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The one change that would have gained the most on this flight, and the guide passage for it.
There are several things that can go wrong during the flare, carrying too much speed over the threshold, starting the flare at the wrong height and inconsistent flight control inputs, all contribute to a poor flare resulting in a hard touchdown or a float down the runway.
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Two stabilised approach gates, each with six checks at 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 2,310 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
The 356 m touchdown sits inside the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.
The rest of the report
The Boeing 737-700 taxied from the parking area to runway 01 at KILG Wilmington Airport in 3 minutes, covering less than 1 nm.
During the departure roll on runway 01, the aircraft used 1,016 m of runway, representing 48 % of the available length, and lifted off at 142 kt; ambient temperature was 24 °C with a wind of 2 kt from 100°, a cross-wind component of 2 kt and no head-wind.
Climb commenced over Wilmington Manor, Delaware, with the airplane ascending from 987 ft asl to 39,596 ft asl, a gain of 38,609 ft achieved in 44 minutes while covering 318 nm.
Cruise began approximately 1 mile north-west of WV12 Mallory Airport, South Charleston, West Virginia, and continued for 232 minutes, during which the flight covered 1,721 nm at level altitude.
Descent was initiated 7 miles north-east of L08 Borrego Valley, Borrego Springs, California, with the aircraft descending from 39,627 ft asl to 1,522 ft asl, a loss of 38,105 ft in 12 minutes while traversing 65 nm.
The final approach to runway 27 at KSAN San Diego International Airport was flown from the east on a heading of 286.0°, intercepting the approach at 4 nm and 1,469 ft agl.
Landing on runway 27 was executed with a threshold speed of 131 kt; touchdown occurred at 357 m down the runway, at 121 kt, with a vertical speed of minus 196 fpm and excellent alignment; the total landing distance recorded was 822 m, equivalent to 36 % of the runway length, and the runway rollout alignment was perfect. Local temperature at the time was 19 °C.
After touchdown, the aircraft rolled out along the runway, maintaining the precise alignment noted during landing and completing the rollout within the measured 822 m distance.
The airplane taxied from the runway to the parking area in 1 minute, covering less than 1 nm.
In total, the flight covered 2,111 nm, required 295 minutes of airborne time, and consumed 11,662 kg of fuel.
The Boeing 737-700 entered the final approach to runway 27 at KSAN from the east, tracking a heading of 286.0° at 4 nm and 1,469 ft AGL. At the 1,000 ft gate the approach was assessed as unstable because the sink rate was too high.
The aircraft crossed the threshold with a good height and established the required threshold speed of 131 kt, both recorded as good.
Touchdown occurred 357 m down the runway at a speed of 121 kt, with a touchdown rate of minus 196 fpm, each noted as good, and runway-touchdown alignment was very good. The total landing distance was 822 m, representing 36 % of the 2,310 m runway.
Runway rollout alignment was perfect.
With a final score of 99.5 %, the landing was excellent; the primary area for refinement is the high sink rate observed at the 1,000 ft gate. Reducing the sink rate to remain within stabilised-approach limits before that point will convert the approach to a fully stabilised profile.
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