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Keep the back pressure coming once the flare is established, holding the nose up through to touchdown instead of easing it.
What happened: The flare arrested the sink but 161 fpm of it came back before touchdown, and in flights like this one that returning sink usually carries through to a firm or hard touchdown at 304 fpm.
Watch for: Vertical speed indicator: the sink held near zero all the way through touchdown, not allowed to build back up.
There are several things that can go wrong during the flare, carrying too much speed over the threshold, starting the flare at the wrong height and inconsistent flight control inputs, all contribute to a poor flare resulting in a hard touchdown or a float down the runway.
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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. These checks are the approach's score.
The approach, gate by gate
Side view — the last 5,000 ft of the approach.
Plan view — the first 5,000 ft of the 5,319 ft runway, to the same scale as the side view.
The 1,025 ft touchdown sits inside the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.
The rest of the report
The Boeing 737 MAX 8 taxied from the parking area to runway 16L at LIRF Rome-Fiumicino Leonardo da Vinci International Airport, a movement that lasted 13 minutes and covered 4 nm.
During the departure roll on runway 16L, the aircraft accelerated through a takeoff distance of 5,708 ft, representing 45 % of the runway, and lifted off at 160 kt; local weather reported a temperature of 81 °F, wind 4 kt from 240 °, with a 3 kt crosswind and a 1 kt headwind.
The climb began 1 mile north-east of LIRF, climbing from 962 ft asl to 36,998 ft asl-a gain of 36,036 ft-over 18 minutes while covering 115 nm.
Level cruise commenced 21 miles north-east of San Teodoro (Sardegna, Italy) and continued for 95 minutes, during which the aircraft flew 670 nm.
Descent started 2 miles north-east of Guejar-Sierra (Andalusia, Spain), descending from 36,510 ft asl to 535 ft asl, a loss of 35,975 ft in 29 minutes and covering 138 nm.
On final approach to runway 09 at LXGB Gibraltar Airport, the aircraft descended from 801 ft agl to 15 ft agl in 63 seconds and was scored on the stabilisation gates.
Landing on runway 09 was achieved with a threshold speed of 137 kt; touchdown occurred 1,033 ft down the runway at 130 kt, with a firm touchdown rate of minus 304 fpm and perfect alignment, while local weather showed a temperature of 73 °F, wind 4 kt from 90 °, a 0 kt crosswind and a 3 kt headwind.
The rollout covered a total landing distance of 3,873 ft, equivalent to 73 % of the runway, and the aircraft maintained perfect alignment throughout the roll.
After landing, the aircraft taxied to the parking area in 1 minute, traveling less than 1 nm.
In total, the flight covered 932 nm, required 159 minutes of elapsed time, and consumed 11,327 lbs of fuel.
The Boeing 737 MAX 8 conducted the final approach to runway 09 at LXGB Gibraltar Airport, descending from 801 ft agl to 15 ft agl in 63 seconds and receiving a score on the stabilisation gates.
At threshold the aircraft maintained a good height and achieved a good threshold speed of 137 kt.
Touchdown occurred 1,033 ft down the runway at a good speed of 130 kt; the touchdown rate was firm at minus 304 fpm and runway touchdown alignment was perfect.
The rollout covered a total landing distance of 3,873 ft, representing 73 % of the 5,319-ft runway, with rollout alignment perfect.
To refine an already high-scoring landing, aim for a slightly softer touchdown rate while preserving the precise alignment and distance achieved.
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