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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.
The approach, gate by gate
Side view — the last 602 m of the approach.
Plan view — the full 602 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
The 341 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 area to the runway, which took 7 minutes and covered a distance of less than 1 nautical mile. The aircraft, a Cessna Skyhawk, then departed from runway 28 at KCDW Essex County Airport. The takeoff distance was 337 meters, which accounted for 41% of the runway. The liftoff speed was 63 knots.
As the aircraft took off, it encountered local weather conditions with a temperature of 28 degrees Celsius and a wind speed of 7 knots at 308 degrees. The crosswind was 5 knots, and the headwind was also 5 knots. After departing from KCDW, the aircraft began its enroute climb, starting overhead Fairfield, New Jersey. The climb took 3 minutes and covered a distance of 2 nautical miles, with an increase in altitude from 419 feet above sea level to 2,132 feet.
Following the climb, the aircraft entered a level cruise, starting 1 mile southwest of Fairfield. This phase of the flight lasted 12 minutes and covered a distance of 6 nautical miles. The aircraft then began its enroute descent, starting 1 mile southwest of Kinnelon, New Jersey. The descent took 2 minutes and covered a distance of 3 nautical miles, with a decrease in altitude from 1,674 feet above sea level to 885 feet.
The aircraft then entered another level cruise, this time starting overhead N07 Lincoln Park Airport in Lincoln Park, New Jersey. This phase of the flight lasted 3 minutes and covered a distance of less than 1 nautical mile. The final approach to runway 19 at N07 Lincoln Park Airport was made from the north, with a heading of 157.0 degrees at 0 nautical miles and 390 feet above ground level.
The landing on runway 19 was made with a threshold speed that was excessively high at 87 knots. The touchdown point was very long, using more than 50% of the available runway. The touchdown speed was 68 knots, which was fast, and the touchdown rate was fair at -229 feet per minute. The runway touchdown alignment was perfect. The local weather conditions during the landing were a temperature of 27 degrees Celsius and a wind speed of 10 knots at 324 degrees, with a crosswind of 5 knots and a tailwind of 9 knots.
The total landing distance was 592 meters, which accounted for 98% of the runway. The runway rollout alignment was very good. The total flight distance was 13 nautical miles, and the flight took 22 minutes. The aircraft used 12 kilograms of fuel during the flight.
The Cessna Skyhawk has successfully landed at N07 Lincoln Park Airport, but with some areas for improvement. The aircraft's final approach to runway 19 from the north was executed at a heading of 157.0°, with a distance of 0 nm and an altitude of 390 ft above ground level (agl). The pilot's ability to maintain a good threshold height is a positive aspect of the landing.
However, the threshold speed was excessively high at 87 kt, which is above the recommended speed for landing. This could have been a result of the pilot's inexperience or a miscalculation of the aircraft's speed. The touchdown point was also very long, using more than 50% of the available runway. This indicates that the pilot may have been too high or too fast on final approach, resulting in a longer than necessary landing distance.
The touchdown speed of 68 kt was also faster than recommended, which could have put additional stress on the aircraft's landing gear and brakes. The touchdown rate of -229 fpm was fair, but could be improved upon. The runway touchdown alignment was perfect, which is a testament to the pilot's ability to maintain control of the aircraft during the landing.
The local weather conditions at the time of the landing were favorable, with a temperature of 27 °C and a wind speed of 10 kt at 324°. The crosswind component was 5 kt, while the tailwind component was 9 kt. The total landing distance of 592 m was 98% of the available runway, which is a relatively long distance.
Despite the areas for improvement, the pilot's ability to maintain a very good runway rollout alignment is a positive aspect of the landing. This indicates that the pilot was able to maintain control of the aircraft during the rollout and was able to bring the aircraft to a stop safely. Overall, the landing was successful, but there are opportunities for the pilot to improve their technique and reduce the landing distance.
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