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Arrive slow and the sink rate at the threshold is already above schedule, the flare is short because there is no energy to extend it, and the touchdown is hard in a way that feels exactly like a late flare. Diagnosing a slow arrival as a late flare is the catastrophic misread: you respond by flaring earlier, which bleeds more speed, which makes the next one worse. The tiebreaker is threshold speed against VRef, not feel. Never diagnose a flare without it.
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Two stabilised approach gates, each with five checks, where the approach path is 1,000 ft and 500 ft above the runway.
The approach, gate by gate
Side view — the last 5,555 ft of the approach.
Plan view — the first 5,555 ft of the 8,006 ft runway, to the same scale as the side view.
Touched down 2,246 ft past the threshold — beyond the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.
The rest of the report
The flight began with a taxiing period from the parking to the runway, which took 15 minutes and covered a distance of 2 nautical miles. The aircraft, a Boeing 737-800, then departed from runway 30 at Washington Dulles International Airport (KIAD). The takeoff distance was 3,106 feet, which was 30% of the runway length. The liftoff speed was 145 knots.
As the aircraft took off, it encountered local weather conditions with a temperature of 45°F and winds of 2 knots at 150°. The crosswind was 1 knot, and the tailwind was also 1 knot. After departing from KIAD, the aircraft began its enroute climb, starting 1 mile northeast of South Riding, Virginia. The climb took 14 minutes and covered a distance of 73 nautical miles, with the aircraft rising from 1,307 feet above sea level to 32,103 feet.
Following the climb, the aircraft entered a level cruise, starting 8 miles west of VG31 Sager Field Broadway, Virginia. This cruise phase lasted 45 minutes and covered a distance of 281 nautical miles. The aircraft then began its enroute descent, starting 2 miles northwest of Somerset, Kentucky. The descent took 18 minutes and covered a distance of 91 nautical miles, with the aircraft decreasing from 32,269 feet to 6,091 feet.
The aircraft then entered another level cruise, starting 3 miles southwest of Bethpage, Tennessee. This cruise phase was brief, lasting only 2 minutes and covering a distance of 5 nautical miles. The aircraft then began its final descent, starting 3 miles east of Cottontown, Tennessee. The descent took 7 minutes and covered a distance of 17 nautical miles, with the aircraft decreasing from 6,006 feet to 1,849 feet.
The final approach to runway 20L at Nashville International Airport (KBNA) was made from the north, with the aircraft heading 198.0° at 4 nautical miles and 1,235 feet above ground level. The landing was made on runway 20L, which had a length of 8,006 feet. The threshold height was above the target, and the threshold speed was slightly above target at 148 knots.
The touchdown point was 904 feet beyond the touchdown zone, and the touchdown speed was a little fast at 140 knots. The touchdown rate was fair at -272 feet per minute. The runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned by 14 feet from the centerline. The local weather conditions at KBNA were a temperature of 66°F and winds of 3 knots at 210°, with a crosswind of 1 knot and a headwind of 3 knots.
The total landing distance was 5,312 feet, which was 66% of the runway length. The runway rollout alignment was very good. After landing, the aircraft taxied to the parking, which took 9 minutes and covered a distance of less than 1 nautical mile. The total flight distance was 476 nautical miles, and the flight duration was 109 minutes. The aircraft used 9,294 pounds of fuel during the flight.
The Boeing 737-800 aircraft successfully landed at KBNA Nashville International Airport on runway 20L. The final approach was initiated from the north, heading 198.0° at a distance of 4 nautical miles and an altitude of 1,235 feet above ground level (agl). The aircraft's performance during the landing was evaluated, and it scored 90.5%.
The aircraft's approach to the runway was slightly above the target threshold height, with an altitude of 62 feet agl, which is higher than the desired 50 feet. However, the threshold speed was also slightly above the target at 148 knots, which is a relatively high speed for a landing. The touchdown point was 904 feet beyond the designated touchdown zone, indicating that the aircraft touched down slightly further down the runway than intended.
The touchdown speed of 140 knots was a little fast, which may have contributed to the slightly longer landing distance. The touchdown rate of -272 feet per minute (fpm) was considered fair, indicating a moderate rate of descent. The runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned by 14 feet from the centerline, which may have been due to a slight deviation in the aircraft's alignment during the approach.
The local weather conditions at the time of the landing were favorable, with a temperature of 66°F and a wind speed of 3 knots from 210°. The crosswind component was minimal at 1 knot, while the headwind component was 3 knots, which helped to stabilize the aircraft during the approach.
The total landing distance of 5,312 feet was 66% of the available runway length, which is a relatively long distance. However, the runway rollout alignment was very good, indicating that the aircraft was well-controlled during the rollout phase. Overall, the landing was considered successful, despite some minor deviations from the target parameters.
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