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Improve the rollout
A crosswind landing is a geometry problem. The air mass you're flying in is moving sideways across the runway, and you need your ground track down the centreline with your wheels aligned to it at the moment of contact. There are two techniques that will help, the crab and the sideslip.
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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 2,079 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
Touched down 572 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 area to the runway, which took 9 minutes and covered a distance of 2 nautical miles. The aircraft, a Beechcraft King Air 350, then departed from runway 11 at LDDU Dubrovnik Ruđer Bošković Airport. The takeoff distance was 906 meters, which accounted for 29% of the runway. The liftoff speed was 118 knots.
The local weather conditions at the time of departure were characterized by a temperature of 15 °C, with a wind speed of 7 knots at 230°. The crosswind component was 6 knots, while the tailwind component was 3 knots. The aircraft then began its enroute climb, which started overhead Cilipi in Dubrovacko-Neretvanska Zupanija, Croatia. The climb took 15 minutes, during which the aircraft ascended from 1,496 feet above sea level to 18,113 feet above sea level, an increase of 16,617 feet. The distance covered during this period was 41 nautical miles.
Following the enroute climb, the aircraft entered a level cruise phase, which started 6 miles southwest of Sutomore in Bar, Montenegro. This phase lasted for 110 minutes, during which the aircraft covered a distance of 487 nautical miles. The aircraft then began its enroute descent, which started 26 miles north of Sision in Crete, Greece. The descent took 11 minutes, during which the aircraft descended from 18,345 feet above sea level to 2,774 feet above sea level, a decrease of 15,571 feet. The distance covered during this period was 39 nautical miles.
The aircraft then entered another level cruise phase, which started 8 miles north of LGST Sitia Airport on Crete Island, Greece. This phase lasted for 3 minutes, during which the aircraft covered a distance of 7 nautical miles. The aircraft then began its final approach to runway 23 at LGST Sitia Airport, approaching from the northeast at a heading of 234.0°. The aircraft was at an altitude of 1,191 feet above ground level and 2 nautical miles from the runway.
The landing on runway 23 at LGST Sitia Airport was characterized by a threshold speed that was too high at 120 knots. The touchdown point was 143 meters beyond the touchdown zone, and the touchdown speed was 104 knots, which was fast. However, the touchdown rate was excellent at -80 feet per minute. The runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned by 4.6 meters from the centerline. The local weather conditions at the time of landing were characterized by a temperature of 11 °C, with a wind speed of 21 knots at 296°. The crosswind component was 19 knots, while the headwind component was 8 knots.
The total landing distance was 1,002 meters, which accounted for 48% of the runway. The runway rollout alignment was significantly misaligned by 31.9 meters from the centerline. The taxiing period from the runway to the parking area took less than 1 minute and covered a distance of less than 1 nautical mile. The total flight distance was 580 nautical miles, and the flight duration was 145 minutes. The aircraft used 753 kilograms of fuel during the flight.
The Beechcraft King Air 350 aircraft successfully landed at LGST Sitia Airport, but with some notable areas for improvement. The final approach was conducted from the north east, heading 234.0° at 2 nautical miles and 1,191 feet above ground level (agl). The aircraft touched down on runway 23, which has a length of 2,079 meters.
The threshold height was reported as good, but the threshold speed was too high at 120 knots. This indicates that the aircraft may have been descending too quickly or not configured correctly for landing. The touchdown point was 143 meters beyond the touchdown zone, which suggests that the aircraft may have been slightly long on the landing. The touchdown speed of 104 knots was also reported as fast, which could have contributed to the long touchdown point.
Despite these issues, the touchdown rate was excellent at -80 feet per minute (fpm), indicating a smooth and controlled descent. However, the runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned by 4.6 meters from the centerline, which could have been due to a slight deviation in the approach or a miscalculation of the landing distance.
The local weather conditions at the time of landing were a temperature of 11°C, with a wind speed of 21 knots at 296°. This resulted in a crosswind of 19 knots and a headwind of 8 knots. The total landing distance was 1,002 meters, which is 48% of the runway length. This is a relatively short landing distance, but it could have been achieved with more precise control and a better approach configuration.
The runway rollout alignment was significantly misaligned by 31.9 meters from the centerline, which suggests that the aircraft may have been experiencing some issues with directional control during the rollout. This could have been due to a combination of factors, including the crosswind and the aircraft's configuration.
Overall, while the landing was successful, there are several areas for improvement that the pilot and crew should focus on to achieve a more precise and controlled landing. This includes improving the approach configuration, reducing the touchdown speed, and maintaining better directional control during the rollout.
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