Fear of Landing

NOVEMBER 1, 2024

Yesterday, the 31st of October 2024, a Starlux Airlines flight bounced on the runway at Taoyuan International Airport in Taipei while attempting to land during the most severe typhoon that Taiwan has seen in thirty years. Taoyuan International Airport, formerly known as Chiang Kai-shek International Airport, has two parallel runways.

Knot 93

Knot Runway Weather Approach 93

Pilot Institute

JANUARY 3, 2025

Standard FAA aviation windsocks are calibrated to fully extend at a wind speed of 15 knots. The windsock is normally placed next to a runway or helipad so that you can easily see it when lined up for takeoff or coming in for a landing. How To Read a Windsock Hanging limp : Winds are under 3 knots. Why is it called a windsock?

Knot 98

Knot Weather Weight-Shift-Control Wind Shear 98

Airline Geeks

MAY 29, 2024

The Boston-bound A319 was forced to reject its takeoff at over 80 knots as the King Air was landing on the intersecting runway.

Knot 99

Knot Runway Air Traffic Control 99

Air Facts

JULY 15, 2024

Though wind is reported using such simple numbers like 270@15G20, I’ve come to believe that 20 knots here is not always the same as 20 knots there. I did a checkride in 30 knot winds in the flatlands of Kansas, almost straight down the runway. Then came the landing in 20 knots in the Hill Country of Texas, west of Austin.

Crosswind 97

Crosswind Knot Rudder Turbulence 97

Flight Training Central

SEPTEMBER 9, 2024

What is the headwind component for a landing on Runway 18 if the tower reports the wind as 215° at 30 knots? 187 knots 162 knots 165 knots Correct! It increases takeoff performance. It increases engine performance. It reduces climb performance. Ground effect is most likely to result in which problem?

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Density Altitude Knot Ground Effect True Airspeed 105

Aerotime

DECEMBER 20, 2024

The touchdown speed will have already been calculated using a combination of aircraft weight, length of runway in use, and prevailing conditions. In gusty conditions, for example, crews tend to add a few knots to their touchdown speed, which allows for fluctuations in airspeed while on final approach.

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Cabin Crew Descent Runway Approach 256

One Mile at a Time

APRIL 30, 2024

At 12:37AM local time, the jet was cleared to take off on runway 33R, which has a length of 13,796 feet (4,205 meters). However, for whatever reason, the pilots instead attempted to take off from taxiway K, which is parallel to the runway. The jet attempted to take off next to the runway How could an incident like this happen?

Runway 110

Runway Knot Jet Pilot 110

AV Web

OCTOBER 5, 2024

A passenger took control of a King Air C90 from its incapacitated pilot over southern California on Friday and managed to put it safely on a runway at at Meadows Field in Bakersfield. The plane ran off the end of the runway but was undamaged and no one was injured.

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Pilot Descent Knot Runway 117

One Mile at a Time

JULY 11, 2024

At around 7:47AM local time, the jet began its takeoff roll on runway 19R, and once the jet reached a high speed, multiple tires burst on the right hand main gear. This caused the crew to reject the takeoff at a speed of over 150 knots, which is very close to the plane’s takeoff speed. However, please stop on the runway.

Runway 110

Runway Knot Pilot Jet 110

Air Facts

MAY 24, 2024

We started up the engine, got the weather, asked the tower for our instrument flight plan, and began to taxi from the T-hangars on the east side of the field down the familiar route of “Hotel, Echo” to runway 18 right for a departure to the north with a turn to the east. Destin Tower told me to expect a right base for a landing on Runway 12.

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Aileron Crosswind Knot Runway 96

AV Web

AUGUST 19, 2024

The pilots told investigators the plane was going about 75 knots when Eagleman lunged. The sudden assymetrical thrust caused a yaw but the pilots were able to regain control and stop on the runway. Just as the plane touched down, Eagleman lunged toward the flight deck and pushed full throttle on one of the engines.

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Flight Deck Thrust Knot Runway 99

AV Web

SEPTEMBER 29, 2024

The FAA said the aircraft was attempting to land when it hit trees beside the runway and caught fire. FlightAware’s track log shows the plane at 225 feet in altitude and going 83 knots on a heading of 193 degrees, presumably for Runway 21.

Knot 85

Knot Runway Weather 85

Pilot Institute

DECEMBER 26, 2024

These lights are only used during flight and on the runway, as they are too bright for use on the ground, particularly at night. They are positioned downward to illuminate the runway and, as mentioned earlier, are sometimes used as taxi lights when dimmed. Suppose the switch is set to taxi, and the aircraft is flying above 40 knots.

