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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 5,988 ft of the approach.
Plan view — the first 5,988 ft of the 10,982 ft runway, to the same scale as the side view.
Touched down 2,007 ft 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 9 minutes and covered less than 1 nautical mile. The aircraft, a TBM 930, then departed from runway 14 at Astoria Regional Airport (KAST). The takeoff distance was 907 meters, which accounted for 67% of the runway. The liftoff speed was 121 knots.
The local weather conditions at the time of departure were a temperature of 13 degrees Celsius, with a wind speed of 13 knots at 189 degrees. This resulted in a crosswind of 8 knots and a headwind of 10 knots. The aircraft then began its enroute climb, starting overhead Jeffers Garden in Oregon. The climb took 6 minutes and covered 21 nautical miles, with the aircraft rising from 1,024 feet above sea level to 7,029 feet.
Following the initial climb, the aircraft entered a level cruise, starting 2 miles north of the Holce (6OR8) location. This cruise lasted for 2 minutes and covered 8 nautical miles. The aircraft then began its first descent, starting 4 miles north of Vernonia in Oregon. The descent took 2 minutes and covered 8 nautical miles, with the aircraft dropping from 7,732 feet to 6,747 feet.
The aircraft then entered another level cruise, starting 5 miles southeast of Vernonia. This cruise lasted for 4 minutes and covered 16 nautical miles. The aircraft then began its second descent, starting 4 miles southwest of Lake Shore in Washington. The descent took 3 minutes and covered 6 nautical miles, with the aircraft dropping from 6,910 feet to 1,810 feet.
The final approach to runway 10R at Portland International Airport (KPDX) was made from the northwest, with the aircraft heading 128.0 degrees at 1 nautical mile and 1,743 feet above ground level. The landing was made on runway 10R, which had a length of 3,347 meters. The threshold height at 100 feet above ground level was excessively over target, while the threshold speed was well above target at 96 knots.
The touchdown point was 146 meters beyond the touchdown zone, with the touchdown speed being 76 knots, which was a little fast. The touchdown rate was firm at -362 feet per minute. The runway touchdown position was misaligned by 11.3 meters from the centerline. The local weather conditions at the time of landing were a temperature of 8 degrees Celsius, with a wind speed of 12 knots at 120 degrees. This resulted in a crosswind of 0 knots and a headwind of 12 knots.
The total landing distance was 1,695 meters, which accounted for 51% of the runway. The runway rollout alignment was slightly misaligned by 8.9 meters from the centerline. The taxiing period from the runway to the parking took 13 minutes and covered less than 1 nautical mile. The total flight distance was 65 nautical miles, taking 37 minutes, and the aircraft used 120 kilograms of fuel.
The TBM 930 aircraft successfully landed on runway 10R at KPDX Portland International Airport, but the landing was not without some issues. The final approach was initiated from the northwest, heading 128.0° at 1 nm and 1,743 ft above ground level (agl). The aircraft touched down on the runway, but the touchdown point was 146 m beyond the designated touchdown zone, indicating that the pilot may have slightly over-shot the mark.
The touchdown speed of 76 kn was a little fast, which could have contributed to the firm touchdown rate of -362 fpm. The threshold height at 100 ft agl was excessively over target, suggesting that the pilot may have descended too quickly or not maintained a stable approach. Additionally, the threshold speed was well above the target speed of 96 kn, which could have put additional stress on the aircraft during the landing.
The runway touchdown position was misaligned by 11.3 m from the centreline, which could have made the landing more challenging for the pilot. The local weather conditions were relatively calm, with a temperature of 8 °C and a wind speed of 12 kn at 120°. The crosswind component was negligible, but the headwind component was 12 kn, which could have affected the aircraft's approach and landing.
The total landing distance of 1,695 m was 51% of the runway length, indicating that the pilot managed to stop the aircraft relatively quickly. However, the runway rollout alignment was slightly misaligned by 8.9 m from the centreline, which could have made the post-landing phase more challenging.
Overall, while the landing was successful, there were several areas for improvement, including maintaining a stable approach, managing the touchdown speed, and aligning the aircraft with the runway centreline.
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