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Apply steady, continuous back pressure through the flare to arrest the sink smoothly and hold the normal profile, rather than letting it drift.
What happened: The flare did not hold its target profile, with the sink most arrested at 2 ft, and this flight then touched down at 298 fpm of sink - a firm arrival. An unsettled flare profile like this usually carries through to a firmer touchdown.
Watch for: Vertical speed indicator: a smooth, steadily decreasing sink rate through the flare to touchdown.
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.
Two stabilised approach gates, each with seven checks, where the approach path is 1,000 ft and 500 ft above the runway.
The approach, gate by gate
Side view — the last 5,000 ft of the approach.
Plan view — the first 5,000 ft of the 9,974 ft runway, to the same scale as the side view.
The 1,244 ft touchdown sits inside the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.
The rest of the report
The flight began with a taxiing period from the parking area to the runway, which took 11 minutes and covered a distance of 2 nautical miles. The aircraft, a Boeing 737-800, then departed from runway 07L at Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport, with a takeoff distance of 5,463 feet, which was 53% of the runway length. The liftoff speed was 151 knots.
As the aircraft took off, it encountered local weather conditions with a temperature of 74°F and winds of 2 knots at 290°. The crosswind was 1 knot, and there was a 2-knot tailwind. After departing from the airport, the enroute climb began 1 mile east of the airport, where the aircraft climbed from an altitude of 2,123 feet above sea level to 36,714 feet above sea level, an increase of 34,591 feet, in 21 minutes and covering a distance of 141 nautical miles.
The enroute level cruise started 4 miles south-east of Dilkon, Arizona, and lasted for 98 minutes, covering a distance of 816 nautical miles. The aircraft then began its enroute descent 4 miles north-west of Jasper, Minnesota, where it descended from 36,660 feet above sea level to 2,073 feet above sea level, a decrease of 34,587 feet, in 25 minutes and covering a distance of 149 nautical miles.
The final approach to runway 12R at Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport was made from the north-west, with a heading of 121.0° at 4 nautical miles and 1,233 feet above ground level. The landing was made on the runway, which was 9,974 feet long, with a good threshold height. The threshold speed was slightly above the target at 146 knots, and the touchdown distance was good at 1,248 feet. However, the touchdown speed was a little fast at 142 knots, and the touchdown rate was firm at -359 feet per minute.
The runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned by 14 feet from the centreline, and the local weather conditions at the time of landing were a temperature of 28°F and winds of 4 knots at 150°. The crosswind was 2 knots, and there was a 4-knot headwind. The total landing distance was 4,219 feet, which was 42% of the runway length. The runway rollout alignment was very good.
After landing, the aircraft taxied to the parking area from the runway, which took 2 minutes and covered a distance of less than 1 nautical mile. The total flight distance was 1,115 nautical miles, and the flight duration was 158 minutes. The aircraft used 13,214 pounds of fuel during the flight.
The Boeing 737-800 aircraft successfully landed at KMSP Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport on runway 12R. The final approach was initiated from the northwest, heading 121.0° at a distance of 4 nautical miles and an altitude of 1,233 feet above ground level (agl). The aircraft maintained a good threshold height, which is a critical aspect of a safe landing.
Upon touchdown, the aircraft's threshold speed was slightly above the target speed of 146 knots, indicating a slight increase in speed during the final stages of the approach. However, the touchdown distance of 1,248 feet was within acceptable limits, demonstrating a well-executed landing. The touchdown speed of 142 knots was a little fast, but not excessively so, and the firm touchdown rate of -359 feet per minute (fpm) suggests a controlled descent.
The runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned by 14 feet from the centerline, which may require some adjustments to the aircraft's approach path to improve alignment. The local weather conditions at the time of the landing were relatively calm, with a temperature of 28°F and a wind speed of 4 knots from 150°. The crosswind component was minimal at 2 knots, while the headwind component was 4 knots, which may have contributed to the slight misalignment.
The total landing distance of 4,219 feet was 42% of the runway length, which is a reasonable distance considering the aircraft's size and weight. The runway rollout alignment was very good, indicating that the pilot maintained control of the aircraft during the post-landing phase. Overall, the landing was successful, and the aircraft came to a stop within a safe distance from the runway threshold.
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