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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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One stabilised approach gate: five checks where the approach path is 500 ft above the runway. The 1,000 ft gate was not assessed, because the approach did not join final that far out.
The approach, gate by gate
Side view — the last 1,524 m of the approach.
Plan view — the first 1,524 m of the 1,991 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
Touched down 538 m past the threshold — beyond the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.
The rest of the report
The flight began with a taxiing period from the parking to the runway, which took 8 minutes and covered a distance of 2 nautical miles. The aircraft, a Boeing 737-800, then departed from runway 34L at RJTT Tokyo Haneda International Airport. The takeoff distance was 1,276 meters, which accounted for 43% of the runway. The liftoff speed was 157 knots.
The local weather conditions at the time of departure were characterized by a temperature of 14 degrees Celsius and a wind speed of 8 knots from a direction of 320 degrees. This resulted in a headwind of 8 knots and a negligible crosswind of 1 knot. The aircraft began its enroute climb approximately 1 mile northwest of RJTT Tokyo Haneda International Airport, rising from an altitude of 1,030 feet above sea level to 29,914 feet above sea level in 8 minutes, covering a distance of 65 nautical miles.
Following the initial climb, the aircraft entered a level cruise phase, which started 3 miles southeast of RJT2 Miho Airfield Shizuoka. This phase lasted for 12 minutes and covered a distance of 87 nautical miles. The aircraft then began its enroute descent, which started 6 miles north of Toba, Japan. The descent took 13 minutes to complete, during which the aircraft dropped from an altitude of 29,971 feet above sea level to 945 feet above sea level, covering a distance of 93 nautical miles.
The final approach to runway 15 at RJBD Nanki Shirahama Airport was made from the northwest, with the aircraft heading 142.0 degrees at an altitude of 651 feet above ground level and a distance of 2 nautical miles from the runway. The landing was executed on runway 15, which had a length of 1,991 meters. The threshold height was good, and the threshold speed was also satisfactory at 134 knots.
The touchdown point was 122 meters beyond the touchdown zone, with a touchdown speed of 122 knots and a firm touchdown rate of -360 feet per minute. The runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned from the centerline by 5.1 meters. The local weather conditions at the time of landing were characterized by a temperature of 9 degrees Celsius and a wind speed of 6 knots from a direction of 300 degrees, resulting in a tailwind of 5 knots and a crosswind of 2 knots.
The total landing distance was 1,433 meters, which accounted for 72% of the runway. The runway rollout alignment was very good. The taxiing period from the runway to the parking took 1 minute and covered a distance of less than 1 nautical mile. The total flight distance was 251 nautical miles, and the flight duration was 46 minutes. The aircraft used a total of 2,804 kilograms of fuel during the flight.
The Boeing 737-800 aircraft successfully landed at RJBD Nanki Shirahama Airport, achieving a high score of 94.4%. The final approach to runway 15 was initiated from the north-west, with a heading of 142.0° at an altitude of 651 feet above ground level (agl) and a distance of 2 nautical miles from the runway.
The aircraft touched down on the runway with a good threshold height and a threshold speed of 134 knots, indicating a smooth and controlled descent. However, the touchdown point was slightly beyond the designated touchdown zone, located 122 meters down the runway. The touchdown speed of 122 knots was also within the acceptable range, and the touchdown rate of -360 feet per minute was firm but not excessive.
The local weather conditions at the time of landing were relatively calm, with a temperature of 9°C and a wind speed of 6 knots from a direction of 300°. The crosswind component was minimal at 2 knots, while the tailwind component was 5 knots. These conditions likely contributed to the smooth landing.
The total landing distance of 1,433 meters was 72% of the available runway length, which is a relatively short distance considering the aircraft's size and weight. The runway rollout alignment was very good, indicating that the aircraft's brakes were applied smoothly and effectively to bring the plane to a stop.
Overall, the landing was successful, with the aircraft touching down smoothly and coming to a stop within a reasonable distance. The slight misalignment of the runway touchdown position was the only notable deviation from the ideal landing, but it did not appear to have any significant impact on the overall performance of the aircraft.
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