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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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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 1,846 m of the approach.
Plan view — the first 1,846 m of the 2,482 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
Touched down 507 m past the threshold — beyond the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.
The rest of the report
The Boeing 737-800 taxied from the parking area to the departure runway in a period of 5 minutes, covering a distance of 1 nm.
Departure roll was conducted on runway 10 at LEAL Alicante-Elche Miguel Hernández Airport; the aircraft used 1,416 m of runway, representing 47 % of the available length, and lifted off at 156 kt. Ambient conditions were a temperature of 33 °C, wind from 070° at 4 kt, with a 2 kt cross-wind component and a 3 kt head-wind component.
The initial climb began 1 mile east of LEAL, where the airplane ascended from 990 ft asl to 33,996 ft asl, a gain of 33,006 ft achieved in 27 minutes while covering 201 nm.
Cruise commenced overhead Son Servera and was maintained for 154 minutes, during which the aircraft traversed 1,200 nm.
A subsequent climb started 1 mile north-east of AEspered, Vaestra Goetaland County, Sweden, raising the flight level from 33,991 ft asl to 34,824 ft asl, an increase of 833 ft in 2 minutes over a distance of 12 nm.
The next cruise segment originated 1 mile north-west of Blidsberg, Vaestra Goetaland County, Sweden, lasting 13 minutes and covering 104 nm.
Descent began 4 miles north of Hampetorp, OErebro County, Sweden, with the aircraft descending from 34,927 ft asl to 1,438 ft asl, a loss of 33,489 ft in 20 minutes while traveling 110 nm.
Final approach to runway 26 at ESSA Stockholm-Arlanda Airport was executed from the east, on a heading of 256.0°, at 4 nm distance and 1,315 ft above ground level.
Landing on runway 26, which measures 2,482 m, was performed with a threshold speed of 141 kt. Touchdown occurred 95 m beyond the touchdown zone at a speed of 136 kt, with a vertical speed of minus 298 fpm; runway alignment at touchdown was perfect. Local weather reported a temperature of 12 °C, wind from 150° at 2 kt, a 1 kt cross-wind and no head-wind. The total landing roll measured 1,770 m, representing 71 % of the runway length, and rollout alignment remained perfect.
The aircraft rolled out along the runway and decelerated in accordance with standard procedures, maintaining the noted perfect alignment throughout the rollout.
Taxi-in to the parking area required 1 minute and covered less than 1 nm.
In total, the flight covered 1,635 nm, required 225 minutes of elapsed time, and consumed 10,334 kg of fuel.
The final approach to runway 26 at ESSA Stockholm-Arlanda was flown from the east on a heading of 256.0° at 4 nm and 1,315 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.
Threshold height was good and the threshold speed was good at 141 kt. The aircraft crossed the threshold and began the flare with the expected configuration.
Touchdown occurred 95 m beyond the touchdown zone. Touchdown speed was 136 kt, a little fast, and touchdown rate was fair at minus 298 fpm. Runway touchdown alignment was perfect.
Total landing distance was 1,770 m, representing 71 % of the 2,482 m runway, and runway rollout alignment was perfect.
Reduce touchdown speed toward the 141 kt threshold speed and refine flare timing to lower the vertical rate, which will bring the landing even closer to the ideal profile.
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