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Improve the touchdown
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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Two stabilised approach gates, each with five checks, where the approach path is 1,000 ft and 500 ft above the runway.
At the 1,000 ft gate: sink rate above what the glideslope needed.
The approach, gate by gate
Side view — the last 5,000 ft of the approach.
Plan view — the first 5,000 ft of the 7,344 ft runway, to the same scale as the side view.
The 511 ft touchdown sits inside the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.
The rest of the report
The Boeing 737-800 taxied from the parking area to runway 31 at KLGA LaGuardia Airport in ten minutes, covering approximately 1 nm.
During the departure roll on runway 31, the aircraft used 5,400 ft of runway, representing 77 % of the available length, and lifted off at 156 kt. Ambient temperature was 73 °F with a wind of 2 kt from 230°, providing a 1 kt headwind and a 2 kt crosswind component.
The climb commenced over Port Morris, New York, climbing from 967 ft asl to 35,994 ft asl - a gain of 35,027 ft - in twenty minutes while covering 125 nm.
The first cruise segment began one mile south of Landisville, Pennsylvania, and continued for 127 minutes, during which the aircraft flew 952 nm.
Descent began one mile north-east of Haworth, Oklahoma, with the aircraft descending from 35,999 ft asl to 3,037 ft asl - a loss of 32,962 ft - in twenty-two minutes and covering 120 nm.
A brief cruise segment started one mile north of F69 Airpark-Dallas, Texas, lasting two minutes and spanning five nautical miles.
The next descent started three miles east of Lewisville, Texas, dropping from 3,001 ft asl to 2,224 ft asl - a decrease of 777 ft - in two minutes and covering five nautical miles.
A short cruise followed, beginning two miles north-east of Coppell, Texas, lasting three minutes and covering seven nautical miles.
The final approach to runway 13L at KDAL Dallas Love Field was executed from the north-west on a heading of 136.0° at four nautical miles out and 1,421 ft agl.
Landing on runway 13L, which is 7,344 ft long, was achieved with a threshold speed of 140 kt. Touchdown occurred 507 ft down the runway at 139 kt, with a hard touchdown rate of minus 408 fpm and a lateral deviation of 12 ft from the centreline. Local weather reported a temperature of 88 °F, wind 2 kt from 130°, zero crosswind and a 2 kt headwind. The total landing roll measured 3,938 ft, equivalent to 54 % of the runway, and rollout alignment was very good.
The aircraft taxied from the runway to the parking area in three minutes, covering less than 1 nm.
In total, the flight covered 1,221 nm, required 188 minutes of airborne time, and consumed 17,503 lb of fuel.
The Boeing 737-800 conducted the final approach to runway 13L at KDAL Dallas Love Field from the north-west, on a heading of 136.0° at 4 nm and 1,421 ft agl. Local weather was 88 °F with wind 2 kt from 130°, crosswind 0 kt and headwind 2 kt. The approach was assessed as unstable at the 1,000 ft gate because the sink rate was too high.
Threshold height was good and the aircraft crossed the threshold at a speed of 140 kt, which was rated good. The touchdown distance from the threshold was good at 507 ft and the touchdown speed was good at 139 kt.
The touchdown vertical speed was hard at minus 408 fpm. The touchdown point was slightly misaligned by 12 ft from the centreline. Total landing distance measured 3,938 ft, representing 54 % of the 7,344 ft runway.
Runway rollout alignment was very good.
With a score of 95.3 % the landing was strong overall; focus on reducing the sink rate before the 1,000 ft gate to achieve a stabilized approach, and refine flare timing to soften the hard touchdown. Maintaining the current alignment practices will preserve the very good rollout performance.
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