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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 9.7 m off the runway centreline.
Watch for: Watch runway alignment against the centreline, correcting with small rudder inputs.
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Arrival
Begin raising the nose earlier, by 11 ft, so the flare has time to arrest the sink before touchdown.
What happened: The flare began late at 8 ft, 3.2 ft below the normal band, and a late flare like this usually leaves too little time to arrest the sink before touchdown.
Watch for: Watch radio altitude and start the flare in the normal band, around 11 ft.
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 2,419 m of the approach.
Plan view — the first 2,419 m of the 3,138 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
Touched down 695 m past the threshold — beyond the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.
The rest of the report
The flight in question was operated by a Boeing 777-300 aircraft. The journey began with a taxiing period from the parking area to the runway, which took 10 minutes and covered a distance of 2 nautical miles. The aircraft then departed from runway 34L at RJAA Narita International Airport in Japan.
As the aircraft took off, it reached a liftoff speed of 198 knots, covering a takeoff distance of 2,247 meters, which was 69% of the runway length. The local weather conditions at the time of departure were characterized by a temperature of 28°C, with a wind speed of 4 knots at a direction of 20°. The crosswind and headwind components were both 3 knots.
After taking off, the aircraft began its enroute climb, which started 1 mile northwest of RJAA Narita International Airport. The climb phase involved a significant increase in altitude, from 1,181 feet above sea level to 28,795 feet above sea level, over a distance of 117 nautical miles, and took approximately 22 minutes to complete.
The enroute level cruise phase started 117 miles southeast of Namie, Japan, and lasted for 73 minutes, covering a distance of 600 nautical miles. The aircraft then began another climb phase, which started at a latitude of 43.2463811 and a longitude of 151.9485042. This climb phase involved an increase in altitude from 28,896 feet above sea level to 29,824 feet above sea level, over a distance of 15 nautical miles, and took approximately 2 minutes to complete.
The enroute level cruise phase was repeated several times, with the aircraft climbing to higher altitudes and then leveling off to cruise at those altitudes. The climb phases were characterized by rapid increases in altitude, with the aircraft reaching altitudes of up to 36,729 feet above sea level.
The enroute descent phase started 3 miles southeast of Vergaville, France, and involved a significant decrease in altitude, from 37,149 feet above sea level to 2,689 feet above sea level, over a distance of 102 nautical miles, and took approximately 23 minutes to complete.
The final approach to runway 14 at LSZH Zürich Airport was made from the northwest, with the aircraft heading at 137.0° at an altitude of 4 nautical miles and 1,277 feet above ground level. The landing was successful, with the aircraft touching down 287 meters beyond the touchdown zone at a speed of 139 knots. The touchdown rate was fair at -259 feet per minute, and the runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned by 5.2 meters from the centerline.
The total landing distance was 2,346 meters, which was 75% of the runway length. The runway rollout alignment was also slightly misaligned by 7.7 meters from the centerline. The taxiing period from the runway to the parking area took 2 minutes and covered a distance of less than 1 nautical mile.
The total flight distance was 6,748 nautical miles, and the flight duration was 862 minutes. The aircraft used a total of 120,726 kilograms of fuel during the flight.
The Boeing 777-300 aircraft successfully landed at Zürich Airport (LSZH) on runway 14, achieving a score of 92.4%. The final approach was initiated from the north-west, heading 137.0° at a distance of 4 nautical miles and an altitude of 1,277 feet above ground level (agl).
The aircraft's approach and landing performance were satisfactory, with a good threshold height and a threshold speed of 144 knots. The touchdown point was located 287 meters beyond the touchdown zone, which is slightly beyond the ideal position. However, the touchdown speed of 139 knots was within the acceptable range, indicating a controlled descent.
The touchdown rate of -259 feet per minute (fpm) was fair, suggesting that the aircraft could have maintained a more gradual descent. Nevertheless, the overall landing performance was satisfactory, considering the local weather conditions. The temperature was 19°C, and the wind was minimal, with a speed of 3 knots from 180°, resulting in a negligible crosswind and headwind component.
The total landing distance of 2,346 meters was 75% of the runway length, which is a reasonable distance considering the aircraft's size and weight. However, the runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned by 5.2 meters from the centerline, and the runway rollout alignment was also slightly misaligned by 7.7 meters from the centerline. These minor deviations from the ideal alignment may require adjustments to the aircraft's approach and landing procedures to achieve a more precise touchdown and rollout.
Overall, the Boeing 777-300 aircraft demonstrated a satisfactory landing performance at Zürich Airport, with some minor areas for improvement. The crew's skills and the aircraft's systems performed well under the given conditions, resulting in a successful landing.
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