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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: 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. These checks are the approach's score.
At the 300 ft gate: glideslope 4.2° against the runway's 3°, centreline 4.3° off, against a 1° limit and wings 12° of bank, against a 10° limit.
The approach, gate by gate
Side view — the last 1,524 m of the approach.
Plan view — the first 1,524 m of the 2,488 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
The 198 m touchdown sits inside the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.
The rest of the report
Departing from Groningen Airport Eelde, the Phenom 300E took to the skies from runway 05, accelerating down the 1,820-meter stretch of asphalt to a liftoff speed of 123 knots. The local weather conditions were favorable, with a temperature of 15°C and a gentle breeze of 1 knot from 270 degrees, resulting in a negligible crosswind component.
As the aircraft climbed away from the airport, it began its enroute ascent overhead the town of Yde, rising from 984 feet above sea level to 1,986 feet in just one minute, covering a distance of four nautical miles. The climb was followed by a brief level cruise phase, lasting two minutes and covering six nautical miles, before the aircraft began its descent towards the ground. The descent from 1,994 feet to 1,526 feet in two minutes, covering six nautical miles, was a smooth and controlled process. The aircraft then leveled off again, this time over the town of Roderwolde, before commencing its final descent towards the airport.
As the Phenom 300E began its final approach to runway 05, it was flying at an altitude of 99 feet above ground level and a heading of 51.0 degrees. The landing was executed smoothly, with a touchdown speed of 94 knots and a touchdown distance of 204 meters, representing just 30% of the 2,493-meter runway length. The runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned, but the aircraft's rollout alignment was very good. The total landing distance was 744 meters, and the flight had consumed 13 kilograms of fuel, covering a total distance of 26 nautical miles in nine minutes.
The aircraft touched down on runway 05 at EHGG Groningen Airport Eelde with a good threshold height, indicating a well-executed approach. The threshold speed of 97 kt was also satisfactory, demonstrating the pilot's ability to manage the aircraft's descent and airspeed. The touchdown distance of 204 m was within acceptable limits, and the touchdown speed of 94 kt was also good, suggesting a controlled and stable approach.
However, the touchdown rate of -528 fpm was very hard, which may indicate a slightly aggressive approach or a failure to arrest the descent in time. The runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned by 4.4 m from the centreline, which may have been due to a slight deviation in the approach or a failure to maintain centreline alignment during the final stages of the approach. The local weather conditions, with a temperature of 16 °C and a light wind of 1 kt from 269 °, were not particularly challenging.
The total landing distance of 744 m, which accounted for 30% of the runway length, was acceptable. The runway rollout alignment was very good, indicating that the pilot was able to maintain control of the aircraft during the rollout phase and bring it to a stop in a safe and controlled manner. Overall, the landing was satisfactory, with a score of 94.3%, indicating a good performance but with some room for improvement in terms of touchdown rate and centreline alignment.
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