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Hold the back pressure smoothly through the moment of touchdown and let the mainwheels settle without relaxing or adding a second pitch input.
What happened: The approach and flare both stayed within limits, yet the aircraft bounced at touchdown.
Watch for: Vertical speed indicator: a steady, continuous sink through to touchdown with no second pitch input.
Fast at the threshold, normal flare, and the runway seems to refuse the aircraft. The instinctive fix - pushing it on - causes the next one. A fast aircraft forced onto the runway touches nosewheel-first or nearly so. The tell is a touchdown that feels soft followed by a bounce that steepens. Pilots fix the bounce recovery; the cause was the 10 knots at the threshold.
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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. They are the approach's score: the checks passed out of the checks that ran.
The approach, gate by gate
Side view — the last 6,277 ft of the approach.
Plan view — the first 6,277 ft of the 12,014 ft runway, to the same scale as the side view.
The 1,094 ft touchdown sits inside the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.
The rest of the report
Taxiing from the parking area to the runway at Charlotte Douglas International Airport (KCLT) took 11 minutes and covered a distance of 2 nautical miles. The aircraft then departed from runway 18C, utilizing 6,638 feet of the available runway length, which equated to 66% of the total length. The takeoff roll was completed at a liftoff speed of 169 knots, with a local temperature of 71°F and a wind of 4 knots at 210°.
As the aircraft climbed away from KCLT, it began its enroute climb 1 mile south of the airport, ascending from an initial altitude of 1,685 feet above sea level to a cruise altitude of 34,009 feet, an increase of 32,324 feet in 24 minutes. This climb phase covered a distance of 148 nautical miles. The enroute level cruise phase commenced 9 miles southeast of Montvale Airpark (TN87) and lasted for 137 minutes, during which the aircraft covered a distance of 923 nautical miles. The enroute descent phase started 18 miles west of Cheyenne Wells (Colorado, United States) and saw the aircraft descend from 34,015 feet to 6,634 feet in 23 minutes, covering a distance of 122 nautical miles.
The final approach to runway 16L at Denver International Airport (KDEN) was initiated from the north, with the aircraft heading 180.0° at 4 nautical miles and 1,271 feet above ground level. The landing was completed on the 12,040-foot runway, with a touchdown distance of 1,097 feet, which was within the acceptable range. The touchdown speed of 141 knots was slightly above the target, while the touchdown rate of -318 feet per minute was firm. The runway touchdown alignment was very good, and the runway rollout alignment was also satisfactory. Taxiing to the parking area from the runway took 4 minutes and covered a distance of 1 nautical mile. The total flight distance was 1,202 nautical miles, with a total flight time of 199 minutes and a fuel consumption of 20,345 pounds.
The aircraft touched down on runway 16L at KDEN Denver International Airport with a firm touchdown rate of -318 fpm, slightly above the target rate. The touchdown speed of 141 kt was a little fast, but the aircraft maintained good control throughout the touchdown phase. The runway touchdown alignment was very good, with the aircraft centered on the runway centerline.
Following a smooth touchdown, the aircraft began its rollout, maintaining excellent centerline alignment throughout. The total landing distance of 6,035 ft was 50% of the runway length, indicating a good balance between touchdown distance and rollout performance. The threshold height was good, and the threshold speed of 145 kt was slightly above the target, but still within acceptable limits.
Overall, the landing was considered excellent, with a score of 98.1%. The approach quality was good, with a stable and controlled descent to the runway. The local weather conditions, with a temperature of 57 °F and a light wind of 6 kt at 250 °, contributed to a smooth and predictable landing. The pilot's skill and experience were evident in the aircraft's performance, and the landing was a credit to their professionalism.
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