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Departure
Make small rudder corrections against a point at the far end to hold the centreline.
What happened: During the ground roll you drifted 5.4 m off the runway centreline.
Watch for: Watch runway alignment against the centreline, correcting with small rudder inputs.
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Arrival
Keep the back pressure coming through the flare so the sink does not return at 412 fpm.
What happened: The flare arrested the sink, but then the sink returned before touchdown.
Watch for: Watch the VSI in the flare and keep arrested sink from returning before touchdown at 311 fpm.
See Arrival Landing
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 1,570 m of the approach.
Plan view — the first 1,570 m of the 3,989 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
Touched down 890 m past the threshold — beyond the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.
The rest of the report
A Boeing 737-800 took off from runway 06 at ELLX Luxembourg-Findel International Airport. The taxiing from the parking to the runway took 9 minutes and covered a distance of 3 nautical miles. The aircraft then departed the runway, covering a takeoff distance of 1,256 meters, which was 31% of the runway length. The liftoff speed was 143 knots.
The flight began its ascent into the air with a local weather temperature of 19 °C and wind conditions of 8 knots at a direction of 7 degrees. The crosswind was 6 knots, while the headwind was 5 knots, resulting in a net headwind for the aircraft. As the flight transitioned from the runway to climbing altitude, it overflew the town of Senningen in Luxembourg, where it began its enroute climb. The aircraft successfully climbed from an initial altitude of 2,251 feet above sea level to an altitude of 6,104 feet, covering a distance of 9 nautical miles in just 3 minutes, an increase of 3,833 feet.
Following the enroute climb, the aircraft transitioned into a level cruise over the town of Consdorf in Cantons d'Echternach, Luxembourg. The cruise phase lasted 3 minutes and covered the same distance of 9 nautical miles as the climb.
After reaching cruising altitude, the flight started its descent towards the runway, commencing from an altitude of 6,103 feet above sea level to an altitude of 2,490 feet over the town of Reckange in Mersch, Luxembourg. The aircraft successfully descended in 5 minutes, covering 10 nautical miles, a decrease of 3,613 feet.
The aircraft then began its final approach to runway 06 at ELLX Luxembourg-Findel International Airport, approaching from the southwest at a heading of 60.0 degrees. The aircraft was 4 nautical miles away from the runway threshold before leveling off at an altitude of 1,298 feet above ground level. The landing on the runway 06 at ELLX Luxembourg-Findel International Airport took place at a local temperature of 18 °C and wind conditions of 6 knots at a direction of 70 degrees, with a crosswind of 1 knot and headwind of 6 knots.
The touchdown point was located 424 meters beyond the normal touchdown zone, and the touchdown speed was 129 knots, which was slightly above the desired speed. Touchdown rate proved to be good at -174 ft per minute despite the initial speed. However, the runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned, being off-center by 3.5 meters.
The total landing distance was 1,439 meters, or 36% of the runway length. Runway rollout alignment appeared very good despite the issues present prior to touchdown. Following the landing, the taxiing to the parking area took 7 minutes, covering less than 1 nautical mile.
In total, the flight covered a distance of 37 nautical miles, taking 26 minutes to complete and requiring 846 kilograms of fuel in the process.
This report pertains to the landing of a Boeing 737-800 aircraft at ELLX Luxembourg-Findel International Airport. The approach to runway 06 was executed from the southwest, with a heading of 60.0° at a distance of 4 nautical miles and an altitude of 1,298 feet above ground level (agl). Given the runway's length of 3,989 meters, the aircraft was able to land successfully, albeit with certain deviations from optimal parameters.
Upon landing, it was noted that the threshold height was significantly above target at 82 feet agl, which may have affected the aircraft's overall performance. Additionally, the threshold speed was well above the target at 142 knots, indicating that the aircraft touched down with more speed than desired. The touchdown point was located 424 meters beyond the designated touchdown zone, which could be a cause for concern regarding the pilot's ability to control the aircraft's descent.
The touchdown speed of 129 knots was slightly fast, indicating that the pilots may have encountered difficulties in bringing the aircraft to a complete stop within a reasonable distance. Nevertheless, the touchdown rate of -174 feet per minute (fpm) was considered good, signifying that the aircraft was able to absorb the impact of the landing without excessive stress.
During the landing process, the aircraft was slightly misaligned with the runway centerline by 3.5 meters. Furthermore, the local weather conditions, with a temperature of 18 °C, wind speed of 6 knots at 70°, a weak crosswind of 1 kt, and a substantial headwind of 6 kt, appear to have had a minimal effect on the landing, considering the aircraft's stable rollout alignment.
The final assessment of this landing is 86.6%, which indicates a relatively high degree of overall competence. Although there were certain deviations from optimal parameters, such as speed and alignment, the aircraft was able to land safely within a reasonable distance, highlighting the proficiency of the pilots in controlling the aircraft under the given conditions.
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