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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 6,135 ft of the approach.
Plan view — the first 6,135 ft of the 11,637 ft runway, to the same scale as the side view.
Touched down 1,997 ft 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 area to the runway, which took 11 minutes and covered a distance of 2 nautical miles. The aircraft, a Boeing 737-800, then departed from runway 18L at KAUS Austin Bergstrom International Airport. The takeoff distance was 4,446 feet, which accounted for 49% of the runway. The liftoff speed was 159 knots.
As the aircraft took off, it encountered local weather conditions with a temperature of 86 degrees Fahrenheit and winds of 10 knots at 208 degrees. The crosswind was 5 knots, and the headwind was 8 knots. After departing from Austin, the aircraft began its enroute climb, which started overhead 02XS Seidel Ranch Airport Austin. The climb took 24 minutes and covered a distance of 157 nautical miles, with the aircraft ascending from 1,520 feet above sea level to 34,046 feet above sea level, an increase of 32,526 feet.
Following the climb, the aircraft entered a level cruise, which started 7 miles south of Devers, Texas. This phase of the flight lasted 86 minutes and covered a distance of 678 nautical miles. The aircraft then began its enroute descent, which started 6 miles west of Bokeelia, Florida. The descent took 26 minutes and covered a distance of 117 nautical miles, with the aircraft descending from 34,092 feet above sea level to 1,297 feet above sea level, a decrease of 32,795 feet.
As the aircraft approached its destination, it began its final approach to runway 09 at KMIA Miami International Airport. The approach was made from the west, with the aircraft heading 87.0 degrees at 4 nautical miles and 1,276 feet above ground level. The landing was made on runway 09, which had a length of 11,637 feet. The threshold height was slightly above the target, and the threshold speed was also slightly above the target at 156 knots.
The touchdown point was 657 feet beyond the touchdown zone, and the touchdown speed was 151 knots, which was a little fast. The touchdown rate was fair at -226 feet per minute. However, the runway touchdown position was significantly misaligned by 95 feet from the centreline. The local weather conditions at the time of landing were a temperature of 88 degrees Fahrenheit and winds of 6 knots at 120 degrees, with a crosswind of 3 knots and a headwind of 5 knots.
The total landing distance was 5,894 feet, which accounted for 51% of the runway. The runway rollout alignment was also misaligned by 92 feet from the centreline. After landing, the aircraft taxied to the parking area, which took 6 minutes and covered a distance of less than 1 nautical mile. The total flight distance was 962 nautical miles, and the flight duration was 155 minutes. The aircraft used 15,765 pounds of fuel during the flight.
The Boeing 737-800 aircraft successfully landed at Miami International Airport (KMIA) on runway 09, but the landing was not without some issues. The aircraft was approaching the runway from the west at a heading of 87.0°, 4 nautical miles away and at an altitude of 1,276 feet above ground level (agl). The final approach was executed at a speed that was slightly above the target threshold speed of 156 knots.
Upon touchdown, the aircraft landed 657 feet beyond the designated touchdown zone, which is a significant deviation. The touchdown speed of 151 knots was also a little fast, indicating that the pilot may have been unable to fully arrest the aircraft's descent before touching down. The touchdown rate of -226 feet per minute (fpm) was considered fair, suggesting that the pilot was able to maintain some control over the aircraft's descent.
One of the most notable issues with this landing was the significant misalignment of the runway touchdown position, which was off-centerline by 95 feet. This misalignment was also evident during the runway rollout, where the aircraft was still 92 feet off-centerline. This suggests that the pilot may have had difficulty aligning the aircraft with the runway during the landing.
The local weather conditions at the time of the landing were relatively calm, with a temperature of 88°F and a wind speed of 6 knots from 120°. The crosswind component was minimal at 3 knots, while the headwind component was 5 knots. The total landing distance of 5,894 feet was 51% of the available runway length, which is a relatively high percentage.
Overall, while the aircraft was able to land safely, the landing was not without some issues, including a significant deviation from the designated touchdown zone, a fast touchdown speed, and a misaligned runway touchdown position. These issues suggest that the pilot may have had difficulty executing a precise landing, and that further training or practice may be necessary to improve the aircraft's landing performance.
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