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Improve the touchdown
There are several things that can go wrong during the flare, carrying too much speed over the threshold, starting the flare at the wrong height and inconsistent flight control inputs, all contribute to a poor flare resulting in a hard touchdown or a float down the runway.
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Two stabilised approach gates, each with six checks at 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 5,000 ft of the approach.
Plan view — the first 5,000 ft of the 11,014 ft runway, to the same scale as the side view.
The 771 ft touchdown sits inside the full-score zone. The 1.98 G arrival is the firm side of smooth.
The rest of the report
The aircraft taxied from the parking area to runway 23 at KBUF Buffalo Niagara International Airport, a movement that lasted 15 minutes and covered 1 nm.
During the departure roll on runway 23, the Boeing 737-800 accelerated through a takeoff distance of 4,372 ft, representing 54 % of the runway, and lifted off at 154 kt; local conditions were 72 °F with a wind of 2 kt from 118°, a 2 kt crosswind and a 1 kt tailwind.
Climb commenced 1 mile north of Cheektowaga, New York, where the aircraft rose from 1,652 ft asl to 35,999 ft asl, an altitude gain of 34,348 ft achieved in 19 minutes while covering 115 nm.
The first cruise segment began 1 mile north of Linesville, Pennsylvania, and persisted for 104 minutes, during which the flight covered 748 nm at level altitude.
Descent started 3 miles west of Micanopy, Florida, with the airplane descending from 35,391 ft asl to 1,992 ft asl, a loss of 33,399 ft over 20 minutes and a distance of 110 nm.
A brief second cruise was initiated 2 miles west of Ruskin, Florida, lasting 5 minutes and spanning 13 nm before the final approach began.
The final approach to runway 01L at KTPA Tampa International Airport was executed from the south on a heading of 3.0°, beginning 4 nm out at 1,222 ft agl; the aircraft then descended from 1,281 ft agl to 72 ft agl in 91 seconds and was recorded as having met the stabilization gates.
Landing on runway 01L was accomplished with a threshold speed of 145 kt; touchdown occurred at 762 ft down the runway at 144 kt, with a hard touchdown rate of minus 485 fpm and a lateral deviation of 22 ft from the centreline; the total landing distance was 4,275 ft, or 39 % of the runway, under weather of 81 °F, wind 3 kt from 152°, 1 kt crosswind and 2 kt tailwind.
Runway rollout alignment was reported as very good, confirming the aircraft remained on the centreline throughout the deceleration phase.
The aircraft taxied from the runway to the parking area in 2 minutes, covering less than 1 nm.
In total, the flight covered 998 nm, required 163 minutes of airborne time, and consumed 15,574 lb of fuel.
The Boeing 737-800 entered the final approach to runway 01L at KTPA from the south on a heading of 3.0° at 4 NM and 1,222 ft agl. The approach was assessed as stabilised at the 1,000 ft gate, with gear, flaps, sink rate, glideslope, centreline and speed all within limits, and the aircraft descended from 1,281 ft agl to 72 ft agl in 91 seconds. Local conditions were 81 °F with a wind of 3 kt from 152°, a 1 kt cross-wind component and a 2 kt tail-wind component.
At the threshold the aircraft maintained a good threshold height and a threshold speed of 145 kt, both recorded as good. The flare proceeded from the established height and speed without deviation noted in the data.
Touchdown occurred 762 ft down the runway at a speed of 144 kt, described as a little fast, with a hard vertical rate of minus 485 fpm. The touchdown point was slightly misaligned by 22 ft from the centreline, and the total landing distance measured 4,275 ft, representing 39 % of the 11,014-ft runway length.
Rollout alignment was very good, with the aircraft remaining on the centreline through the deceleration phase.
Refine flare timing to achieve a smoother touchdown and reduce the vertical rate, and focus on precise lateral control to keep the touchdown point within a tighter centreline tolerance. These adjustments will help convert the solid score of 73.0 % into a higher performance rating.
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