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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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Two stabilised approach gates, each with six checks at 305 m and 152 m above the runway.
Side view — the last 1,524 m of the approach.
Plan view — the first 1,524 m of the 3,007 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
The 370 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 to the runway, which took 5 minutes and covered less than 1 nautical mile. The aircraft, an ATR 42, then departed from runway 21 at LSZS Samedan Airport. The takeoff distance was 755 meters, which accounted for 44% of the runway. The liftoff speed was 113 knots.
The local weather conditions at the time of departure were characterized by a temperature of 16 degrees Celsius and a wind speed of 13 knots from a direction of 200 degrees. This resulted in a crosswind of 2 knots and a headwind of 13 knots. The aircraft then began its enroute climb, starting overhead Celerina in the Kanton Graubunden region of Switzerland. The climb took 12 minutes and covered 13 nautical miles, with the aircraft ascending from an altitude of 2,021 meters above sea level to 6,433 meters.
Following the enroute climb, the aircraft entered a level cruise phase, which started 1 mile west of Zernez in the Kanton Graubunden region of Switzerland. This phase lasted for 74 minutes and covered a distance of 300 nautical miles. The aircraft then began its enroute descent, starting 1 mile north of Coti-Chiavari in the Corse region of France. The descent took 12 minutes and covered 54 nautical miles, with the aircraft descending from an altitude of 6,400 meters to 1,034 meters.
The aircraft then entered another level cruise phase, which started 5 miles northeast of Porto Torres in the Sardegna region of Italy. This phase lasted for only 2 minutes and covered a distance of 6 nautical miles. The aircraft then began its final descent, starting overhead Porto Torres. The descent took 3 minutes and covered 8 nautical miles, with the aircraft descending from an altitude of 969 meters to 492 meters.
The final approach to runway 20 at LIEA Alghero-Fertilia Airport was made from the northeast, with the aircraft heading 204.0 degrees at a distance of 4 nautical miles and an altitude of 466.6 meters above ground level. The landing was made on runway 20, which had a length of 3,007 meters. The threshold height was good, and the threshold speed was well above the target speed of 111 knots.
The touchdown distance was good at 371 meters, but the touchdown speed of 102 knots was a little fast. The touchdown rate was fair at -1.4 meters per second, and the runway touchdown alignment was very good. The local weather conditions at the time of landing were characterized by a temperature of 25 degrees Celsius and a wind speed of 7 knots from a direction of 109 degrees. This resulted in a crosswind of 7 knots and a tailwind of 1 knot.
The total landing distance was 1,100 meters, which accounted for 37% of the runway. The runway rollout alignment was slightly misaligned by 14.5 meters from the centerline. The taxiing period from the runway to the parking took 3 minutes and covered less than 1 nautical mile. The total flight distance was 388 nautical miles, and the flight duration was 116 minutes. The aircraft used 1,039 kilograms of fuel during the flight.
The ATR 42 aircraft successfully landed at LIEA Alghero-Fertilia Airport, achieving a score of 94.5%. The final approach to runway 20 was initiated from the north east, with a heading of 204.0° at an altitude of 466.6 meters above ground level (agl) and a distance of 4 nautical miles from the runway. The aircraft maintained a steady descent, ultimately touching down on the runway with a speed of 102 knots, which was slightly above the target speed.
The touchdown distance of 371 meters was considered good, indicating that the pilot had effectively managed the aircraft's descent and speed. However, the touchdown speed was a little fast, which may have contributed to a fair touchdown rate of -1.4 meters per second. The runway touchdown alignment was very good, suggesting that the pilot had maintained a stable approach and aligned the aircraft with the runway centerline.
The local weather conditions at the time of landing were favorable, with a temperature of 25°C and a wind speed of 7 knots from a direction of 109°. The crosswind component was 7 knots, while the tailwind component was a relatively minor 1 knot. These conditions did not appear to have significantly impacted the landing, with the total landing distance of 1,100 meters being 37% of the runway length.
Despite the successful landing, there was a slight deviation in the runway rollout alignment, with the aircraft being 14.5 meters off-centerline. This minor misalignment may have been due to a slight overcorrection or a minor issue with the aircraft's directional control. Overall, the landing was considered successful, with the pilot demonstrating good control and management of the aircraft throughout the approach and landing phases.
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