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Steepen the descent on final to bring the aircraft back down to the glideslope and cross the threshold at 50 ft.
What happened: The approach was flown off the glideslope, and crossing the threshold high like this usually carries the touchdown long.
Watch for: Watch the VASI or PAPI glideslope indication against the threshold crossing height of 50 ft.
Preparing for a stable approach will give you time to decide on whether to attempt the landing or going around. Too much altitude with a high sink rate will result in carrying too much speed onto the runway. Configuring flaps and the gear late also won't help the speed decay.
Read more in The Stabilised ApproachStart to finish · 13 stages, 12 in the score
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The threshold, the flare and the hold-off. The approach that led to it is the stabilisation gates below.
One stabilised approach gate for a circuit: seven checks where the approach path is 300 ft above the runway. The 1,000 ft gate is an instrument-approach check and does not apply. These checks are the approach's score.
At the 300 ft gate: sink rate 3,119 fpm, more than the glideslope needed, glideslope 7.9° against the runway's 3°, centreline 22.3° off, against a 1° limit, wings 60° of bank, against a 10° limit and speed 43 kt FAST on the reference speed of 136 kt.
The approach, gate by gate
Side view — the last 1,947 m of the approach.
Plan view — the first 1,947 m of the 3,986 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
The 397 m touchdown sits inside the full-score zone.
The rest of the report
Departing from runway 24 at Luxembourg-Findel International Airport, the Boeing 737-700 began its takeoff roll, accelerating to a liftoff speed of 154 kt in a distance of 1,192 m, which represented 30% of the available runway length. The local weather conditions at the time of departure featured a temperature of 15 °C and a light wind of 4 kt from 329 °, resulting in a negligible crosswind component.
Following a standard right-hand pattern entry from runway 24, the aircraft proceeded to complete a series of turns and legs, ultimately aligning itself for a final approach to runway 06 from the west. The approach was initiated at an altitude of 187 ft agl, with a heading of 80.0 °. However, the aircraft touched down with a speed of 179 kt, which was excessively high, and a touchdown rate of -2,026 fpm, indicating a very heavy touchdown. The touchdown position was also misaligned by 10.2 m from the centreline, and the runway rollout alignment was similarly misaligned by 20.8 m.
The total landing distance of 1,881 m, representing 47% of the available runway length, was somewhat higher than expected. The aircraft used a total of 3 nm of distance during the flight, consuming -82 kg of fuel in the process. The local weather conditions at the time of landing featured a temperature of 19 °C and a light wind of 3 kt from 224 °, resulting in a negligible crosswind component. Overall, the flight demonstrated some areas for improvement in terms of touchdown speed and alignment, but the aircraft performed as expected in terms of distance and fuel consumption.
The Boeing 737-700 touched down on runway 06 at ELLX Luxembourg-Findel International Airport, with a touchdown distance of 396 meters, which was considered good. However, the touchdown speed of 179 knots was excessively high, and the touchdown rate of -2,026 feet per minute was very heavy, indicating a hard landing. The aircraft's runway touchdown position was misaligned by 10.2 meters from the centreline, which could have contributed to the difficulties experienced during the rollout phase.
The approach quality was compromised by an excessively high threshold speed of 185 knots and a threshold height that was excessively over target at 120 feet above ground level. These factors may have contributed to the pilot's difficulty in maintaining a stable approach. The local weather conditions, with a temperature of 19 degrees Celsius and a light wind of 3 knots from 224 degrees, did not pose a significant challenge to the landing. The crosswind component was minimal at 1 knot, and the tailwind component was 3 knots, which was not significant enough to affect the landing.
The total landing distance of 1,881 meters was 47% of the runway length, indicating a relatively short landing. However, the runway rollout alignment was misaligned by 20.8 meters from the centreline, which could have been a result of the initial touchdown position being off-centre. Overall, the landing was scored 61.0%, indicating a satisfactory but not exceptional performance.
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