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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 1,977 m of the approach.
Plan view — the first 1,977 m of the 3,204 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
Touched down 714 m 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 2 nautical miles. The aircraft, an RJ85, then departed from runway 10L at Portland International Airport (KPDX). The takeoff distance was 1,047 meters, which accounted for 43% of the runway. The liftoff speed was 138 knots.
The local weather conditions at the time of departure were characterized by a temperature of 8 degrees Celsius and a wind speed of 5 knots from a direction of 130 degrees. This resulted in a crosswind of 1 knot and a headwind of 5 knots. The aircraft began its enroute climb 1 mile north of Maywood Park, Oregon, and ascended from an altitude of 1,056 feet above sea level to 29,702 feet above sea level, an increase of 28,646 feet, in 24 minutes and covering a distance of 93 nautical miles.
Following the enroute climb, the aircraft entered a level cruise phase, which started 3 miles east of Springfield, Oregon, and lasted for 23 minutes, covering a distance of 252 nautical miles. The enroute descent began 17 miles southwest of the Spears Heliport in San Fernando, California, and involved a descent from 30,208 feet above sea level to 1,267 feet above sea level, a decrease of 28,940 feet, in 26 minutes and covering a distance of 126 nautical miles.
The final approach to runway 12 at San Francisco Bay Oakland International Airport (KOAK) was made from the northwest, heading 130 degrees, at an altitude of 1,250 feet above ground level and a distance of 4 nautical miles from the runway. The landing was made on runway 12, which had a length of 3,204 meters. The threshold height was well above the target, and the threshold speed was good at 123 knots.
The touchdown point was 307 meters beyond the touchdown zone, and the touchdown speed was 108 knots, which was considered good. However, the touchdown rate was hard at -402 feet per minute. The runway touchdown position was misaligned by 10.4 meters from the centerline. The local weather conditions at the time of landing were characterized by a temperature of 11 degrees Celsius and a wind speed of 26 knots from a direction of 300 degrees, resulting in a crosswind of 5 knots and a tailwind of 26 knots.
The total landing distance was 1,905 meters, which accounted for 59% of the runway. The runway rollout alignment was slightly misaligned by 9.1 meters from the centerline. 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 480 nautical miles, and the flight duration was 87 minutes. The aircraft used 3,649 kilograms of fuel during the flight.
The RJ85 aircraft successfully landed at San Francisco Bay Oakland International Airport (KOAK) on runway 12, but the landing was not without some issues. The final approach was initiated from the northwest, heading 130.0° at 4 nautical miles and 1,250 feet above ground level (agl). The aircraft's performance during the approach was satisfactory, with a threshold speed of 123 knots, which is within the acceptable range.
However, the threshold height at 76 feet agl was significantly above the target, indicating that the aircraft may have been higher than desired at the point of touchdown. Despite this, the touchdown speed of 108 knots was good, suggesting that the pilot maintained control of the aircraft during the landing. The touchdown rate, on the other hand, was hard at -402 feet per minute (fpm), which may indicate a slightly aggressive approach.
The touchdown point was 307 meters beyond the touchdown zone, which is a significant deviation from the intended landing spot. This may be attributed to the misaligned runway touchdown position, which was off-centerline by 10.4 meters. The local weather conditions, with a temperature of 11°C and a wind speed of 26 knots at 300°, may have contributed to the difficulties experienced during the landing.
The crosswind component was relatively low at 5 knots, but the tailwind component was significant at 26 knots, which may have affected the aircraft's performance during the landing. The total landing distance of 1,905 meters was 59% of the runway length, which is within the acceptable range. However, the runway rollout alignment was slightly misaligned by 9.1 meters from the centerline, indicating that the pilot may have struggled to maintain control of the aircraft during the rollout phase.
Overall, while the landing was successful, there were several issues that need to be addressed to improve the aircraft's performance and safety. The pilot's ability to maintain control of the aircraft during the approach and landing phases was satisfactory, but the deviations from the intended landing spot and the hard touchdown rate suggest that there is room for improvement.
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