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Airplanes Horizontal Stabilizer Runway Pilot 111

One Mile at a Time

AUGUST 28, 2024

From the arrival runway, the tower controller had cleared the Air France aircraft to hold short of runway 22R. While holding short of the runway, the Air France pilot stated over the radio “Air France 012 to cross?” She should have instead phrased it with something like “requesting permission to cross runway 22R,” or something.

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Air Traffic Control Pilot Runway Knot 117

One Mile at a Time

JUNE 21, 2024

The aircraft was cleared for a visual approach on runway 17R. Oklahoma City Airport does indeed also have a runway 13, which is the direction the pilots were headed. However, given their distance from the airport and altitude, it’s not even logical that they were attempting to land on that runway.

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Air Traffic Control Runway Approach Pilot 108

Fear of Landing

APRIL 19, 2024

It shows the helicopter flying normally, aligned to the runway, and then begin a gentle climb. The helicopter turned left to return to the airport, travelling at about 85 knots. The pilot told the airport tower controller that he may need the runway. The indicated airspeed had fallen below 65 knots and was still decreasing.

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Torque Indicated Airspeed Tail Knot 89

One Mile at a Time

JULY 29, 2024

So the pilot of the first Delta jet advised air traffic control they’d need a minute to crunch the numbers on takeoff performance: Delta 1304 pilot: “Right now, for Delta 1304, we got four knots too much on the tailwind. That’s because the runway direction had to be changed, as the wind speed picked up.

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Air Traffic Control Clearance Runway Jet 116

Air Facts

MAY 6, 2024

As I listened in to the radio calls, I heard “Cessna November 50788 entering downwind for a full stop on runway 17” and “Twin Cessna November 61237 on final to runway 17”. We were cruising at about the same speed the Cessna could manage which was 105 knots. Since I could see the runway was clear, we went ahead and landed.

Runway 97

Runway Crosswind Airplanes Knot 97

Fear of Landing

JUNE 28, 2024

The flight plan referenced the current weather, specifically noting a westerly wind at 15 knots at 5,000 feet above mean sea level, with gusts up to 25 knots at higher altitudes. At about 50 meters (165 feet) above the ground, the pilot turned left, planning to fly over the grass runway as the start of his routing.

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Rudder Tail Lift Knot 107

AV Web

DECEMBER 5, 2024

The HondaJet was cleared for takeoff from Runway 22L, which the pilot acknowledged. According to the report, the aircraft accelerated to 130 knots but began to decelerate about 3,000 feet down the runway, overrunning the remaining 2,100 feet.

Knot 67

Knot Runway Cockpit Jet 67

Fear of Landing

JULY 19, 2024

Bankstown Tower : MYW: join downwind runway 29R, maintain 1,500. MYW Bankstown Tower : MYW: just confirm a downwind to runway 29R, maintain 1,500. Pilot of VH-MYW : Um, downwind, MYW, runway 29R. All runways will be available. The pilot realised he was not going to make the runway. Bankstown Tower : MYW, roger.

Runway 92

Runway Pilot Approach Drag 92

Plane and Pilot

AUGUST 23, 2024

Fifteen hundred feet past the end of the runway, a pilot was trapped in the cockpit of an Extra NG. Around halfway, cruising at 3,000 feet at 180 knots, onboard avionics data indicates increasing temperature in one of the cylinder heads lasting about five minutes. Data shows a constant high-speed descent straight toward the runway.

Knot 65

Knot Runway Pilot Air Traffic Control 65

Flying Magazine

MAY 13, 2024

For example, if the ACS states that during takeoff the applicant will “maintain V X /V Y as appropriate +10/-5 knots to a safe maneuvering attitude,” focus on nailing the airspeed. If the POH says V X is 67 knots, fly at 67 knots. Every time. The examiner will supply the destination.

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Pilot Knot Annual Inspection VOR 116

Fear of Landing

MAY 3, 2024

On the 9th of August 2023, a VX4 crashed at Cotswold Airport in Gloucestershire during a test flight over the runway. The prototype lifted off, hovered and flew at a speed of 40 knots before landing. Then the pilot carefully climbed to 30 feet above the runway. But as it passed through 2 to 4 knots, there was a loud POP.

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Descent Thrust Knot Lift 94

Air Facts

JULY 1, 2024

But he had the habit of jamming power at the approach end of the runway and with a shove on the throttle, and a quick pull on the yoke, he would take off. After lining up on the runway, I slowly and deliberately advanced the throttle marking the airspeed, oil pressure, and speeds. You can lose up to five knots or more.

