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Arrival
Fly the flare as one continuous check of the sink rate from 15 ft, holding back pressure steadily rather than adjusting pitch piecemeal.
What happened: The flare drifted away from its intended profile rather than tracking it smoothly from 15 ft down to touchdown.
Watch for: Watch radio altitude and VSI through the flare, aiming to arrest the sink smoothly from 15 ft to touchdown.
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 5,849 ft of the approach.
Plan view — the first 5,849 ft of the 10,006 ft runway, to the same scale as the side view.
Touched down 2,295 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 to the runway, which took 9 minutes and covered a distance of 2 nautical miles. The aircraft, a Boeing 737-900, then departed from runway 30L at the Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport (KMSP). The takeoff distance was 5,518 feet, which was 55% of the runway length. The liftoff speed was 169 knots.
The local weather conditions at the time of departure were characterized by a temperature of 27°F and a wind speed of 6 knots from a direction of 320°. The crosswind component was 2 knots, while the headwind component was 6 knots. The aircraft then began its enroute climb, starting 1 mile east of Richfield, Minnesota. The climb took 22 minutes and covered a distance of 131 nautical miles, during which the aircraft ascended from an altitude of 1,831 feet above sea level to 31,232 feet above sea level, an increase of 29,401 feet.
Following the initial climb, the aircraft entered a level cruise phase, which started 4 miles northeast of Arnold, Minnesota. This phase lasted for 7 minutes and covered a distance of 55 nautical miles. The aircraft then began another climb phase, starting 6 miles southwest of the Tofte Airport (9MN9). This climb took 3 minutes and covered a distance of 27 nautical miles, during which the aircraft ascended from an altitude of 31,377 feet above sea level to 33,359 feet above sea level, an increase of 1,982 feet.
The aircraft then entered another level cruise phase, which started 2 miles north of Grand Marais, Minnesota. This phase lasted for 277 minutes and covered a distance of 2,240 nautical miles. The aircraft then began its descent phase, starting 78 miles southwest of the Dagverðará Airport (BIDA) in Iceland. The descent took 20 minutes and covered a distance of 94 nautical miles, during which the aircraft descended from an altitude of 32,144 feet above sea level to 1,410 feet above sea level, a decrease of 30,734 feet.
The final approach to runway 10 at the Keflavik International Airport (BIKF) was made from the west, with a heading of 90.0° at an altitude of 4 nautical miles and 1,247 feet above ground level. The landing was made on runway 10, which had a length of 10,006 feet. The threshold height was above the target, while the threshold speed was slightly above the target at 149 knots.
The touchdown point was 925 feet beyond the touchdown zone, and the touchdown speed was 143 knots, which was a little fast. However, the touchdown rate was perfect at -37 feet per minute, and the runway touchdown alignment was very good. The local weather conditions at the time of landing were characterized by a temperature of 39°F and a wind speed of 9 knots from a direction of 60°. The crosswind component was 5 knots, while the headwind component was 8 knots.
The total landing distance was 5,579 feet, which was 56% of the runway length. The runway rollout alignment was also very good. The taxiing period from the runway to the parking took 6 minutes and covered a distance of less than 1 nautical mile. The total flight distance was 2,558 nautical miles, and the flight duration was 348 minutes. The aircraft used a total of 36,814 pounds of fuel during the flight.
The Boeing 737-900 aircraft successfully landed at Keflavik International Airport (BIKF) on runway 10. The final approach was initiated from the west, heading 90.0° at a distance of 4 nautical miles and an altitude of 1,247 feet above ground level (agl). The aircraft's performance during the landing was evaluated, and it scored 90.0%.
The aircraft's approach to the runway was satisfactory, with the threshold height being above the target at 68 feet agl. However, the threshold speed was slightly above the target at 149 knots. This minor deviation from the target speed did not significantly impact the overall landing performance.
Upon touchdown, the aircraft landed 925 feet beyond the touchdown zone, which is a relatively safe distance. The touchdown speed of 143 knots was a little fast, but the touchdown rate of -37 feet per minute (fpm) was perfect, indicating a smooth and controlled descent. The runway touchdown alignment was very good, demonstrating the pilot's skill and precision.
The local weather conditions at the time of landing were characterized by a temperature of 39°F and winds of 9 knots at 60°. The crosswind component was 5 knots, while the headwind component was 8 knots. These conditions did not appear to significantly impact the aircraft's landing performance.
The total landing distance was 5,579 feet, which is 56% of the runway length. This is a relatively short landing distance, indicating that the aircraft was well-controlled and the pilot executed the landing smoothly. The runway rollout alignment was also very good, further demonstrating the pilot's skill and control.
Overall, the Boeing 737-900 aircraft performed well during the landing at Keflavik International Airport, with a score of 90.0%. The minor deviations from the target speed and touchdown point were not significant enough to impact the overall performance, and the pilot's skill and control were evident throughout the landing.
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