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Work on the flare
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: 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 5,237 ft of the approach.
Plan view — the first 5,237 ft of the 8,150 ft runway, to the same scale as the side view.
Touched down 1,677 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 7 minutes and covered a distance of 1 nautical mile. The aircraft, a Boeing 737-800, then departed from runway 06R at LEBL Josep Tarradellas Barcelona-El Prat Airport. The takeoff distance was 591 feet, which accounted for 7% of the runway. The liftoff speed was 153 knots.
The local weather conditions at the time of departure were characterized by a temperature of 52 degrees Fahrenheit and a wind speed of 20 knots from a direction of 290 degrees. This resulted in a crosswind of 14 knots and a tailwind of 15 knots. The aircraft then began its enroute climb, starting 1 mile east of the airport and reaching an altitude of 31,983 feet above sea level. This climb, which covered a distance of 95 nautical miles, took 16 minutes and involved an increase in altitude of 30,940 feet.
Following the enroute climb, the aircraft entered a level cruise phase, which lasted for 38 minutes and covered a distance of 296 nautical miles. This phase began 37 miles east of Begur, a town in the Catalunya region of Spain. The aircraft then started its enroute descent, which began 4 miles south of Rossiniere, a town in the Canton de Vaud region of Switzerland. The descent, which covered a distance of 90 nautical miles, took 22 minutes and involved a decrease in altitude of 29,426 feet.
The final approach to runway 28 at LSZH Zürich Airport was made from the east, with the aircraft heading in a direction of 276.0 degrees at an altitude of 4 nautical miles and 1,425 feet above ground level. However, the aircraft was required to perform a go-around at an altitude of 3,994 feet above ground level. The aircraft then landed on runway 28, which had a length of 8,150 feet. The threshold height was good, and the threshold speed was also satisfactory at 131 knots.
The aircraft landed on runway 28 a second time, with a threshold speed of 134 knots. The touchdown point was 278 feet beyond the touchdown zone, and the touchdown speed was 119 knots, which was good. However, the touchdown rate was fair at -212 feet per minute. The runway touchdown alignment was perfect, and the local weather conditions at the time of landing were characterized by a temperature of 55 degrees Fahrenheit and a wind speed of 19 knots from a direction of 290 degrees. This resulted in a crosswind of 5 knots and a headwind of 19 knots.
The total landing distance was 4,938 feet, which accounted for 61% of the runway. The runway rollout alignment was very good. The taxiing period from the runway to the parking took 4 minutes and covered a distance of less than 1 nautical mile. The total flight distance was 521 nautical miles, and the flight duration was 113 minutes. The aircraft used a total of 11,629 pounds of fuel during the flight.
The Boeing 737-800 aircraft successfully landed at Zürich Airport (LSZH) on runway 28. The final approach was initiated from the east, heading 276.0° at a distance of 4 nautical miles and an altitude of 1,425 feet above ground level (agl). The aircraft demonstrated good control and precision throughout the approach, ultimately touching down on the runway.
The threshold speed was maintained at a satisfactory level, with speeds of 141 kt, 131 kt, and 134 kt recorded during the landing. The touchdown point was located 278 feet beyond the designated touchdown zone, which is a relatively minor deviation. However, the touchdown speed of 119 kt was within the acceptable range, indicating that the pilot maintained control and managed the descent effectively.
The touchdown rate of -212 feet per minute (fpm) was considered fair, suggesting that the aircraft could have been brought down more smoothly. Nevertheless, the runway touchdown alignment was perfect, indicating that the pilot maintained the aircraft's alignment with the runway during the final stages of the approach.
The local weather conditions at the time of the landing were characterized by a temperature of 55°F and a wind speed of 19 kt from 290°. This resulted in a crosswind of 5 kt and a headwind of 19 kt, which the pilot effectively managed during the landing. The total landing distance of 4,938 feet was 61% of the available runway length, indicating that the aircraft had sufficient stopping distance.
The runway rollout alignment was very good, suggesting that the pilot maintained control and smoothly transitioned from the landing phase to the rollout phase. Overall, the landing was considered successful, with the aircraft demonstrating good control and precision throughout the approach and landing phases.
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