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Begin the flare with progressive back pressure and keep it coming until the sink is arrested, rather than flying it on flat.
What happened: The nose was barely raised in the flare and little of the sink was taken out, flying the aircraft onto the runway. This pattern usually carries through to a firm touchdown with a noticeable sink rate.
Watch for: Vertical speed indicator: a smoothly reducing sink through the normal flare band, not a steady rate into the runway.
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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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 1,762 m of the approach.
Plan view — the first 1,762 m of the 3,641 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
The 316 m touchdown sits inside the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.
The rest of the report
Departing from Nice-Côte d'Azur Airport, the Boeing 737-800 began its journey by taxiing from the parking area to the runway, a process that took 5 minutes and covered a distance of 2 nautical miles. As the aircraft lined up on runway 04R, the local weather conditions were favorable, with a temperature of 18 °C and a gentle headwind of 7 knots.
After a smooth departure roll, the aircraft lifted off the ground at a speed of 159 knots, utilizing 53% of the available runway length. The initial climb phase took the aircraft from 1,026 feet above sea level to 9,997 feet, a vertical gain of 8,971 feet, in just 5 minutes and covering a distance of 18 nautical miles. The aircraft then transitioned into a level cruise, maintaining an altitude of 9,997 feet for 2 minutes as it flew 8 nautical miles southwest of Roquebrune-Cap-Martin. The subsequent climb phase saw the aircraft ascend to 33,279 feet, a vertical gain of 23,224 feet, in 13 minutes and covering 73 nautical miles. The aircraft then entered a prolonged level cruise, maintaining an altitude of 33,279 feet for 56 minutes as it flew 384 nautical miles northwest of Saint-Michel.
As the aircraft began its descent, it first descended from 33,014 feet to 3,173 feet, a vertical loss of 29,841 feet, in 19 minutes and covering 101 nautical miles. The aircraft then entered a brief level cruise, maintaining an altitude of 3,171 feet for 2 minutes as it flew 6 nautical miles east of New Malden. The final descent phase saw the aircraft descend from 3,171 feet to 1,361 feet, a vertical loss of 1,809 feet, in 3 minutes and covering 9 nautical miles. The aircraft then lined up for a final approach to runway 27L at London Heathrow Airport, touching down at a speed of 144 knots and a distance of 324 meters. The total landing distance was 1,692 meters, utilizing 51% of the available runway length. After a smooth rollout, the aircraft taxied to the parking area, completing a total flight distance of 607 nautical miles in 110 minutes and utilizing 4,724 kilograms of fuel.
The Boeing 737-800 touched down on runway 27L at EGLL London Heathrow Airport, with a threshold height of 56 ft agl, slightly above the target. The threshold speed was well-managed at 144 kt, indicating a good approach quality. The aircraft maintained a steady descent, but the touchdown speed of 144 kt was a little fast, which may have contributed to the heavy touchdown rate of -690 fpm.
The touchdown distance of 324 m was within acceptable limits, and the aircraft remained on the runway, albeit slightly misaligned by 6.2 m from the centreline. The local weather conditions, with a temperature of 9 °C and a gentle headwind of 4 kt, did not pose any significant challenges to the landing. The crosswind component of 5 kt was also manageable, and the pilot maintained control throughout the approach and touchdown phases.
The total landing distance of 1,692 m, accounting for 51% of the runway length, was reasonable. However, the runway rollout alignment was slightly misaligned by 9.3 m from the centreline, indicating a need for improvement in the post-landing phase. Overall, the landing performance scored 91.6%, reflecting a good but not exceptional approach and touchdown, with some room for improvement in the rollout phase.
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