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Begin raising the nose earlier, by 11 ft, so the flare has time to arrest the sink before touchdown.
What happened: The flare began late at 7.6 ft, 3.6 ft below the normal band, and a late flare like this usually leaves too little time to arrest the sink before touchdown.
Watch for: Watch radio altitude and start the flare in the normal band, around 11 ft.
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.
The approach, gate by gate
Side view — the last 2,122 m of the approach.
Plan view — the first 2,122 m of the 3,216 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
Touched down 724 m past the threshold — beyond the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.
The rest of the report
Departing Dublin Airport's runway 28R, the Boeing 737-800 began its journey, accelerating down the 903-meter takeoff distance, which represented 29% of the available runway. At a liftoff speed of 157 knots, the aircraft broke free from the ground, overcoming the 14-knot headwind and 1-knot crosswind. The local temperature of 6 degrees Celsius and wind direction of 279 degrees contributed to the aircraft's performance.
As the aircraft climbed from 1,247 feet above sea level to 34,091 feet, it covered 108 nautical miles in 21 minutes, achieving an impressive increase of 32,843 feet. The enroute level cruise phase began 3 miles north of Cairnryan, Scotland, and lasted 115 minutes, during which the aircraft covered 902 nautical miles. The descent phase started 45 miles west of Kärdla Airport, Estonia, and lasted 19 minutes, with the aircraft descending from 33,174 feet to 2,072 feet, covering 120 nautical miles. The final approach to Lennart Meri Tallinn Airport's runway 26 was initiated from the east, with the aircraft maintaining a heading of 270.0 degrees at 4 nautical miles and 1,288 feet above ground level.
The landing on runway 26 was executed with a touchdown speed of 140 knots, which was slightly above the target speed. The touchdown point was 239 meters beyond the touchdown zone, and the touchdown rate was hard at -475 feet per minute. The runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned by 3.3 meters from the centerline. The total landing distance of 1,973 meters represented 61% of the available runway. Following a perfect runway rollout alignment, the aircraft taxied to the parking area in 2 minutes, covering less than 1 nautical mile. The total flight distance of 1,145 nautical miles was achieved in 169 minutes, with the aircraft consuming 7,329 kilograms of fuel.
The Boeing 737-800 touched down on runway 26 at EETN Lennart Meri Tallinn Airport, with a threshold speed of 143 kt, meeting the target. However, the approach quality was compromised by an excessively high threshold height of 102 ft agl, exceeding the target. The aircraft's descent was not adequately managed, resulting in a hard touchdown rate of -475 fpm at a speed of 140 kt, which was slightly above the optimal range.
The touchdown point was located 239 m beyond the designated touchdown zone, indicating a slight over-run. Furthermore, the runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned by 3.3 m from the centreline, which could have been avoided with more precise control during the final stages of the approach. The local weather conditions, with a temperature of 5 °C and a moderate headwind of 4 kt, did not significantly impact the landing.
The total landing distance of 1,973 m was 61% of the available runway length, which is within an acceptable range. The runway rollout alignment was perfect, demonstrating good control and coordination during the post-landing phase. Overall, the landing performance scored 83.7%, indicating a satisfactory but not exceptional execution of the landing.
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