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Fly a steeper descent on final so you cross the threshold at 50 ft agl instead of 63 ft agl.
What happened: The aircraft crossed the threshold at 63 ft agl against a 50 ft agl target, well above the normal profile. The touchdown point was also long at 611 m against a 457 m target, a pattern often seen after high threshold crossings.
Watch for: Radio altimeter against the 50 ft threshold crossing target on short final.
Even a modest height error carries straight through to the touchdown. Geometry alone says that crossing the threshold 10 feet high on a 3° path moves your touchdown roughly 190 feet further down the runway before the flare adds anything.
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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 1,703 m of the approach.
Plan view — the first 1,703 m of the 3,775 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
Touched down 611 m past the threshold — beyond the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.
The rest of the report
The Boeing 737-900 taxied from the parking area to runway 29 at EPWA Warsaw Chopin Airport in 7 minutes, covering 2 nm.
The aircraft commenced the departure roll on runway 29, accelerating over 1,270 m which represented 55 % of the runway length; liftoff was achieved at 170 kt. Local weather reported a temperature of 19 °C, wind 6 kt from 279°, a 2 kt cross-wind component and a 6 kt head-wind.
Climb began overhead Wlochy, with the aircraft rising from 1,353 ft asl to 15,267 ft asl, an increase of 13,914 ft in 9 minutes while covering 34 nm.
Level cruise started overhead Ostrowek and lasted 16 minutes, covering less than 1 nm.
A subsequent climb segment commenced overhead Ostrowek, climbing from 15,267 ft asl to 34,342 ft asl, an increase of 19,075 ft in 16 minutes and covering 104 nm.
The aircraft entered a level cruise 2 miles north of Goniadz, which persisted for 49 minutes and spanned 348 nm.
Descent began 10 miles south of Gdov, descending from 34,134 ft asl to 3,866 ft asl, a decrease of 30,267 ft in 23 minutes while covering 111 nm.
A brief level cruise started 1 mile south of Krasnyy Bor and lasted 2 minutes, covering 4 nm.
Descent resumed 1 mile south of Kolpino, dropping from 3,427 ft asl to 1,397 ft asl, a loss of 2,031 ft in 3 minutes and covering 7 nm.
Final approach to runway 28L at ULLI Pulkovo Airport was flown from the east on a heading of 290.0° at 4 nm and 1,318 ft agl.
The aircraft landed on runway 28L, whose length is 3,775 m. The threshold height of 63 ft agl was above target, while the threshold speed of 147 kt was within expectations. Touchdown occurred 198 m beyond the touchdown zone at a speed of 140 kt, with a smooth touchdown rate of minus 131 fpm and very good alignment. Local weather reported a temperature of 14 °C, wind 9 kt from 310°, a 3 kt cross-wind and an 8 kt head-wind. Total landing distance measured 1,625 m, representing 43 % of the runway.
Runway rollout alignment was perfect.
The aircraft taxied from the runway to the parking area in 4 minutes, covering 1 nm.
Overall, the flight covered 618 nm in 112 minutes and consumed 5,445 kg of fuel.
The final approach to runway 28L at ULLI Pulkovo Airport was flown from the east on a heading of 290.0° at 4 nm and 1,318 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. Local weather was Temperature 14 °C, Wind 9 kt at 310 °, Crosswind 3 kt and Headwind 8 kt.
At threshold the height of 63 ft agl was above target while the threshold speed of 147 kt was recorded as good. The flare proceeded with the aircraft maintaining the correct speed and attitude, setting up for touchdown.
Touchdown occurred 198 m beyond the touchdown zone with a speed of 140 kt, both judged good. The vertical rate was smooth at minus 131 fpm and runway touchdown alignment was very good.
The rollout used a total landing distance of 1,625 m, representing 43 % of the 3,775 m runway, and runway rollout alignment was perfect.
Minor refinements should focus on reducing the threshold height excess and tightening the touchdown point to land closer to the designated zone, which will further optimise runway usage.
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