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Improve the touchdown
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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Two stabilised approach gates, each with five checks, where the approach path is 1,000 ft and 500 ft above the runway.
At the 1,000 ft gate: sink rate above what the glideslope needed.
The approach, gate by gate
Side view — the last 1,524 m of the approach.
Plan view — the first 1,524 m of the 3,671 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
The 177 m touchdown sits inside the full-score zone. The 1.91 G arrival is the firm side of smooth.
The rest of the report
The Boeing 787-10 taxied from its parking position to runway 23L at NZAA Auckland International Airport in less than 1 minute, covering less than 1 nm.
During the departure roll on runway 23L the aircraft used 864 m, which is 24 % of the runway length, and lifted off at 146 kt. Local weather at the time was temperature 19 °C with wind 24 kt from 309°, a cross-wind component of 20 kt and a head-wind component of 12 kt.
Climb commenced overhead NZAA, the aircraft ascending from 981 ft asl to 1,523 ft asl - an increase of 542 ft in 1 minutes - while covering 5 nm.
Level cruise began 3 miles south of NZAA and persisted for 4 minutes, during which 11 nm were flown.
The final approach to runway 23L was executed from the east, on a heading of 255.0° at 3 nm and 871 ft agl.
Landing was made on runway 23L, whose length is 3,671 m. The threshold speed was slightly below target at 128 kt. Touchdown occurred 175 m down the runway at 126 kt, with a heavy rate of descent of minus 828 fpm and a lateral deviation of 4.7 m from the centreline. Weather at landing was temperature 18 °C, wind 14 kt from 309°, cross-wind 12 kt and head-wind 7 kt.
In total the flight covered 20 nm, lasted 8 minutes and consumed 29,373 kg of fuel.
The Boeing 787-10 approached runway 23L at NZAA Auckland International Airport from the east on a heading of 255.0° while 3 nm out and 871 ft above ground level. Local weather was 18 °C with wind 14 kt from 309°, providing a 12 kt crosswind component and a 7 kt headwind. At the 1,000 ft gate the approach was assessed as unstable because the sink rate was too high.
During the threshold and flare phase the aircraft encountered a good threshold height on the 3,671 m runway. The threshold speed was slightly below target at 128 kt, indicating the aircraft was marginally slower than the nominal reference at that point.
Touchdown occurred 175 m down the runway, a distance described as good, with a touchdown speed of 126 kt also rated good. The touchdown rate was very heavy at minus 828 fpm and the touchdown point was slightly misaligned by 4.7 m from the centreline.
To improve the score of 87.7 % the crew should concentrate on achieving a stabilized sink rate by the 1,000 ft gate and moderating the descent to avoid a very heavy touchdown. Refining flare timing will help reduce the vertical speed at touchdown while maintaining the current alignment accuracy.
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