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Arrival
Keep the back pressure coming once the flare is established, holding the nose up through to touchdown instead of easing it.
What happened: The flare arrested the sink but 684 fpm of it came back before touchdown, and in flights like this one that returning sink usually carries through to a firm or hard touchdown at 461 fpm.
Watch for: Vertical speed indicator: the sink held near zero all the way through touchdown, not allowed to build back up.
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.
The approach, gate by gate
Side view — the last 1,524 m of the approach.
Plan view — the first 1,524 m of the 3,570 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
Touched down 623 m past the threshold — beyond the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.
The rest of the report
The flight began with the departure roll from runway 25 at Rome–Fiumicino Leonardo da Vinci International Airport (LIRF). The RJ100 aircraft accelerated down the runway, reaching a liftoff speed of 131 kt and covering a takeoff distance of 758 m, which was 26% of the runway length. The local weather conditions at the time of departure were characterized by a temperature of 23 °C and a wind speed of 5 kt from a direction of 160 °, resulting in a 5 kt crosswind and a 0 kt headwind.
As the aircraft climbed away from the airport, it began its enroute climb, which started overhead LIRF. The climb took 17 minutes to reach a maximum altitude of 30,671 ft, an increase of 29,668 ft from the initial altitude of 1,004 ft. During this phase, the aircraft covered a distance of 85 nm. The enroute level cruise phase followed, which began 14 miles south of Punta Ala and lasted for 33 minutes, covering a distance of 213 nm.
The enroute descent phase started overhead Rueglio, where the aircraft began its descent from a maximum altitude of 30,323 ft to a final altitude of 2,638 ft. This descent took 20 minutes to complete and covered a distance of 81 nm. The final approach to runway 22 at Geneva Cointrin International Airport (LSGG) was made from the north east, with the aircraft heading 226.0 ° at a distance of 4 nm and an altitude of 1,232 ft.
The landing on runway 22 was successful, with the aircraft touching down 201 m beyond the touchdown zone. The touchdown speed was slightly above the target speed at 113 kt, and the touchdown rate was hard at -485 fpm. However, the runway touchdown alignment was very good. The local weather conditions at the time of landing were characterized by a temperature of 16 °C and a wind speed of 6 kt from a direction of 250 °, resulting in a 2 kt crosswind and a 5 kt headwind.
The total landing distance was 1,400 m, which was 39% of the runway length. The runway rollout alignment was also very good. After landing, the aircraft taxied to the parking area, taking 2 minutes to cover a distance of less than 1 nm. The total flight distance was 385 nm, and the flight duration was 76 minutes. The aircraft used a total of 2,785 kg of fuel during the flight.
The RJ100 aircraft successfully landed at LSGG Geneva Cointrin International Airport, achieving a score of 92.8%. The final approach was conducted from the north east, heading 226.0° at a distance of 4 nautical miles and an altitude of 1,232 feet above ground level (agl). The aircraft landed on runway 22, which has a length of 3,570 meters.
The threshold height was reported as good, but the threshold speed was slightly above the target at 113 knots. This indicates that the aircraft may have been slightly faster than desired during the approach. The touchdown point was 201 meters beyond the touchdown zone, which suggests that the aircraft may have touched down slightly further down the runway than intended.
The touchdown speed of 110 knots was a little fast, and the touchdown rate of -485 feet per minute (fpm) was considered hard. However, the runway touchdown alignment was very good, indicating that the aircraft was properly aligned with the runway during the landing.
The local weather conditions at the time of the landing were favorable, with a temperature of 16°C and a wind speed of 6 knots from 250°. The crosswind component was minimal at 2 knots, while the headwind component was 5 knots. These conditions contributed to a smooth landing.
The total landing distance was 1,400 meters, which is 39% of the runway length. This is a relatively short landing distance, indicating that the aircraft was able to touch down and come to a stop within a reasonable distance. The runway rollout alignment was also very good, suggesting that the aircraft was properly aligned with the runway during the rollout phase.
Overall, the landing was successful, but there were some minor issues with the touchdown speed and rate. However, the aircraft was properly aligned with the runway, and the landing distance was relatively short.
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