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Shorten the long landing
Every knot above Vref is stored kinetic energy, and energy stored at the threshold must be dissipated in ground effect before the aeroplane will stop flying. Because kinetic energy scales with the square of speed, the excess you must dissipate grows fast. At a 45-knot approach, five knots hot is over a tenth more speed and roughly a quarter more energy to get rid of in ground effect. This is why the fix is never in the flare. It was decided three miles earlier, on final, at the airspeed indicator.
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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: five 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.
The approach, gate by gate
Side view — the last 2,098 m of the approach.
Plan view — the full 2,098 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
Touched down 1,303 m past the threshold — beyond the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.
The rest of the report
The flight began with a departure roll from runway 31R at Cologne Bonn Airport, EDDK. The Boeing 767-300 took off with a takeoff distance of 1,105 meters, which was 29% of the runway. The liftoff speed was 155 knots. At the time of departure, the local weather conditions were a temperature of 11 degrees Celsius and a wind speed of 2 knots at 139 degrees, resulting in a 2-knot tailwind.
As the aircraft climbed, it started its enroute climb 1 mile east of Eil, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany, at an altitude of 1,263 feet above sea level. The climb continued for 2 minutes, covering 9 nautical miles, and resulted in an increase of 12,066 feet in altitude, reaching a maximum altitude of 13,329 feet above sea level. The aircraft then began its enroute descent 1 mile north of Nippes, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany, descending from 13,283 feet to 12,424 feet above sea level in 2 minutes, covering 9 nautical miles.
The flight continued with another enroute climb 3 miles southeast of Bergheim, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany, from 12,463 feet to 15,962 feet above sea level, an increase of 3,499 feet in 3 minutes, covering 13 nautical miles. The aircraft then entered a level cruise 2 miles southeast of Inden, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany, lasting 61 minutes, covering 76 nautical miles.
The flight then began its enroute descent overhead Waterloo, Wallonia, Belgium, from 15,671 feet to 1,566 feet above sea level, a decrease of 14,105 feet in 5 minutes, covering 21 nautical miles. The aircraft then started another enroute climb 1 mile north of Lens, Wallonia, Belgium, from 1,672 feet to 10,066 feet above sea level, an increase of 8,394 feet in 2 minutes, covering 4 nautical miles.
The flight continued with another enroute descent 1 mile west of Casteau, Wallonia, Belgium, from 11,211 feet to 1,800 feet above sea level, a decrease of 9,410 feet in 4 minutes, covering 18 nautical miles. The aircraft then entered a right-hand pattern, with a distance of less than 1 nautical mile in 5 seconds.
The flight then entered a level cruise overhead Ransart, Wallonia, Belgium, lasting 2 minutes, covering 2 nautical miles. The final approach to runway 06 at Brussels South Charleroi Airport, EBCI, was from the southwest, heading 61.0 degrees at 1 nautical mile and 767 feet above ground level.
The landing on runway 06 at EBCI was made with a touchdown point that was very long, using more than 50% of the available runway. The touchdown speed was 201 knots, which was too fast, and the touchdown rate was firm at -346 feet per minute. The runway touchdown alignment was perfect, and the local weather conditions were a temperature of 11 degrees Celsius and a wind speed of 3 knots at 50 degrees, resulting in a 3-knot headwind.
The total landing distance was 2,055 meters, which was 98% of the runway. The runway rollout alignment was very good. The taxiing to the parking from the runway took 1 minute and covered less than 1 nautical mile. The total flight distance was 157 nautical miles, taking 62 minutes, and the aircraft used 68 kilograms of fuel.
The Boeing 767-300 aircraft successfully landed at EBCI Brussels South Charleroi Airport, but the landing was not without its issues. The final approach was conducted from the southwest, heading 61.0° at 1 nautical mile and 767 feet above ground level (agl). The aircraft touched down on runway 06, which has a length of 2,098 meters.
However, the landing was not ideal, with several areas for improvement. The threshold height at 74 feet agl was significantly above the target, indicating that the aircraft was higher than desired when approaching the runway threshold. Furthermore, the threshold speed was excessively high at 228 knots, which is a concern as it may have put additional stress on the aircraft's landing gear and brakes.
The touchdown point was also a concern, as it was located more than 50% of the way down the runway, indicating that the aircraft had used a significant portion of the available runway to come to a stop. The touchdown speed of 201 knots was also too fast, which can increase the risk of overrunning the runway or experiencing a hard landing. The touchdown rate of -346 feet per minute (fpm) was firm, but not excessively so.
Despite these issues, the runway touchdown alignment was perfect, indicating that the aircraft was properly aligned with the runway centerline at touchdown. The local weather conditions were relatively calm, with a temperature of 11°C and a light wind of 3 knots at 50°.
The total landing distance of 2,055 meters was 98% of the available runway, which is a concern as it indicates that the aircraft had to use a significant portion of the runway to come to a stop. However, the runway rollout alignment was very good, indicating that the aircraft was properly aligned with the runway centerline during the rollout phase.
Overall, while the landing was successful, there were several areas for improvement, including a higher-than-desired threshold height, excessive threshold speed, and a touchdown point that was too far down the runway.
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