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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 1,579 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
Touched down 876 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 less than 1 nautical mile. The aircraft, a TBM 850, then departed from runway 11R at LGSA Chania International Airport. The takeoff distance was 845 meters, which is 25% of the runway length. The liftoff speed was 104 knots.
The local weather conditions at the time of departure were a temperature of 16°C, with a wind speed of 10 knots at a direction of 20°. This resulted in a crosswind of 10 knots and a headwind of 0 knots. The aircraft then began its enroute climb, starting 1 mile south east of Mouzouras, Crete, Greece. The climb took 1 minute and covered 4 nautical miles, with an increase in altitude from 803 feet above sea level to 2,348 feet above sea level, a total increase of 1,545 feet.
Following the climb, the aircraft entered a level cruise, starting 5 miles east of Mouzouras. This phase of the flight lasted 11 minutes and covered 32 nautical miles. The enroute descent then began 4 miles west of Agia Pelagia, Crete, Greece. The descent took 3 minutes and covered 9 nautical miles, with a decrease in altitude from 2,985 feet above sea level to 1,292 feet above sea level, a total decrease of 1,693 feet.
The final approach to runway 12 at LGIR Heraklion International Nikos Kazantzakis Airport was made from the north west, with a heading of 127.0° at 4 nautical miles and 1,196 feet above ground level. The landing was made on runway 12, which has a length of 1,579 meters. The threshold height at 70 feet above ground level was above the target, and the threshold speed was too high at 85 knots.
The touchdown point was very long, using more than 50% of the available runway. The touchdown speed was 84 knots, which was too fast. However, the touchdown rate was good at -158 feet per minute. The runway touchdown alignment was very good. The local weather conditions at the time of landing were a temperature of 17°C, with a wind speed of 8 knots at a direction of 330°. This resulted in a crosswind of 3 knots and a tailwind of 7 knots.
The total landing distance was 1,309 meters, which is 83% of the runway length. The runway rollout alignment was very good. The taxiing period from the runway to the parking took 10 minutes and covered less than 1 nautical mile. The total flight distance was 52 nautical miles, taking 27 minutes, and the aircraft used 65 kilograms of fuel.
The TBM 850 aircraft successfully landed at Heraklion International Nikos Kazantzakis Airport (LGIR) with a score of 81.3%. The final approach was initiated from the north-west, heading 127.0° at a distance of 4 nautical miles and an altitude of 1,196 feet above ground level (agl). The aircraft was approaching runway 12, which has a length of 1,579 meters.
Upon landing, the aircraft's performance was evaluated, and it was found that the threshold height at 70 feet agl was above the target, indicating that the aircraft touched down slightly higher than intended. Additionally, the threshold speed was too high at 85 knots, suggesting that the pilot may have been able to reduce the speed before touchdown. The touchdown point was also very long, using more than 50% of the available runway, which may have been due to the high speed and/or the pilot's decision to extend the landing.
The touchdown speed of 84 knots was also too fast, which may have contributed to the long touchdown point. However, the touchdown rate of -158 feet per minute (fpm) was good, indicating that the aircraft was able to slow down quickly after touchdown. The runway touchdown alignment was very good, suggesting that the pilot maintained a stable and aligned approach.
The local weather conditions at the time of landing were favorable, with a temperature of 17°C and a wind speed of 8 knots from 330°. The crosswind component was 3 knots, and the tailwind component was 7 knots, which may have contributed to the high touchdown speed and long touchdown point.
The total landing distance was 1,309 meters, which is 83% of the available runway. This suggests that the aircraft was able to stop safely within the remaining runway length. The runway rollout alignment was also very good, indicating that the pilot maintained control of the aircraft during the rollout phase.
Overall, while the landing was not perfect, the TBM 850 aircraft was able to land safely at Heraklion International Nikos Kazantzakis Airport with a score of 81.3%. The pilot's performance was evaluated, and areas for improvement were identified, including reducing the threshold speed and touchdown speed, and extending the landing to use less of the available runway.
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