20 years ago, we operated a couple of ATR-42-300's on the 110 mile sector Nausori - Labasa. Labasa then was sealed and 1050 metres long, without fuel availability, and we used the factory provided data for the strip and terrain when planning departures to cater for a single engine climb to LSALT on departure. Temperatures precluded full passenger seating and limitations sometimes for departures in summer. It was the shortest runway in our network then.
Remember one occasion, when planning to shortfield land, with the hand on the levers ready to pull reverse as soon as the mains touched, I must have started the retarding while still a foot or two up. (With the trailing-link undercarriage we would usually get smooth touchdowns - different to the Dash even though we shared the same PW 120 engines and HS props)
Wouldn't have reached reverse, but probably was back enough to make a difference, and then we were on the ground in a more-sudden-than-normal arrival.
A hands-on learning, and theory re-inforcing moment.
A 'Won't do That Again' moment, too.
Certainly wouldn't try it at altitude.
A Dash 8 passenger may have felt something from that arrival, but the old ATR took this new captains learning curves like that in it's stride.