Knot 94

Knot Approach Pilot Runway 94

Flying Magazine

APRIL 26, 2024

Left downwind on a blustery day with live weather actually shows a virga burst over the field, with local winds gusting 36 knots, making for some extreme conditions in such a tight canyon. On the downwind to the westerly runway at LOWI, I experienced a lot of up and down drafts, shear, varying winds, and sloppy controls.

Crosswind 105

Crosswind Weather Knot Aileron 105

Flying Magazine

APRIL 25, 2024

We asked Potomac Approach to change our destination to Richmond (KRIC) and received a clearance for vectors to final to the ILS Runway 2. The current observation included a gusty northeast wind in heavy rain with a visibility less than 2 miles and a runway visual range (RVR) that varied from 6,000 feet to better than 6,000 feet.

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Weather Wind Shear Clearance Turbulence 108

Aerotime

JANUARY 14, 2025

image_title That incident occurred in August 2016, when a Boeing 777-300 impacted the runway during an attempted go-around in Dubai (DXB). The un-chocked aircraft broke loose during an engine test, accelerating to 31 knots and smashing into a concrete barrier. Only one led to a hull loss and a fatality.

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Airline Airlines Runway Turbulence 130

Pilot Institute

DECEMBER 31, 2024

Compared to standard landings, no-flaps landings require certain adjustments in aircraft handling, such as: Higher approach speeds (5-10 knots faster than normal). A no-flaps landing generally requires more runway for stopping, with the distance that can increase by as much as 50% depending on the aircraft and conditions.

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Pilot Descent Drag Approach 52

Plane and Pilot

NOVEMBER 25, 2024

The RNAV approach to the 7,000-foot Runway 31 that snakes around from the Runway 4 extended centerline, loops past Citi Field, and rolls out on a tight-in final approach. I mentioned how rolling through the intersection on Runway 4 is allowed but frowned upon, effectively making the runway shorter if you want to follow custom.

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Runway Approach Knot Jet 56

Flying Magazine

MAY 15, 2024

If utilizing Runway 17 with left traffic, the crosswind turn will be heading 080, downwind 350, base 260, etc. Don’t accept the excuses of “I can’t fly if I can’t see the runway,” or “I can’t feel the airplane.” It might be no greater than 6 knots with gusts to 10 mph. It’s an ATD.

Crosswind 105

Crosswind Airplanes VOR Runway 105

Pilot Institute

MAY 4, 2024

Not only must you fly unnervingly slow, but you also have to pick a spot on the runway and hit it. It’s a runway that is too short for a normal takeoff or landing but still usable with certain precautions. This allows them to safely operate into and out of these tight runways. You’re not alone.

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Weight-Shift-Control Runway Approach Crosswind 52

Flying Magazine

MAY 3, 2024

Crossing the Cook Strait on a typically raucous ferry ride following a 40-knot blow, we spent another eight days road tripping through the South Island. I turned up the Cleddau River valley and began my letdown, reversing course at a wide fork in the river to make a modified dogleg final to Runway 29 at Milford Sound Airport ( NZMF ).

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Knot Weather Airplanes Ceiling 117

Photographic Logbook

JUNE 1, 2024

In my case, I reached a midfield left downwind simultaneously with another Cherokee on a right midfield downwind for the same strip of pavement, runway 2. As I watched the other aircraft make a turning descent toward the runway numbers, I wondered if the tower was going to want to call my base as a way of sequencing us.

Runway 94

Runway Approach Airplanes Turbulence 94

Air Facts

SEPTEMBER 25, 2024

This is not an instrument procedure, but rather a way to enter the traffic pattern when approaching from the opposite side of the runway. In other words, how you get to the runway is mostly a matter of manners , not regulations. The AFH specifically recommends overflying the pattern by two miles before turning inbound.

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Crosswind Airplanes Approach Runway 98

Fear of Landing

JULY 26, 2024

You prefer [runway] 27 or 36? It’s 36, left base for runway 36. Runway 36 *left*. The ASD-B data shows the Lancair’s speed decaying to 56 knots before rising again as it descended at 375 feet per minute: consistent with a stall followed by a drop. Lancair N18BG: We’ll take 36. Start that right turn.

Approach 76

Approach Runway Knot Air Traffic Control 76

Air Facts

OCTOBER 23, 2024

The base had switched runways from Runway 35 to Runway 17, so that when I came back into the base I was approaching the traffic pattern from the north. But I somehow had it fixed in my mind that I was approaching from the south, to Runway 35. Flying at the pattern altitude at the usual 300 knots, solo, at night.

Runway 97

Runway Pilot Aileron Approach 97