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Departure
Apply small rudder corrections against a point at the far end of the runway to hold the centreline during the roll.
What happened: The aircraft tracked 14 m off the runway centreline during the ground roll, and flights with this pattern usually carry extra bank, around 3.6°, into the first climb.
Watch for: Heading indicator: wings level, tracking the runway centreline
Arrival
Reduce power on final so the aircraft arrives at 141 kt over the threshold instead of carrying excess speed.
What happened: Crossing the threshold at 187 kt against a 141 kt target usually carries extra energy into the flare as a balloon, and the sink that returns afterward usually arrives hard at touchdown.
Watch for: Airspeed indicator: 141 kt at the threshold
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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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.
At the 1,000 ft gate: speed above the reference speed.
At the 500 ft gate: speed above the reference speed.
The approach, gate by gate
Side view — the last 2,332 m of the approach.
Plan view — the first 2,332 m of the 3,063 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
Touched down 1,232 m past the threshold — beyond the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.
The rest of the report
The flight began with a departure roll from runway 04 at London Stansted Airport, with the Boeing 737-800 aircraft taking off into a local weather condition of 6 °C temperature and a wind of 21 kt at 320 °. The crosswind was 20 kt, while the headwind was 3 kt. The aircraft lifted off the ground at a speed of 160 kt, covering a takeoff distance of 1,309 m, which was 48% of the runway.
As the aircraft climbed, it started its enroute climb 1 mile south east of Elsenham, Essex, England, rising from 1,355 ft to 4,290 ft in just 2 minutes, covering a distance of 5 nm. The climb continued with a level cruise 1 mile south east of Arkesden, Essex, England, lasting 2 minutes and covering 6 nm. The aircraft then began another climb 1 mile south west of Barkway, Hertfordshire, England, reaching an altitude of 28,440 ft in 21 minutes, covering a distance of 77 nm.
The flight continued with a level cruise 8 miles south of Shoreham-by-Sea, West Sussex, England, lasting 2 minutes and covering 11 nm. Another climb started 16 miles south of Seaford, East Sussex, England, taking the aircraft from 28,639 ft to 32,840 ft in 5 minutes, covering a distance of 41 nm. The aircraft then entered a level cruise 5 miles north west of Veulettes-sur-Mer, Normandie, France, lasting 45 minutes and covering 164 nm.
As the flight approached its destination, the aircraft began its descent 1 mile east of Champcevrais, Bourgogne-Franche-Comte, France, descending from 33,689 ft to 31,413 ft in 3 minutes, covering a distance of 19 nm. The aircraft then entered a level cruise overhead Ciez, Bourgogne-Franche-Comte, France, lasting 33 minutes and covering less than 1 nm. Another descent started overhead Ciez, taking the aircraft from 31,413 ft to 6,326 ft in 30 minutes, covering a distance of 155 nm.
The flight continued with a level cruise overhead Montrigaud, Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes, France, lasting 16 minutes and covering 3 nm. Another descent started 2 miles south west of Roybon, Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes, France, taking the aircraft from 6,027 ft to 5,427 ft in 2 minutes, covering a distance of 7 nm. The aircraft then entered a level cruise 1 mile north west of Vatilieu, Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes, France, lasting 2 minutes and covering 7 nm.
The final descent started 1 mile north of Saint-Quentin-sur-Isere, Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes, France, taking the aircraft from 4,981 ft to 2,655 ft in 3 minutes, covering a distance of 6 nm. The aircraft then began its final approach to runway 27 at Grenoble-Isère Airport, heading 270.0 ° at 4 nm and 1,381 ft above ground level.
The landing on runway 27 was completed with a touchdown point 835 m beyond the touchdown zone, at a speed of 181 kt, which was excessively fast. The touchdown rate was fair at -252 fpm, and the runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned by 3.2 m from the centreline. The local weather condition at the time of landing was 2 °C temperature and a wind of 4 kt at 107 °, with a crosswind of 1 kt and a tailwind of 4 kt.
The total
The Boeing 737-800 aircraft successfully landed at LFLS Grenoble-Isère Airport, but the landing was not without its issues. The final approach to runway 27 from the east, heading 270.0° at 4 nm and 1,381 ft above ground level (agl), was executed, but the aircraft touched down 835 m beyond the touchdown zone. This indicates that the pilot may have misjudged the distance to the runway or failed to maintain the correct approach speed.
The touchdown speed of 181 kt was excessively fast, which could have contributed to the long touchdown distance. Additionally, the threshold speed was also high at 188 kt, which is above the recommended speed for landing. The threshold height at 69 ft agl was above the target, which may have affected the pilot's ability to maintain the correct approach path.
The runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned by 3.2 m from the centreline, which could have been due to a slight deviation in the approach or a failure to maintain the correct heading. However, the runway rollout alignment was very good, indicating that the pilot was able to maintain control of the aircraft during the rollout phase.
The local weather conditions at the time of the landing were relatively calm, with a temperature of 2 °C and a wind speed of 4 kt at 107°. The crosswind was minimal at 1 kt, and the tailwind was 4 kt, which may have contributed to the long touchdown distance.
Overall, the landing was not perfect, but the pilot was able to maintain control of the aircraft and bring it to a safe stop. However, there are areas for improvement, particularly in terms of approach speed and distance to the runway.
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