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Shorten the long landing
Ground effect becomes significant below about one wingspan of height. A Cessna 172, with a 36 ft span, enters ground effect at flare height - the float it feels in the hold-off is ground effect arriving on cue. An A320, with a span around 117 ft, has been in ground effect since before the threshold and there is no sudden cushion to feel, only a gradual reduction in induced drag that lengthens any float you allow.
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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: 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.
Side view — the last 7,347 ft of the approach.
Plan view — the first 7,347 ft of the 11,467 ft runway, to the same scale as the side view.
Touched down 2,054 ft past the threshold — beyond the full-score zone. The 2.59 G arrival is the firm side of 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 2 nautical miles. The aircraft, a Boeing 737-700, then departed from runway 09 at the SVMG Del Caribe Santiago Mariño International Airport, located on the island of Isla Margarita in Venezuela. The takeoff distance was 4,437 feet, which accounted for 45% of the runway. The aircraft lifted off at a speed of 127 knots.
The local weather conditions at the time of takeoff were characterized by a temperature of 83 degrees Fahrenheit and a wind speed of 5 knots from a direction of 68 degrees. This resulted in a crosswind of 1 knot and a headwind of 5 knots. The aircraft then began its enroute climb, which started overhead the SVMG Del Caribe Santiago Mariño International Airport. The climb took 8 minutes and covered a distance of 10 nautical miles, during which the aircraft ascended from an altitude of 1,034 feet above sea level to 21,997 feet above sea level, an increase of 20,963 feet.
Following the climb, the aircraft entered a level cruise phase, which started 8 miles east of the SVIE Andrés Miguel Salazar Marcano Airport on the island of Isla de Coche. This phase lasted for 22 minutes and covered a distance of 141 nautical miles. The aircraft then began its enroute descent, which started 10 miles northeast of the SVJT Guatire Airport in the state of La Guaira, Venezuela. The descent took 13 minutes and covered a distance of 69 nautical miles, during which the aircraft descended from an altitude of 22,022 feet above sea level to 4,476 feet above sea level, a decrease of 17,545 feet.
The aircraft then entered another level cruise phase, which started 21 miles west of Catia La Mar in the state of La Guaira, Venezuela. This phase lasted for 4 minutes and covered a distance of 10 nautical miles. The aircraft then began its final descent, which started 12 miles west of Catia La Mar. The descent took 5 minutes and covered a distance of 10 nautical miles, during which the aircraft descended from an altitude of 4,062 feet above sea level to 1,577 feet above sea level, a decrease of 2,486 feet.
The final approach to runway 10 at the SVMI Simón Bolívar International Airport was made from the west, with the aircraft heading 88.0 degrees at an altitude of 1,391 feet above ground level and a distance of 4 nautical miles from the runway. The landing was made on runway 10, which had a length of 11,467 feet. The threshold height at 97 feet above ground level was significantly above the target, while the threshold speed was slightly above the target at 116 knots.
The touchdown point was 640 feet beyond the touchdown zone, with a touchdown speed of 117 knots, which was fast. The touchdown rate was very heavy at -1,195 feet per minute. The runway touchdown position was excessively misaligned by 446 feet from the centreline. The local weather conditions at the time of landing were characterized by a temperature of 79 degrees Fahrenheit and a wind speed of 4 knots from a direction of 44 degrees, resulting in a crosswind of 2 knots and a headwind of 3 knots.
The total landing distance was 7,033 feet, which accounted for 61% of the runway. The runway rollout alignment was excessively misaligned by 535 feet from the centreline. The taxiing period from the runway to the parking took 9 minutes and covered a distance of less than 1 nautical mile. The total flight distance was 248 nautical miles, which was
The Boeing 737-700 aircraft has successfully landed at Simón Bolívar International Airport, but the landing was not without its issues. The final approach to runway 10 from the west was initiated at a height of 1,391 feet above ground level (agl) and a distance of 4 nautical miles from the runway. The aircraft was heading in the direction of 88.0°, which is slightly off the ideal heading for a runway 10 approach.
Upon landing, the aircraft touched down 640 feet beyond the designated touchdown zone, which is a significant deviation from the ideal touchdown point. The touchdown speed of 117 knots was also slightly above the target speed, indicating that the pilot may have been unable to fully arrest the aircraft's descent before touching down. The touchdown rate of -1,195 feet per minute (fpm) was extremely heavy, suggesting that the aircraft may have been experiencing a high rate of descent at the time of touchdown.
The runway touchdown position was also excessively misaligned by 446 feet from the centreline, which could have made it difficult for the pilot to maintain control of the aircraft during the rollout phase. The runway rollout alignment was similarly misaligned by 535 feet from the centreline, which could have increased the risk of the aircraft departing the runway or experiencing a loss of control.
The local weather conditions at the time of the landing were relatively calm, with a temperature of 79°F and a wind speed of 4 knots from a direction of 44°. The crosswind component was minimal at 2 knots, while the headwind component was 3 knots. Despite these favourable weather conditions, the pilot was still unable to achieve a smooth and controlled landing.
Overall, the landing was not ideal, and the pilot may have benefited from additional training or practice to improve their skills in landing the Boeing 737-700 aircraft. The aircraft's performance was also not optimal, with a touchdown speed that was slightly above target and a touchdown rate that was extremely heavy.
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