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Arrival
Begin the flare with progressive back pressure and keep it coming until the sink is arrested, rather than flying it on flat.
What happened: The nose was barely raised in the flare and little of the sink was taken out, flying the aircraft onto the runway. This pattern usually carries through to a firm touchdown with a noticeable sink rate.
Watch for: Vertical speed indicator: a smoothly reducing sink through the normal flare band, not a steady rate into the runway.
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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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.
The approach, gate by gate
Side view — the last 5,333 ft of the approach.
Plan view — the first 5,333 ft of the 16,042 ft runway, to the same scale as the side view.
Touched down 2,584 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 area to the runway, which took 8 minutes and covered a distance of 2 nautical miles. The aircraft, a Boeing 737-700, then departed from runway 16R at Mahlon Sweet Field, KEUG, in Eugene, Oregon. The takeoff distance was 3,680 feet, which accounted for 46% of the runway length. The liftoff speed was 148 knots.
As the aircraft took off, it encountered local weather conditions with a temperature of 53°F and a wind speed of 6 knots from a direction of 170°. The crosswind component was 1 knot, while the headwind component was 6 knots. The aircraft then began its enroute climb, which started overhead KEUG Mahlon Sweet Field. The climb took 18 minutes and covered a distance of 128 nautical miles, during which the aircraft ascended from an altitude of 1,402 feet above sea level to 38,882 feet above sea level, an increase of 37,480 feet.
Following the enroute climb, the aircraft entered a level cruise phase, which started 4 miles east of the Shotgun Ranch Airstrip Post, 42OR. This phase lasted for 76 minutes and covered a distance of 625 nautical miles. The aircraft then began its enroute descent, which started 13 miles south of the Platt Ranch Airport, WY51. The descent took 22 minutes and covered a distance of 110 nautical miles, during which the aircraft descended from an altitude of 39,162 feet above sea level to 6,612 feet above sea level, a decrease of 32,549 feet.
The final approach to runway 16R at Denver International Airport, KDEN, was made from the north, with a heading of 181.0°. The aircraft was at an altitude of 1,276 feet above ground level and 4 nautical miles from the runway threshold. The landing was made on runway 16R, which had a length of 16,042 feet. The threshold height was above the target, and the threshold speed was slightly above the target at 131 knots.
The touchdown point was 1,229 feet beyond the touchdown zone, and the touchdown speed was 125 knots, which was a little fast. The touchdown rate was fair at -264 feet per minute. The runway touchdown alignment was perfect, and the runway rollout alignment was also perfect. The local weather conditions at the time of landing were a temperature of 52°F and a wind speed of 6 knots from a direction of 170°, with a crosswind component of 1 knot and a headwind component of 6 knots.
The total landing distance was 5,078 feet, which accounted for 32% of the runway length. The taxiing period from the runway to the parking area took 8 minutes and covered a distance of 1 nautical mile. The total flight distance was 872 nautical miles, and the flight duration was 133 minutes. The aircraft used 9,850 pounds of fuel during the flight.
The Boeing 737-700 aircraft successfully landed at Denver International Airport (KDEN) on runway 16R. The final approach was initiated from the north, heading 181.0° at a distance of 4 nautical miles and an altitude of 1,276 feet above ground level (agl). The aircraft's performance during the landing was evaluated, and it scored 91.2%.
The aircraft's approach to the runway was satisfactory, with the threshold height being above the target at 61 feet agl. However, the threshold speed was slightly above the target at 131 knots. This indicates that the aircraft may have been slightly fast during the approach, which could have been a concern for the pilots.
Upon touchdown, the aircraft landed 1,229 feet beyond the touchdown zone, which is a significant distance. The touchdown speed was 125 knots, which is a little fast. The touchdown rate of -264 feet per minute (fpm) was considered fair. Despite the slightly fast touchdown speed, the runway touchdown alignment was perfect, indicating that the aircraft was aligned with the runway centerline.
The local weather conditions at the time of the landing were favorable, with a temperature of 52°F and a wind speed of 6 knots from 170°. The crosswind component was minimal at 1 knot, while the headwind component was 6 knots. These conditions likely contributed to the aircraft's stable approach and landing.
The total landing distance was 5,078 feet, which is 32% of the runway length. This is a relatively short landing distance, indicating that the aircraft was able to stop quickly after touchdown. The runway rollout alignment was also perfect, indicating that the aircraft was aligned with the runway centerline during the rollout phase.
Overall, the Boeing 737-700 aircraft performed well during the landing at KDEN, with a score of 91.2%. While there were some minor issues with the touchdown speed and distance, the aircraft's performance was generally satisfactory, and the pilots were able to maintain control throughout the landing.
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