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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: 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 3,344 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
The 490 m touchdown sits inside the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.
The rest of the report
The flight began with a departure roll from runway 20 at LGKC Kithira Airport, where the aircraft, a TBM 850, took off with a takeoff distance of 317 meters, which accounted for 22% of the runway. The liftoff speed was 98 knots. At the time of departure, the local weather conditions were characterized by a temperature of 16 degrees Celsius and a wind speed of 11 knots from a direction of 320 degrees. This resulted in a crosswind of 10 knots and a tailwind of 4 knots.
As the aircraft climbed away from the airport, it began its enroute climb, which started overhead LGKC Kithira Airport on Kithira Island in Attica, Greece. The climb took the aircraft from an altitude of 1,138 feet above sea level to 2,926 feet above sea level, an increase of 1,789 feet in just 2 minutes, covering a distance of 5 nautical miles.
Following the enroute climb, the aircraft entered a level cruise phase, which lasted for 17 minutes and covered a distance of 54 nautical miles. This phase began 4 miles southeast of LGKC Kithira Airport.
As the aircraft approached its destination, it began its enroute descent, which started 5 miles north of Agia Marina on Crete, Greece. The descent took the aircraft from an altitude of 3,373 feet above sea level to 1,822 feet above sea level, a decrease of 1,551 feet in just 3 minutes, covering a distance of 8 nautical miles.
The final approach to runway 11 at LGSA Chania International Airport was made from the west, with the aircraft heading 111.0 degrees at a distance of 3 nautical miles and an altitude of 1,339 feet above ground level.
The landing on runway 11 at LGSA Chania International Airport was characterized by a touchdown point that was 56 meters beyond the touchdown zone. The touchdown speed was 72 knots, which was slightly fast, but the touchdown rate was smooth at -142 feet per minute. The runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned by 5.1 meters from the centerline. The local weather conditions at the time of landing were similar to those at departure, with a temperature of 16 degrees Celsius and a wind speed of 11 knots from a direction of 320 degrees, resulting in a crosswind of 5 knots and a tailwind of 9 knots.
The total landing distance was 650 meters, which accounted for 19% of the runway. The runway rollout alignment was very good. Taxiing to the parking from the runway took 2 minutes and covered a distance of less than 1 nautical mile.
The total flight distance was 71 nautical miles, and the flight duration was 26 minutes. The aircraft used a total of -596 kilograms of fuel during the flight.
The TBM 850 aircraft successfully landed at LGSA Chania International Airport, achieving a score of 96.2%. The final approach was conducted from the west, heading 111.0° at 3 nautical miles and 1,339 feet above ground level (agl). The aircraft landed on runway 11, which has a length of 3,344 meters.
The threshold height was reported as good, but the threshold speed was excessively high at 86 knots. This indicates that the pilot may have been able to make adjustments to reduce the speed before touchdown. The touchdown point was 56 meters beyond the touchdown zone, which suggests that the pilot may have been slightly off-centerline. The touchdown speed of 72 knots was a little fast, but the touchdown rate was smooth at -142 feet per minute (fpm).
The runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned by 5.1 meters from the centerline, which may have been due to the crosswind or tailwind conditions. The local weather conditions were moderate, with a temperature of 16°C and wind speeds of 11 knots at 320°. The crosswind was 5 knots, and the tailwind was 9 knots, which may have affected the aircraft's alignment during landing.
The total landing distance was 650 meters, which is 19% of the runway length. This is a relatively short landing distance, indicating that the pilot was able to control the aircraft effectively during the landing phase. The runway rollout alignment was very good, suggesting that the pilot was able to maintain control of the aircraft during the rollout phase.
Overall, the landing was successful, but there were some areas for improvement, such as reducing the threshold speed and touchdown speed, and maintaining better alignment with the centerline.
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