above sea level to 1,410 feet above sea level, a decrease of 14,469 feet in 10 minutes, covering a distance of 8 nautical miles.
The final approach to runway 32R at AYPY Port Moresby Jacksons International Airport was made from the southeast, heading 329.0° at 4 nautical miles and 1,284 feet above ground level. The landing on runway 32R, which had a length of 2,760 meters, was successful, with a good threshold height and a threshold speed of 86 knots. However, the touchdown speed was a little fast at 72 knots, and the touchdown point was 187 meters beyond the touchdown zone.
The total landing distance was 966 meters, which accounted for 35% of the runway. The runway rollout alignment was perfect, and the aircraft taxied to the parking from the runway in 3 minutes, covering a distance of less than 1 nautical mile. The total flight distance was 198 nautical miles, and the flight duration was 64 minutes, with a fuel consumption of 183 kilograms.
The TBM 930 aircraft successfully landed at AYPY Port Moresby Jacksons International Airport, achieving a high score of 98.1%. The final approach to runway 32R was conducted from the south east, with the aircraft heading 329.0° at a distance of 4 nautical miles and an altitude of 1,284 feet above ground level.
The landing was executed with good threshold height, and the threshold speed was also satisfactory at 86 knots. However, the touchdown speed of 72 knots was slightly faster than ideal, which may have contributed to a slightly longer landing distance. The touchdown rate of -81 feet per minute was excellent, indicating a smooth and controlled descent.
The local weather conditions at the time of landing were favorable, with a temperature of 33°C and a wind speed of 3 knots from a direction of 0°. This resulted in a negligible crosswind component of 1 knot and a headwind component of 2 knots. The aircraft's alignment with the runway during touchdown was perfect, and the runway rollout alignment was also satisfactory.
The total landing distance of 966 meters was 35% of the runway length, indicating a relatively short landing distance. Overall, the landing was executed with precision and control, and the aircraft's performance was satisfactory in the given weather conditions.
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