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Improve the touchdown
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 2,901 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
The 309 m touchdown sits inside the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.
The rest of the report
The Boeing 737-600 taxied from the parking area to the departure runway in 3 minutes, covering less than 1 nm.
The aircraft departed LPLA Lajes Airport on runway 15, accelerating for a take-off roll of 1,476 m (45 % of the runway) and lifting off at 141 kt. Ambient temperature was 28 °C with wind 8 kt from 190°, a 6 kt cross-wind component and a 6 kt head-wind component.
Climb commenced overhead LPLA, rising from 1,183 ft asl to 39,715 ft asl - an altitude gain of 38,532 ft - over 37 minutes while covering 261 nm.
The first cruise segment began 56 mi west of Ponta Delgada, lasting 242 minutes and traversing 1,792 nm at level flight.
Descent started 30 mi southeast of Montauk, descending from 39,999 ft asl to 3,126 ft asl - a loss of 36,873 ft - in 18 minutes and covering 149 nm.
A brief cruise followed 1 mi northeast of Mount Laurel, lasting 2 minutes and extending 7 nm.
The second descent began over the Golden Triangle, dropping from 2,860 ft asl to 1,309 ft asl - a decrease of 1,550 ft - in 2 minutes while traveling 5 nm.
Final approach to runway 27R at KPHL Philadelphia International Airport was executed from the east, on a heading of 255.0°, at 4 nm and 1,281 ft agl.
Landing on runway 27R, which is 2,901 m long, occurred with a threshold speed of 126 kt, a touchdown distance of 311 m and a touchdown speed of 119 kt. The aircraft touched down at a rate of minus 227 fpm and achieved very good runway-touchdown alignment. Local conditions were 32 °C, wind 4 kt from 250°, with no cross-wind and a 3 kt head-wind. Total landing distance was 792 m, representing 27 % of the runway.
Runway rollout alignment remained very good throughout the deceleration phase.
The aircraft taxied from the runway to the parking area in 1 minute, covering less than 1 nm.
In total, the flight covered 2,221 nm, took 308 minutes, and consumed 12,847 kg of fuel.
The Boeing 737-600 executed the final approach to runway 27R at KPHL Philadelphia International Airport from the east on a heading of 255.0° at 4 nm and 1,281 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. Local weather was 32 °C with wind 4 kt from 250°, giving a 3 kt head-wind component and zero cross-wind.
At threshold the height was reported as good and the threshold speed was slightly above target at 126 kt.
Touchdown occurred 311 m down the runway, a distance described as good, with a touchdown speed a little fast at 119 kt and a touchdown rate fair at -227 fpm. Runway touchdown alignment was very good and the total landing distance was 792 m, representing 27 % of the runway length.
Rollout alignment was very good throughout the remaining distance.
With a final score of 99.6 % the landing was excellent; refining speed control to bring the threshold and touchdown speeds closer to target and moderating the flare to reduce the rate of descent will tighten the already strong performance.
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