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Arrival
Apply less back pressure in the flare, easing it in more slowly instead of arresting the sink sharply at 52 ft.
What happened: The flare arrested the sink at 52 ft, ballooning the aircraft before 757 fpm of sink rate returned as it settled back toward the runway.
Watch for: Vertical speed indicator: hold a steady, continuous descent through the normal flare band.
See Arrival Landing
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.
One stabilised approach gate: seven 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.
At the 500 ft gate: off the runway's 3° glideslope and speed above the reference speed.
The approach that landed joined below the 1,000 ft gate, after a go-around. The gate assessed on the earlier approach is not shown - it was not the landing's.
The approach, gate by gate
Side view — the last 6,418 ft of the approach.
Plan view — the first 6,418 ft of the 11,780 ft runway, to the same scale as the side view.
Touched down 4,379 ft 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 15 minutes and covered a distance of 4 nautical miles. The aircraft, a Boeing 737-MAX8, then departed from runway 27 at East Midlands Airport (EGNX). The takeoff distance was 2,988 feet, which was 35% of the runway length. The liftoff speed was 153 knots, and the local weather conditions were characterized by a temperature of 62°F and a wind speed of 2 knots from a direction of 270°.
As the aircraft climbed to a higher altitude, it passed overhead Castle Donington in Leicestershire, England, marking the beginning of the enroute climb. The aircraft ascended from an altitude of 1,369 feet above sea level to 10,139 feet above sea level, an increase of 8,771 feet, in just 7 minutes and covering a distance of 29 nautical miles. Following the climb, the aircraft entered a level cruise phase, which started overhead Kilsby in Northamptonshire, England, and lasted for 9 minutes, covering a distance of 30 nautical miles.
The enroute descent phase began 1 mile north-west of Cublington in Buckinghamshire, England, where the aircraft descended from 10,144 feet above sea level to 6,153 feet above sea level, a decrease of 3,992 feet, in just 3 minutes and covering a distance of 11 nautical miles. The aircraft then entered another level cruise phase, which started 1 mile south-east of Cholesbury in Buckinghamshire, England, and lasted for 5 minutes, covering a distance of 20 nautical miles.
The enroute descent phase resumed overhead Belsize Park in Greater London, England, where the aircraft descended from 5,671 feet above sea level to 3,254 feet above sea level, a decrease of 2,417 feet, in just 3 minutes and covering a distance of 9 nautical miles. The aircraft then entered another level cruise phase, which started 1 mile north-west of Beckenham in Greater London, England, and lasted for 5 minutes, covering a distance of 12 nautical miles.
The final approach to runway 27R at London Heathrow Airport (EGLL) was made from the east, heading 271.0° at an altitude of 1,785 feet above ground level and a distance of 3 nautical miles from the runway threshold. However, a go-around was initiated at an altitude of 848 feet above ground level. The aircraft then landed on runway 27R, which had a length of 11,780 feet. The threshold height was well above the target, and the threshold speed was slightly above the target at 140 knots.
The touchdown point was 2,997 feet beyond the touchdown zone, and the touchdown speed was 108 knots, which was good. However, the touchdown rate was fair at -230 feet per minute. The runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned by 22 feet from the centreline. The local weather conditions were characterized by a temperature of 59°F and a wind speed of 2 knots from a direction of 270°.
The total landing distance was 6,133 feet, which was 52% of the runway length. The runway rollout alignment was misaligned by 51 feet from the centreline. The taxiing period from the runway to the parking took 2 minutes and covered a distance of less than 1 nautical mile. The total flight distance was 119 nautical miles, and the flight duration was 40 minutes. The aircraft used 2,541 pounds of fuel during the flight.
The Boeing 737-MAX8 aircraft successfully landed at London Heathrow Airport's runway 27R, achieving a score of 78.9%. The final approach was initiated from the east, heading 271.0° at a distance of 3 nautical miles and an altitude of 1,785 feet above ground level (agl). The aircraft successfully touched down on the runway, with a touchdown speed of 108 knots, which was within the acceptable range.
However, there were some areas for improvement during the landing. The threshold height at 77 feet agl was well above the target, indicating that the aircraft may have been slightly high during the approach. Additionally, the threshold speed was slightly above the target at 140 knots, suggesting that the aircraft may have been slightly fast during the approach. The touchdown point was 2,997 feet beyond the touchdown zone, which is a significant distance, and the touchdown rate was fair at -230 feet per minute (fpm).
The runway touchdown position was also slightly misaligned by 22 feet from the centreline, which may have been due to a slight deviation during the approach or landing. The local weather conditions were favorable, with a temperature of 59°F and a wind speed of 2 knots at 270°, resulting in a negligible crosswind and a slight headwind of 2 knots.
The total landing distance was 6,133 feet, which is 52% of the runway length. This is a relatively long landing distance, indicating that the aircraft may have been slightly slow or high during the approach. The runway rollout alignment was also misaligned by 51 feet from the centreline, which may have been due to a slight deviation during the landing or rollout.
Overall, while the landing was successful, there were some areas for improvement, particularly in terms of threshold height, threshold speed, and touchdown point. However, the touchdown speed and touchdown rate were good, and the local weather conditions were favorable.
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