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Arrival
Fly the flare as one continuous check of the sink rate from 40 ft, holding back pressure steadily rather than adjusting pitch piecemeal.
What happened: The flare drifted away from its intended profile rather than tracking it smoothly from 40 ft down to touchdown.
Watch for: Watch radio altitude and VSI through the flare, aiming to arrest the sink smoothly from 40 ft to touchdown.
See Arrival Landing
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.
Two stabilised approach gates, each with seven checks, where the approach path is 1,000 ft and 500 ft above the runway.
At the 500 ft gate: off the centreline and wings not level.
The approach, gate by gate
Side view — the last 1,908 m of the approach.
Plan view — the first 1,908 m of the 2,329 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
Touched down 546 m past the threshold — beyond the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.
The rest of the report
Taxiing from the parking area to the runway at Buffalo Niagara International Airport took 6 minutes and covered 2 nautical miles. The Boeing 737-800 then began its departure roll on runway 05, accelerating to a liftoff speed of 147 knots in 932 meters, which was 40% of the runway's length. The local weather conditions at the time of departure featured a temperature of 5°C, with a wind of 11 knots at 40°, resulting in a 10-knot headwind and a negligible crosswind.
As the aircraft climbed away from Buffalo, it began its enroute climb, reaching an altitude of 28,084 feet above sea level in 12 minutes and covering 71 nautical miles. The climb started overhead the airport and continued until the aircraft reached its initial cruise altitude. The enroute level cruise phase began 1 mile north of Gorham, New York, and lasted 18 minutes, covering 149 nautical miles. The aircraft then began its enroute descent, which started 1 mile west of Green Island, New York, and continued until it reached a lower cruise altitude. The descent phase was followed by another level cruise phase, which began 1 mile west of South Ashburnham, Massachusetts, and lasted 5 minutes, covering 28 nautical miles.
The final approach to runway 22L at Logan International Airport began 4 nautical miles from the threshold, with the aircraft heading 200.0° at 1,244 feet above ground level. The landing was made on the 2,329-meter runway, with a touchdown point 127 meters beyond the touchdown zone. The touchdown speed was slightly fast at 129 knots, but the touchdown rate was good at -179 feet per minute. The runway touchdown alignment was very good, and the runway rollout alignment was also satisfactory. The total landing distance was 1,824 meters, which was 78% of the runway's length. The total flight distance was 370 nautical miles, and the flight used 2,894 kilograms of fuel, taking a total of 68 minutes to complete.
The Boeing 737-800 touched down on runway 22L at KBOS Logan International Airport with a satisfactory approach quality, characterized by a good threshold height and a threshold speed of 137 kt. The aircraft maintained a steady descent, aligning itself with the runway centerline as it began its final approach from the north. At 1,244 ft agl and 4 nm from the runway, the pilot initiated the flare, smoothly transitioning the aircraft to a stable touchdown.
The touchdown point was 127 m beyond the touchdown zone, indicating a slight over-run. However, the touchdown speed of 129 kt was a little fast, suggesting that the pilot may have been able to maintain a more optimal speed during the flare. The touchdown rate of -179 fpm was good, indicating a controlled descent. The runway touchdown alignment was very good, with the aircraft maintaining its centerline alignment throughout the touchdown phase.
The total landing distance of 1,824 m was 78% of the runway length, indicating a relatively short landing distance. The runway rollout alignment was also very good, with the aircraft maintaining its centerline alignment as it rolled out to a stop. Overall, the landing was satisfactory, with a score of 95.3%. The local weather conditions, with a temperature of 8 °C and a wind of 6 kt at 10 °, did not pose any significant challenges to the landing.
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