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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 190 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 466 fpm.
Watch for: Vertical speed indicator: the sink held near zero all the way through touchdown, not allowed to build back up.
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.
The approach, gate by gate
Side view — the last 1,986 m of the approach.
Plan view — the first 1,986 m of the 3,452 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
Touched down 560 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 777-300 aircraft. The aircraft began its journey by taxiing from the parking area to the runway, a process that took 14 minutes and covered a distance of 4 nautical miles. The departure roll took place on runway 36L at EHAM Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, with a takeoff distance of 1,489 meters, which accounted for 42% of the runway. The aircraft lifted off at a speed of 181 knots.
The local weather conditions at the time of departure were characterized by a temperature of 20 degrees Celsius, with a wind speed of 8 knots at 319 degrees. The crosswind was 5 knots, while the headwind was 6 knots. As the aircraft took off, it began its enroute climb, which started 1 mile west of Halfweg, a location in the Provincie Noord-Holland, The Netherlands. The climb took the aircraft from an altitude of 1,025 feet above sea level to 30,336 feet, an increase of 29,311 feet in just 15 minutes, covering a distance of 94 nautical miles.
The enroute level cruise phase of the flight began 2 miles northeast of Coesfeld, a location in Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany. This phase lasted for 158 minutes, during which the aircraft covered a distance of 1,280 nautical miles. The aircraft then entered another enroute climb phase, which started 11 miles northeast of Sinop, a location in Sinop, Turkey. This climb took the aircraft from an altitude of 30,961 feet to 32,864 feet, an increase of 1,903 feet in just 3 minutes, covering a distance of 31 nautical miles.
The aircraft then entered another enroute level cruise phase, which started 30 miles north of Bafra, a location in Samsun, Turkey. This phase lasted for 208 minutes, during which the aircraft covered a distance of 1,891 nautical miles. The aircraft then entered another enroute climb phase, which started 57 miles south of Ak-Suu, a location in the Issyk-Kul Region, Kyrgyzstan. This climb took the aircraft from an altitude of 32,914 feet to 34,990 feet, an increase of 2,076 feet in just 3 minutes, covering a distance of 33 nautical miles.
The aircraft then entered another enroute level cruise phase, which started 36 miles west of ZWAK Aksu Hongqipo Airport Aksu, a location in the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region, China. This phase lasted for 171 minutes, during which the aircraft covered a distance of 1,427 nautical miles. The aircraft then entered another enroute climb phase, which started 4 miles northeast of Zigong, a location in Sichuan Sheng, China. This climb took the aircraft from an altitude of 34,830 feet to 36,182 feet, an increase of 1,352 feet in just 2 minutes, covering a distance of 13 nautical miles.
The aircraft then entered another enroute level cruise phase, which started 14 miles southeast of Zigong, a location in Sichuan Sheng, China. This phase lasted for 84 minutes, during which the aircraft covered a distance of 590 nautical miles. The aircraft then entered an enroute descent phase, which started 4 miles south of Daliang, a location in Guangdong Sheng, China. This descent took the aircraft from an altitude of 36,125 feet to 4,858 feet, a decrease of 31,267 feet in just 19 minutes, covering a distance of 56 nautical miles.
The aircraft then entered another enroute level cruise phase, which started 1 mile southwest of Yung Shue
The Boeing 777-300 aircraft successfully landed at VHHH Hong Kong International Airport on runway 25C. The final approach was initiated from the east, heading 251.0° at a distance of 4 nautical miles and an altitude of 1,317 feet above ground level (agl). The aircraft maintained a steady course throughout the approach, with a slight deviation in the threshold height, being slightly above the target at 56 feet agl.
Upon touchdown, the aircraft's speed was recorded at 146 knots, which was slightly faster than the target speed. This resulted in a hard touchdown rate of -460 feet per minute (fpm). The touchdown point was located 138 meters beyond the designated touchdown zone, indicating a slight overrun. However, the runway touchdown position was only slightly misaligned by 4.5 meters from the centerline, showcasing good control and alignment during the landing.
The local weather conditions at the time of landing were characterized by a temperature of 33°C and a wind speed of 7 knots from 230°. The crosswind component was minimal at 3 knots, while the headwind component was 7 knots, providing a favorable wind condition for the landing. The total landing distance covered by the aircraft was 1,900 meters, which accounted for 55% of the runway length. This indicates that the aircraft had sufficient runway remaining for safe deceleration and rollout.
The runway rollout alignment was reported to be very good, demonstrating the pilot's skill and control during the landing phase. Overall, the landing was successful, with some minor deviations from the target parameters. However, the aircraft's performance and the pilot's handling were satisfactory, ensuring a safe and controlled landing at VHHH Hong Kong International Airport.
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