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Hold the aim point and wait for the speed to bleed before raising the nose, starting the flare within the normal band instead of 89 ft.
What happened: The flare began at 89 ft, 44 ft earlier than the normal band.
Watch for: Radio altimeter: start the flare within the normal flare band
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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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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 1,524 m of the approach.
Plan view — the first 1,524 m of the 3,486 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
Touched down 695 m 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 7 minutes and covered a distance of 1 nautical mile. The aircraft, a Boeing 737-800, then departed from runway 35 at LATI Tirana International Airport Mother Teresa, with a takeoff distance of 1,488 meters, which accounted for 54% of the runway. The liftoff speed was 161 knots.
The local weather conditions at the time of departure were characterized by a temperature of 17 degrees Celsius and a wind speed of 6 knots from a direction of 179 degrees. This resulted in a crosswind of 1 knot and a tailwind of 6 knots. The aircraft then began its enroute climb, which started overhead the airport and took the aircraft up to a height of 35,602 feet above sea level, an increase of 34,421 feet in 20 minutes, covering a distance of 95 nautical miles.
The enroute level cruise phase began 6 miles east of LIJS Aeroclub Citt Bianca Francesco Santoro Carovigno in Italy and lasted for 248 minutes, covering a distance of 602 nautical miles. The aircraft then began its enroute descent, which started 39 miles north of Jijel in Algeria and took the aircraft down to a height of 1,349 feet above sea level, a decrease of 34,284 feet in 22 minutes, covering a distance of 115 nautical miles.
The final approach to runway 23 at DAAG Houari Boumediene Airport was made from the north-east, with a heading of 233.0 degrees at a distance of 4 nautical miles and an altitude of 1,274 feet above ground level. The landing on runway 23 was made with a runway length of 3,486 meters, and the threshold height was well above the target, while the threshold speed was slightly above the target at 142 knots.
The touchdown point was 277 meters beyond the touchdown zone, and the touchdown speed was 136 knots, which was a little fast. The touchdown rate was firm at -367 feet per minute. The runway touchdown position was significantly misaligned by 16.4 meters from the centerline. The local weather conditions at the time of landing were characterized by a temperature of 15 degrees Celsius and a wind speed of 36 knots from a direction of 290 degrees, resulting in a crosswind of 30 knots and a headwind of 20 knots.
The total landing distance was 1,101 meters, which accounted for 32% of the runway. The runway rollout alignment was misaligned by 15.9 meters from the centerline. The taxiing period from the runway to the parking took 4 minutes and covered a distance of 1 nautical mile. The total flight distance was 820 nautical miles, and the flight duration was 143 minutes, with a fuel consumption of 5,626 kilograms.
The Boeing 737-800 aircraft successfully landed at Houari Boumediene Airport, but the landing was not without its challenges. The final approach to runway 23 was initiated from the north east, heading 233.0° at a distance of 4 nautical miles and an altitude of 1,274 feet above ground level (agl). The aircraft's performance during the landing was evaluated, and it was found that the threshold height at 72 feet agl was well above the target, indicating that the aircraft was higher than desired at the point of touchdown.
The threshold speed, which is the speed at which the aircraft should be flying when it reaches the threshold of the runway, was slightly above the target at 142 knots. This suggests that the aircraft was flying a bit faster than necessary as it approached the runway. The touchdown point was 277 meters beyond the touchdown zone, which indicates that the aircraft landed farther down the runway than intended. The touchdown speed of 136 knots was a little fast, and the touchdown rate of -367 feet per minute (fpm) was firm, indicating a relatively hard landing.
One of the most significant issues with this landing was the runway touchdown position, which was significantly misaligned by 16.4 meters from the centerline. This suggests that the aircraft was not aligned properly with the runway as it touched down, which can increase the risk of veering off the runway or experiencing a loss of control. The local weather conditions at the time of the landing were also noteworthy, with a temperature of 15°C and wind speeds of 36 knots at 290°. The crosswind component was 30 knots, and the headwind component was 20 knots.
The total landing distance of 1,101 meters was 32% of the runway length, which is a relatively short distance. However, the runway rollout alignment was also misaligned by 15.9 meters from the centerline, which suggests that the aircraft continued to drift off the centerline even after touchdown. Overall, while the landing was successful, there were several areas for improvement, including better alignment with the runway and a more controlled touchdown speed.
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