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Begin raising the nose earlier, by 11 ft, so the flare has time to arrest the sink before touchdown.
What happened: The flare began late at 8.3 ft, 2.9 ft below the normal band, and a late flare like this usually leaves too little time to arrest the sink before touchdown.
Watch for: Watch radio altitude and start the flare in the normal band, around 11 ft.
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. They are the approach's score: the checks passed out of the checks that ran.
The approach, gate by gate
Side view — the last 5,000 ft of the approach.
Plan view — the first 5,000 ft of the 7,982 ft runway, to the same scale as the side view.
The 881 ft touchdown sits inside the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.
The rest of the report
Taxiing from the parking area to the runway at MMUN Aeropuerto Internacional de Cancún took approximately 6 minutes, covering a distance of 1 nautical mile. The Boeing 737-800 then began its departure roll on runway 12R, accelerating to a liftoff speed of 159 knots. The takeoff distance of 5,733 feet was achieved at 50% of the runway length, with a local temperature of 98°F and wind conditions of 6 knots at 260°.
Following a successful takeoff, the aircraft initiated its enroute climb, ascending from 928 feet above sea level to 33,816 feet in 24 minutes, covering a distance of 155 nautical miles. The climb phase was followed by a level cruise, which lasted for 109 minutes and covered a distance of 1,221 nautical miles. The cruise phase was initiated at a latitude of 23.5686417 and a longitude of -87.0769835. The aircraft then began its enroute descent, reducing its altitude from 34,008 feet to 1,996 feet in 23 minutes, covering a distance of 133 nautical miles.
The final approach to runway 30R at KMSP Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport was initiated from the south east, with the aircraft maintaining a heading of 301.0° at 4 nautical miles and 1,147 feet above ground level. The landing was successful, with a touchdown distance of 882 feet and a touchdown speed of 134 knots. The touchdown rate was excellent at -71 feet per minute, and the runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned by 10 feet from the centreline. The total landing distance was 4,079 feet, which was 51% of the runway length. Following a smooth rollout, the aircraft taxied to the parking area in 3 minutes, covering a distance of less than 1 nautical mile. The total flight distance was 1,517 nautical miles, with a total flight time of 170 minutes and a fuel consumption of 21,777 pounds.
The Boeing 737-800 touched down smoothly on runway 30R at KMSP Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport, with a threshold height that was well within acceptable limits. The aircraft's approach quality was excellent, with a threshold speed of 139 kt that was precisely controlled. As the aircraft made contact with the runway, it did so at a speed of 134 kt, which was well within the desired range. The touchdown distance of 882 ft was also good, and the touchdown rate of -71 fpm was exceptional, indicating a very controlled descent.
The aircraft's alignment with the runway centreline was slightly off, with a deviation of 10 ft at touchdown. However, this did not impact the overall performance of the landing, and the aircraft's rollout was very good, with a smooth transition from the landing phase to the taxi phase. The local weather conditions, with a temperature of 96 °F and a wind of 6 kt at 259 °, did not pose any significant challenges to the landing.
The total landing distance of 4,079 ft was 51% of the runway length, which is well within the desired range. Overall, the landing was a success, with a score of 100.0%. The pilot's skills and the aircraft's performance combined to deliver a smooth and controlled landing, with all key performance figures well within acceptable limits.
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