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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: seven 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.
At the 500 ft gate: no landing flap set, sink rate above what the glideslope needed and off the runway's 3° glideslope.
The approach, gate by gate
Side view — the last 5,000 ft of the approach.
Plan view — the first 5,000 ft of the 5,103 ft runway, to the same scale as the side view.
The 1,097 ft touchdown sits inside the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.
The rest of the report
The flight began with the aircraft, a Piper Aerostar 600 with the registration NI22PC, taxiing from the parking area to the runway at KSFZ North Central State Airport. This process took approximately 3 minutes and covered a distance of less than 1 nautical mile. The aircraft then departed from runway 23, with a takeoff distance of 2,049 feet, which accounted for 41% of the runway. The liftoff speed was recorded at 101 knots.
As the aircraft climbed away from the airport, it began its enroute climb, which started overhead KSFZ North Central State Airport in Pawtucket, Rhode Island. The climb took the aircraft from an altitude of 1,007 feet above sea level to 3,362 feet, an increase of 2,354 feet, in just 2 minutes and covering a distance of 5 nautical miles. The enroute level cruise then began, lasting for 36 minutes and covering a distance of 39 nautical miles, as the aircraft flew over Valley Falls, Rhode Island.
The enroute descent started 2 miles east of Bourne, Massachusetts, and took the aircraft from an altitude of 3,495 feet above sea level to 1,089 feet, a decrease of 2,406 feet, in just 3 minutes and covering a distance of 11 nautical miles. The final approach to runway 15 at KHYA Cape Cod Gateway Airport was made from the northwest, with a heading of 140.0 degrees, at a distance of 2 nautical miles and an altitude of 1,007 feet above ground level.
The landing on runway 15 was successful, with a touchdown distance of 1,092 feet, which was 44% of the runway length. The touchdown speed was recorded at 76 knots, and the touchdown rate was an excellent -84 feet per minute. The runway touchdown alignment was very good, and the runway rollout alignment was also excellent. The local weather conditions at the time of landing were a temperature of 50 degrees Fahrenheit.
After landing, the aircraft taxied to the parking area, taking approximately 1 minute and covering a distance of less than 1 nautical mile. The total flight distance was 58 nautical miles, and the flight duration was 26 minutes. The aircraft used a total of 75 pounds of fuel during the flight.
The aircraft, a Piper Aerostar 600 with the registration NI22PC, successfully landed at KHYA Cape Cod Gateway Airport on runway 15. The pilot demonstrated a high level of proficiency in executing the final approach, with a heading of 140.0° from the northwest at 2 nautical miles and 1,007 feet above ground level (agl). This positioning allowed the aircraft to make a precise touchdown on the runway.
The landing was characterized by a good threshold height, which is a critical factor in ensuring a safe and controlled touchdown. However, the threshold speed was slightly above the target speed of 96 kt, indicating that the pilot may have been slightly aggressive in their approach. Nevertheless, the touchdown speed of 76 kt was within acceptable limits, and the touchdown rate of -84 fpm was excellent, indicating a smooth and controlled descent.
The aircraft's touchdown distance of 1,092 feet was also good, and the runway touchdown alignment was very good, suggesting that the pilot had maintained a stable and consistent approach path. The local weather conditions, with a temperature of 50°F, did not appear to have any significant impact on the landing.
The total landing distance of 2,251 feet, which accounted for 44% of the runway length, was also within acceptable limits. The runway rollout alignment was very good, indicating that the pilot had maintained control of the aircraft during the rollout phase and had brought it to a stop safely and efficiently. Overall, the landing was a success, and the pilot demonstrated a high level of skill and proficiency in executing the approach and landing.
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