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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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Two stabilised approach gates, each with five checks, where the approach path is 1,000 ft and 500 ft above the runway.
At the 500 ft gate: sink rate above what the glideslope needed.
The approach, gate by gate
Side view — the last 2,021 m of the approach.
Plan view — the first 2,021 m of the 2,980 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
Touched down 610 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 3 nautical miles. The aircraft, a Boeing 737-800, then departed from runway 16L at Seattle–Tacoma International Airport, KSEA. The takeoff distance was 1,796 meters, which was 50% of the runway length. The liftoff speed was 167 knots.
The local weather conditions at the time of departure were characterized by a temperature of 17 degrees Celsius and a wind speed of 4 knots from a direction of 190 degrees. The crosswind component was 1 knot, while the headwind component was 3 knots. The aircraft then began its enroute climb, starting 1 mile east of Normandy Park, Washington. The climb took 25 minutes and covered a distance of 163 nautical miles, during which the aircraft ascended from an altitude of 1,293 feet above sea level to 34,924 feet above sea level, an increase of 33,631 feet.
Following the enroute climb, the aircraft entered a level cruise phase, which started 6 miles south of OL02 West Buttercreek Airport Echo, Oregon. This phase lasted for 189 minutes and covered a distance of 1,542 nautical miles. The aircraft then began its enroute descent, starting 2 miles west of Cottonport, Louisiana. The descent took 24 minutes and covered a distance of 117 nautical miles, during which the aircraft descended from an altitude of 34,994 feet above sea level to 1,217 feet above sea level, a decrease of 33,777 feet.
The final approach to runway 29 at Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport, KMSY, was made from the east, heading 287.0 degrees at an altitude of 1,205 feet above ground level and a distance of 4 nautical miles from the runway. The landing was made on runway 29, which had a length of 2,980 meters. The threshold height was good, and the threshold speed was also good at 148 knots. The touchdown point was 535 meters beyond the touchdown zone, and the touchdown speed was 138 knots, which was good. However, the touchdown rate was heavy at -624 feet per minute.
The runway touchdown position was misaligned by 8.8 meters from the centerline, and the local weather conditions at the time of landing were characterized by a temperature of 21 degrees Celsius and a wind speed of 3 knots from a direction of 180 degrees. The crosswind component was 3 knots, while the tailwind component was 1 knot. The total landing distance was 2,281 meters, which was 77% of the runway length. The runway rollout alignment was very good.
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 1,834 nautical miles, and the flight duration was 250 minutes. The aircraft used a total of 11,294 kilograms of fuel during the flight.
The Boeing 737-800 aircraft successfully landed at KMSY Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport, with a score of 86.8%. The final approach to runway 29 was initiated from the east, heading 287.0° at a distance of 4 nautical miles and an altitude of 1,205 feet above ground level.
The aircraft touched down on the runway, with a threshold speed of 148 knots, which was considered good. However, the touchdown point was located 535 meters beyond the designated touchdown zone, indicating a slight deviation from the intended landing spot. The touchdown speed of 138 knots was also deemed good, but the touchdown rate of -624 feet per minute was considered heavy, suggesting a steeper descent than desired.
The runway touchdown position was misaligned by 8.8 meters from the centerline, which may have contributed to the deviation from the intended landing spot. The local weather conditions at the time of landing were characterized by a temperature of 21°C, with a wind speed of 3 knots from 180°. The crosswind component was 3 knots, while the tailwind component was 1 knot.
The total landing distance of 2,281 meters was 77% of the available runway length, which is 2,980 meters. This indicates that the aircraft had sufficient runway remaining for a safe stop. The runway rollout alignment was very good, suggesting that the pilot maintained control of the aircraft during the rollout phase.
Overall, while the landing was not perfect, with some deviations from the intended landing spot and a heavy touchdown rate, the pilot's skills and the aircraft's performance were sufficient to ensure a safe and successful landing.
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