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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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One stabilised approach gate: five checks where the approach path is 500 ft above the runway. The 1,000 ft gate was not assessed, because the approach did not join final that far out.
Side view — the last 1,524 m of the approach.
Plan view — the first 1,524 m of the 2,985 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
Touched down 589 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 8 minutes and covered a distance of 2 nautical miles. The aircraft, a Boeing 737-MAX8, then departed from runway 08 at Bournemouth Airport (EGHH), with a takeoff distance of 30 meters, which is 2% of the runway length. The liftoff speed was 166 knots.
As the aircraft took off, it encountered local weather conditions with a temperature of 23 degrees Celsius and winds of 11 knots at 110 degrees. The crosswind was 7 knots, while the headwind was 9 knots. After departing from Bournemouth, the aircraft began its enroute climb, starting 1 mile northwest of Sopley in Hampshire, England. The climb took 22 minutes, during which the aircraft ascended from 1,071 feet above sea level to 38,103 feet above sea level, covering a distance of 125 nautical miles.
Following the enroute climb, the aircraft entered a level cruise phase, which started 4 miles east of Cancale in Bretagne, France. This phase lasted for 73 minutes, during which the aircraft covered a distance of 504 nautical miles. The enroute descent phase began 1 mile south of Benassal in Comunitat Valenciana, Spain, and took 28 minutes to complete. During this phase, the aircraft descended from 38,600 feet above sea level to 1,441 feet above sea level, covering a distance of 126 nautical miles.
As the aircraft approached its destination, it began its final approach to runway 10 at Alicante-Elche Miguel Hernández Airport (LEAL). The approach was made from the west, with a heading of 100.0 degrees, and the aircraft was at an altitude of 1,338 feet above ground level, 4 nautical miles from the runway. The landing was made on runway 10, which has a length of 2,985 meters. The threshold height was above the target, while the threshold speed was slightly below the target at 129 knots.
The touchdown point was 168 meters beyond the touchdown zone, and the touchdown speed was 120 knots, which was good. However, the touchdown rate was very hard at -592 feet per minute. The runway touchdown alignment was perfect, and the runway rollout alignment was also perfect. The local weather conditions at the time of landing were the same as during takeoff, with a temperature of 23 degrees Celsius and winds of 11 knots at 110 degrees. The crosswind was 2 knots, while the headwind was 11 knots.
After landing, the aircraft taxied to the parking, which took 3 minutes and covered a distance of less than 1 nautical mile. The total flight distance was 762 nautical miles, and the flight duration was 135 minutes. The aircraft used 4,323 kilograms of fuel during the flight.
The Boeing 737-MAX8 aircraft successfully landed at LEAL Alicante-Elche Miguel Hernández Airport, with a score of 88.5%. The final approach to runway 10 was initiated from the west, heading 100.0° at a distance of 4 nautical miles and an altitude of 1,338 feet above ground level (agl).
Upon landing, the aircraft touched down on the runway, with the touchdown point located 168 meters beyond the designated touchdown zone. The touchdown speed of 120 knots was within the acceptable range, indicating a smooth and controlled descent. However, the touchdown rate of -592 feet per minute (fpm) was considered very hard, suggesting that the aircraft may have experienced a slight bounce or hard impact upon touchdown.
The local weather conditions at the time of landing were favorable, with a temperature of 23°C and a moderate headwind of 11 knots at 110°. The crosswind component was minimal, at 2 knots, which contributed to a stable and controlled approach. The runway length of 2,985 meters was sufficient to accommodate the aircraft's landing distance, which totaled 1,104 meters, or 37% of the runway.
The runway touchdown alignment was reported as perfect, indicating that the aircraft was aligned with the centerline of the runway at the moment of touchdown. Similarly, the runway rollout alignment was also perfect, suggesting that the aircraft maintained its alignment with the runway centerline throughout the rollout phase. Overall, the landing was considered successful, with the aircraft demonstrating a high degree of control and stability throughout the approach and touchdown phases.
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