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Fly the flare as one continuous check of the sink rate from 15 ft, holding back pressure steadily rather than adjusting pitch piecemeal.
What happened: The flare drifted away from its intended profile rather than tracking it smoothly from 15 ft down to touchdown.
Watch for: Watch radio altitude and VSI through the flare, aiming to arrest the sink smoothly from 15 ft to touchdown.
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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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 1,524 m of the approach.
Plan view — the first 1,524 m of the 2,484 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
The 25 m touchdown sits inside the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.
The rest of the report
The Boeing 737-800 taxied from the parking area to runway 05 at LIEO Olbia Costa Smeralda Airport in 5 minutes, covering a distance of 1 nm.
During the departure roll on runway 05 the aircraft accelerated through a takeoff distance of 1,662 m, representing 68 % of the available runway, and lifted off at 155 kt. Ambient conditions were a temperature of 31 °C with a wind of 10 kt from 060°, providing a 10 kt headwind and a 1 kt cross-wind component.
Climb commenced approximately 1 mile north-east of LIEO, with the airplane climbing from 992 ft asl to 29,997 ft asl - an altitude gain of 29,005 ft - over 14 minutes while covering 80 nm.
Level cruise began 28 miles east of Aleria (Corse, France) and was maintained for 7 minutes, during which 45 nm were traversed.
Descent was initiated 7 miles north of Portoferraio (Toscana, Italy), descending from 30,001 ft asl to 1,399 ft asl - a loss of 28,602 ft - in 24 minutes and covering 124 nm.
The final approach to runway 12 at LIPE Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport was flown from the west on a heading of 117.0°, intercepting the glide path at 4 nm and 1,269 ft agl.
Touchdown occurred on runway 12, whose length is 2,484 m, with a threshold speed of 141 kt. The aircraft landed 25 m beyond the threshold, maintained a touchdown speed of 141 kt, and experienced a touchdown rate of minus 518 fpm; runway alignment at touchdown was perfect. Local weather at the time was 27 °C with a wind of 8 kt from 090°, giving a 7 kt headwind and a 4 kt cross-wind component.
The total landing roll measured 994 m, equivalent to 40 % of the runway, and the rollout alignment remained perfect.
After landing, the aircraft taxied from the runway to the parking area in 3 minutes, covering less than 1 nm.
In summary, the flight covered a total of 257 nm, required 56 minutes from departure to arrival, and consumed 2,294 kg of fuel.
The Boeing 737-800 conducted the final approach to runway 12 at LIPE Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport from the west on a heading of 117.0 ° at 4 nm and 1,269 ft agl. The approach was assessed as stabilised at the 1,000 ft gate, with gear, flaps, sink rate, glideslope and centreline all within limits, and local weather was 27 °C with wind 8 kt from 090 °, giving a 4 kt cross-wind component and a 7 kt head-wind component.
At threshold the height was good and the threshold speed was good at 141 kt.
Touchdown occurred 25 m down the runway; the touchdown speed of 141 kt was a little fast and the touchdown rate was very hard at minus 518 fpm. Runway touchdown alignment was perfect.
The aircraft rolled out over a total landing distance of 994 m, representing 40 % of the 2,484 m runway, and runway rollout alignment remained perfect.
With a final score of 95.7 % the landing was strong; reducing the touchdown speed slightly and moderating the descent rate will convert the “a little fast” and “very hard” characteristics into a smoother touchdown.
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