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Improve the touchdown
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Keep bringing the back pressure in smoothly through the flare until the sink is fully arrested before holding attitude.
What happened: Touchdown sink rate was high at 299 fpm.
Watch for: Watch the VSI and hold touchdown sink below 200 fpm.
Departure
Rotate as soon as the speed tape reaches the rotation target, easing back pressure smoothly without delay.
What happened: The aircraft lifted off above the rotation target speed, rotating later than planned.
There are several things that can go wrong during the flare, carrying too much speed over the threshold, starting the flare at the wrong height and inconsistent flight control inputs, all contribute to a poor flare resulting in a hard touchdown or a float down the runway.
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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. They are the approach's score: the checks passed out of the checks that ran.
The approach, gate by gate
Side view — the last 1,221 m of the approach.
Plan view — the full 1,221 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
The 286 m touchdown sits inside the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.
The rest of the report
The Diamond DA42 Twin Star taxied from its parking position to runway 07L at KDAB Daytona Beach International Airport in 16 minutes, covering a ground distance of 6 nm.
During the departure roll on runway 07L, the aircraft accelerated through a takeoff distance of 642 m, representing 21 % of the runway, and lifted off at 88 kt. Ambient conditions were a temperature of 16 °C, wind 2 kt from 269 °, with a 1 kt cross-wind component and a 2 kt tail-wind component.
Climb commenced overhead KDAB, with the aircraft ascending from 1,042 ft asl to 8,007 ft asl, a gain of 6,965 ft achieved in 6 minutes while covering 13 nm.
The first cruise segment began 3 mi west of Ormond-by-the-Sea and continued for 14 minutes, during which 27 nm were flown at level altitude.
Descent phase one started over Butler Beach, descending from 7,529 ft asl to 5,002 ft asl, a loss of 2,527 ft in 3 minutes and spanning 10 nm.
A brief cruise followed over KSGJ Northeast Florida Regional Airport, lasting 2 minutes and covering 4 nm.
The second descent segment began 3 mi south-east of Nocatee, dropping from 4,872 ft asl to 2,062 ft asl, a decrease of 2,810 ft in 3 minutes across 9 nm.
Subsequent cruise was conducted over Sawgrass, lasting 3 minutes and encompassing 7 nm.
Final approach to runway 32 at KCRG Jacksonville Executive at Craig Airport was executed from the south-east, on a heading of 315.0 °, at 4 nm and 1,284 ft agl.
Landing on runway 32 was performed with a runway length of 1,221 m; the threshold speed was recorded at 85 kt. Touchdown occurred 285 m down the runway at a speed of 73 kt, with a touchdown rate of minus 301 fpm and perfect alignment. Local weather at the time was a temperature of 20 °C, wind 3 kt from 226 °, a 3 kt cross-wind component and no head-wind.
The rollout distance measured 567 m, representing 46 % of the runway, and alignment remained perfect throughout the ground run.
In total, the flight covered 82 nm, required 39 minutes of elapsed time, and consumed 12 kg of fuel.
The Diamond DA42 Twin Star, scoring 95.4%, entered the final approach to runway 32 at KCRG Jacksonville Executive from the south-east on a heading of 315.0° at 4 nm and 1,284 ft agl. The approach was assessed as stabilised at the 1,000 ft gate, with gear, flaps, sink rate, glideslope and centreline all within limits.
During the threshold and flare phase the runway length was 1,221 m and the threshold height was good, but the threshold speed was too high at 85 kt.
Touchdown occurred 285 m down the runway, a good distance, with a touchdown speed of 73 kt that was fast and a firm touchdown rate of minus 301 fpm. Runway touchdown alignment was perfect.
The total landing distance was 567 m, representing 46 % of the runway, and rollout alignment remained perfect.
Reduce the threshold and touchdown speeds to bring them within the expected range, and refine flare timing to achieve a softer touchdown while preserving the excellent alignment and runway usage demonstrated.
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