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Arrival
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 0.5 ft, and this flight then touched down at 434 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 8,313 ft runway, to the same scale as the side view.
The 435 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 to the runway, which took 13 minutes and covered a distance of 3 nautical miles. The aircraft, a Boeing 737-800, then departed from runway 19R at KLAS Harry Reid International Airport in Las Vegas, Nevada. The takeoff distance was 5,902 feet, which was 70% of the runway length. The liftoff speed was 162 knots.
As the aircraft climbed out of Las Vegas, it encountered local weather conditions of 112°F temperature and a wind of 7 knots at 245°. The crosswind was 4 knots, and the headwind was 5 knots. The enroute climb started 1 mile southwest of the airport and reached an altitude of 35,253 feet above sea level, an increase of 32,015 feet in 21 minutes and covering 135 nautical miles.
The aircraft then entered a level cruise, which started 13 miles west of Valle, Arizona, and lasted for 104 minutes, covering 218 nautical miles. The cruise altitude was maintained at 35,253 feet above sea level. The aircraft then began its descent, which started 3 miles north of Bluewater Village, New Mexico, and descended from 35,202 feet to 25,511 feet above sea level, a decrease of 9,691 feet in 14 minutes and covering 52 nautical miles.
The aircraft then entered another level cruise, which started 7 miles southwest of KAEG Double Eagle II Airport in Albuquerque, New Mexico, and lasted for 3 minutes, covering 11 nautical miles. However, this was a short-lived cruise, as the aircraft began its descent again, which started 1 mile northwest of South Valley, New Mexico, and descended from 24,854 feet to 22,842 feet above sea level, a decrease of 2,012 feet in 3 minutes and covering 13 nautical miles.
The aircraft then climbed again, which started 4 miles southwest of Cedro, New Mexico, and climbed from 22,989 feet to 35,082 feet above sea level, an increase of 12,092 feet in 16 minutes and covering 108 nautical miles. The aircraft then entered another level cruise, which started 12 miles north of KFSU Fort Sumner Municipal Airport in Fort Sumner, New Mexico, and lasted for 30 minutes, covering 242 nautical miles.
The aircraft then began its final descent, which started 6 miles south of 28TX Lehman Airport in Vernon, Texas, and descended from 34,986 feet to 1,707 feet above sea level, a decrease of 33,279 feet in 30 minutes and covering 141 nautical miles. The final approach to runway 13R at KDAL Dallas Love Field was made from the northwest, heading 136.0° at 4 nautical miles and 1,218 feet above ground level.
The landing on runway 13R was successful, with a touchdown distance of 437 feet and a touchdown speed of 153 knots, which was fast. The touchdown rate was heavy at -655 feet per minute, and the runway touchdown position was misaligned by 35 feet from the centerline. The local weather conditions at the time of landing were 84°F temperature and a wind of 5 knots at 150°, with a crosswind of 1 knot and a headwind of 5 knots.
The total landing distance was 4,438 feet, which was 53% of the runway length. The runway rollout alignment was slightly misaligned by 34 feet from the centerline. The taxiing period from the runway to the parking took 6 minutes and covered less than 1 nautical mile. The total flight distance was 929 nautical miles, and the flight duration was 168 minutes, with a fuel consumption of
The Boeing 737-800 aircraft successfully landed at KDAL Dallas Love Field, but with some notable areas for improvement. The final approach was initiated from the northwest, heading 136.0° at 4 nautical miles and 1,218 feet above ground level (agl). The aircraft touched down on runway 13R, which has a length of 8,313 feet.
The threshold height was reported as good, but the threshold speed was significantly above the target speed, reaching 154 knots. This may indicate that the aircraft was not properly configured for landing, or that the pilots may have been experiencing some difficulty in controlling the descent. The touchdown distance was within acceptable limits at 437 feet, but the touchdown speed of 153 knots was faster than desired, indicating a possible hard landing. The touchdown rate was also heavy at -655 feet per minute (fpm), which may have put additional stress on the aircraft's landing gear.
One of the most notable issues with this landing was the misalignment of the runway touchdown position, which was off-centerline by 35 feet. This may have been due to a combination of factors, including wind, pilot error, or a malfunctioning autopilot system. The local weather conditions at the time of the landing were relatively calm, with a temperature of 84°F and a 5-knot headwind.
The total landing distance was 4,438 feet, which is 53% of the runway length. This is a relatively long landing distance, and may indicate that the aircraft was not properly configured for landing or that the pilots may have been experiencing some difficulty in controlling the descent. The runway rollout alignment was also slightly misaligned by 34 feet from centerline, which may have been due to the same factors that contributed to the initial touchdown position misalignment.
Overall, while the Boeing 737-800 aircraft successfully landed at KDAL Dallas Love Field, there are several areas for improvement that need to be addressed in order to ensure a safe and efficient landing. These include proper configuration for landing, better control of the descent, and improved alignment of the runway touchdown position and rollout.
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