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Level the wings with coordinated aileron on short final so bank stays near wings-level through touchdown.
What happened: Wings were not level through the landing phase, with bank angle at 1.2° on short final.
Watch for: Watch the bank angle indicator, holding it near wings-level through the landing and touchdown.
Ground effect becomes significant below about one wingspan of height. A Cessna 172, with a 36 ft span, enters ground effect at flare height - the float it feels in the hold-off is ground effect arriving on cue. An A320, with a span around 117 ft, has been in ground effect since before the threshold and there is no sudden cushion to feel, only a gradual reduction in induced drag that lengthens any float you allow.
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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 2,036 m of the approach.
Plan view — the first 2,036 m of the 3,662 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
Touched down 719 m past the threshold — beyond the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.
The rest of the report
The Boeing 737-800 taxied from the parking area to runway 24L at KLAX Los Angeles International Airport. The taxi-out required 3 minutes and covered less than 1 nm.
The aircraft commenced its departure roll on runway 24L at KLAX. Takeoff distance was 1,030 m, representing 34 % of the runway, and liftoff speed was 148 kt. Local weather reported temperature 26 °C, wind 4 kt from 260°, crosswind 0 kt and headwind 4 kt.
Climb began 1 mile north-west of El Segundo, California, climbing from 1,078 ft asl to 36,996 ft asl, an increase of 35,918 ft in 29 minutes while covering 214 nm.
Level cruise started overhead KLAS Harry Reid International Airport, Las Vegas, Nevada, and lasted 54 minutes, covering 425 nm.
Descent commenced overhead 0CO2 Crested Butte Airpark, Crested Butte, Colorado, descending from 37,001 ft asl to 10,114 ft asl, a decrease of 26,887 ft in 18 minutes and covering 113 nm.
A second level cruise began 2 miles north-east of The Pinery, Colorado, lasting 2 minutes and covering 7 nm.
Descent resumed 4 miles east of Foxfield, Colorado, descending from 9,763 ft asl to 6,603 ft asl, a decrease of 3,161 ft in 4 minutes and covering 11 nm.
Final approach to runway 34R at KDEN Denver International Airport was from the south, on a heading of 1.0° at 4 nm and 1,240 ft agl. Local weather reported temperature 32 °C, wind 4 kt from 60°, crosswind 3 kt and headwind 2 kt.
The aircraft landed on runway 34R, whose length is 3,665 m. Threshold speed was slightly above target at 143 kt. Touchdown occurred 310 m beyond the touchdown zone with a speed of 136 kt, a touchdown rate of minus 297 fpm, and alignment described as very good. Total landing distance was 1,962 m, 54 % of the runway, and runway threshold height was reported as good.
Runway rollout alignment remained very good.
After landing, the aircraft taxied to the parking area; the taxi-in took 5 minutes and covered 2 nm.
Overall, the flight covered a total distance of 779 nm, required 118 minutes of flight time, and consumed 5,233 kg of fuel.
The Boeing 737-800 entered the final approach to runway 34R at KDEN from the south on a heading of 1.0° at 4 nm and 1,240 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.
At threshold the aircraft crossed at a speed of 143 kt, noted as slightly above target, and the threshold height was described as good. The flare was completed and the aircraft continued beyond the touchdown zone, touching down 310 m past the designated zone.
Touchdown occurred at a speed of 136 kt, described as a little fast, with a vertical rate of -297 fpm rated fair. Runway touchdown alignment was very good.
The rollout covered a total landing distance of 1,962 m, representing 54 % of the 3,665 m runway, and rollout alignment was very good.
Reduce the threshold crossing speed to meet the target and adjust the flare to achieve a touchdown point closer to the intended zone, which will bring touchdown speed nearer to VREF and further improve overall precision.
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