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Ease the yoke smoothly to hold a steady one g through the ground roll instead of letting it sag to 0.3 g.
What happened: During the ground roll the g force averaged 0.3 g, well below the smooth steady load expected while tracking the runway.
Watch for: Watch the g meter and hold it steady near one g through the roll.
See Departure Roll
Arrival
Ease the descent rate on final, flying a shallower path back onto the target glidepath angle rather than diving steep.
What happened: On final, the approach was flown at a steeper angle than the target glidepath for that segment.
Watch for: Watch the VSI and glidepath/VASI indication on final, keeping the descent angle matched to the target rather than steepening.
See Arrival Final 1
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.
Two stabilised approach gates, each with seven checks, where the approach path is 1,000 ft and 500 ft above the runway.
The approach, gate by gate
Side view — the last 1,524 m of the approach.
Plan view — the first 1,524 m of the 2,708 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
Touched down 779 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 3 minutes and covered less than 1 nautical mile. The aircraft, a Piper PA-24-250 Comanche, then departed from runway 36 at Chambéry Savoie Mont Blanc Airport (LFLB). The takeoff distance was 195 meters, which is 12% of the runway length. The liftoff speed was 72 knots.
The local weather conditions at the time of departure were characterized by a temperature of 16°C, with a wind speed of 10 knots at 11°. The crosswind was 2 knots, while the headwind was 10 knots. The aircraft climbed to an altitude of 6,627 feet above sea level (asl) after departing from Le Bourget-du-Lac, which is located in the Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes region of France. The climb from 1,773 feet asl to 6,627 feet asl took 5 minutes and covered a distance of 6 nautical miles.
During the enroute phase, the aircraft underwent several climbs and descents. The first descent started 1 mile northeast of Saint-Alban-de-Montbel, where the aircraft descended from 6,526 feet asl to 5,436 feet asl, a decrease of 1,089 feet in 3 minutes and covering 9 nautical miles. The aircraft then leveled off and cruised for 8 minutes, covering 19 nautical miles, before starting another descent from 6,019 feet asl to 5,267 feet asl, a decrease of 752 feet in 2 minutes and covering 4 nautical miles.
The aircraft continued to cruise and descend, with the final descent starting overhead Villeneuve-de-Marc. The aircraft descended from 4,882 feet asl to 4,111 feet asl, a decrease of 771 feet in 2 minutes and covering 3 nautical miles. The aircraft then leveled off and cruised for 5 minutes, covering 8 nautical miles, before starting the final approach to runway 35R at Lyon Saint-Exupéry Airport (LFLL).
The final approach was made from the south, heading 354.0° at 4 nautical miles and 1,689 feet above ground level (agl). The landing was made on runway 35R, which has a length of 2,708 meters. The threshold height at 97 feet agl was significantly above the target, while the threshold speed was well above the target at 80 knots.
The touchdown point was 319 meters beyond the touchdown zone, with a touchdown speed of 53 knots and a touchdown rate of -206 feet per minute (fpm). The runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned by 4.3 meters from the centerline. The local weather conditions at the time of landing were characterized by a temperature of 15°C, with a wind speed of 10 knots at 11°. The crosswind was 3 knots, while the headwind was 10 knots.
The total landing distance was 1,162 meters, which is 43% of the runway length. The runway rollout alignment was significantly misaligned by 44.6 meters from the centerline. The taxiing period from the runway to the parking took 2 minutes and covered less than 1 nautical mile. The total flight distance was 57 nautical miles, taking 35 minutes, and the aircraft used 22 kilograms of fuel.
The aircraft in question, a Piper PA-24-250 Comanche, successfully landed at LFLL Lyon Saint-Exupéry Airport, but with some notable deviations from the ideal approach and landing. The final approach was initiated from the south, heading 354.0° at a distance of 4 nautical miles and an altitude of 1,689 feet above ground level (agl). The aircraft's approach to the runway 35R was satisfactory, with a touchdown speed of 53 knots, which is considered good.
However, there were some issues with the approach and landing. The threshold height at 97 feet agl was significantly above the target, indicating that the aircraft was higher than desired when reaching the runway threshold. Additionally, the threshold speed was well above the target at 80 knots, suggesting that the aircraft was traveling too fast when reaching the runway threshold. This could have contributed to the slightly misaligned runway touchdown position, which was 4.3 meters off the centerline.
The landing itself was satisfactory, with a touchdown speed of 53 knots and a touchdown rate of -206 feet per minute (fpm), which is considered fair. The total landing distance of 1,162 meters, which accounts for 43% of the runway length, is also within acceptable limits. However, the runway rollout alignment was significantly misaligned by 44.6 meters from the centerline, indicating that the aircraft's rollout was not properly aligned with the runway.
The local weather conditions at the time of the landing were favorable, with a temperature of 15°C and a wind of 10 knots at 11°. The crosswind was minimal at 3 knots, and the headwind was 10 knots, which helped to stabilize the aircraft during the approach and landing. Overall, while the landing was successful, there were some notable deviations from the ideal approach and landing, which could be addressed through further training and practice.
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