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Arrival
Fly the flare as one continuous check of the sink rate from 17 ft, holding back pressure steadily rather than adjusting pitch piecemeal.
What happened: The flare drifted away from its intended profile rather than tracking it smoothly from 17 ft down to touchdown.
Watch for: Watch radio altitude and VSI through the flare, aiming to arrest the sink smoothly from 17 ft to touchdown.
See Arrival Landing
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.
At the 500 ft gate: off the centreline.
The approach, gate by gate
Side view — the last 2,228 m of the approach.
Plan view — the first 2,228 m of the 3,768 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
Touched down 1,009 m past the threshold — beyond the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.
The rest of the report
The flight in question was operated by a Boeing 777F aircraft. The aircraft began its journey by taxiing from the parking area to the runway, a process that took approximately 4 minutes and covered less than 1 nautical mile. The departure roll took place on runway 25R at Los Angeles International Airport (KLAX), with the aircraft taking off after covering 53% of the runway's length, which was 1,782 meters. The liftoff speed was 177 knots.
As the aircraft climbed out of Los Angeles, it began its enroute climb, which started overhead the airport and continued for 17 minutes, covering 103 nautical miles. The aircraft climbed from an initial altitude of 1,156 feet above sea level to 34,023 feet, an increase of 32,868 feet. The enroute level cruise then began, lasting 77 minutes and covering 674 nautical miles, as the aircraft flew over Shafter, California.
The aircraft then began another enroute climb, this time from 33,951 feet to 35,938 feet, an increase of 1,987 feet, in just 3 minutes, covering 29 nautical miles. The enroute level cruise resumed, lasting 157 minutes and covering 1,120 nautical miles, as the aircraft flew over the Willapa Harbor area in Washington state. The aircraft then began its descent, starting 7 miles southeast of Cordova, Alaska, and descending from 36,147 feet to 8,077 feet in 20 minutes, covering 100 nautical miles.
The aircraft then began another short enroute level cruise, lasting just 2 minutes and covering 10 nautical miles, as it flew over Girdwood, Alaska. The aircraft then began its final descent, starting 4 miles northeast of Hope, Alaska, and descending from 8,017 feet to 1,421 feet in 8 minutes, covering 24 nautical miles.
The final approach to runway 07R at Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport (PANC) was made from the west, with the aircraft heading 91.0 degrees at 4 nautical miles and 1,278 feet above ground level. The landing was successful, with the touchdown point being 611 meters beyond the touchdown zone. The touchdown speed was 136 knots, which was good, and the touchdown rate was smooth at -124 feet per minute.
The runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned from the centerline, by 8.5 meters, and the runway rollout alignment was also slightly misaligned, by 10.0 meters. The local weather conditions at the time of landing were a temperature of 4 degrees Celsius, with a wind of 2 knots at 50 degrees, resulting in a crosswind of 1 knot and a headwind of 2 knots.
The total landing distance was 2,166 meters, which was 57% of the runway's length. The aircraft then taxied to the parking area, a process that took 2 minutes and covered less than 1 nautical mile. The total flight distance was 2,069 nautical miles, and the flight duration was 292 minutes, with the aircraft using 36,700 kilograms of fuel.
The Boeing 777F aircraft successfully landed at PANC Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport, achieving an overall score of 86.3%. The final approach to runway 07R was initiated from the west, with a heading of 91.0° at a distance of 4 nautical miles and an altitude of 1,278 feet above ground level (agl).
The aircraft touched down on the runway with a speed of 146 kt, which was within the acceptable threshold speed. The touchdown point was located 611 meters beyond the designated touchdown zone, indicating a slight deviation from the intended landing spot. However, the touchdown speed of 136 kt was considered good, and the touchdown rate of -124 feet per minute (fpm) was smooth, indicating a controlled descent.
The local weather conditions at the time of landing were characterized by a temperature of 4°C and a wind speed of 2 kt from a direction of 50°. The crosswind component was minimal at 1 kt, while the headwind component was 2 kt. These conditions did not appear to significantly impact the landing.
The total landing distance of 2,166 meters was 57% of the available runway length, which is a relatively short distance considering the aircraft's size and weight. However, the runway rollout alignment was slightly misaligned by 10.0 meters from the centerline, indicating a minor deviation from the intended path.
Overall, the landing was considered successful, with the aircraft touching down safely and the pilot maintaining control throughout the rollout. However, the slight deviations from the intended landing spot and rollout alignment may indicate areas for improvement in the pilot's technique or the aircraft's performance.
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