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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 six checks at 1,000 ft and 500 ft above the runway. They are the approach's score: the checks passed out of the checks that ran.
The approach, gate by gate
Side view — the last 2,039 m of the approach.
Plan view — the first 2,039 m of the 3,661 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
The 327 m touchdown sits inside the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.
The rest of the report
The Boeing 737-800 taxied from the parking area to runway 04R at KMDW Chicago Midway International Airport in 17 minutes, covering a distance of 4 nm.
During the departure roll on runway 04R, the aircraft used 1,131 m of runway, representing 63 % of the available length, and lifted off at 155 kt. Ambient conditions were 27 °C with a wind of 10 kt from 050°, a 1 kt cross-wind component and a 9 kt head-wind component.
Climb commenced over West Elsdon, Illinois, with the airplane ascending from 1,625 ft asl to 35,800 ft asl - a gain of 34,175 ft - in 27 minutes while covering 176 nm.
The first cruise segment began 3 mi south-west of Coralville, Iowa, and continued for 69 minutes, during which 485 nm were flown at level altitude.
Descent started 4 mi south-east of KHEQ Holyoke Airport, Colorado, with the aircraft descending from 35,999 ft asl to 9,741 ft asl, a loss of 26,258 ft, in 22 minutes over a distance of 125 nm.
A brief level cruise followed 1 mi north-east of CO02 Harrington Ranch Airport, Bennet, Colorado, lasting 3 minutes and covering 12 nm.
The subsequent descent began 5 mi west of CO02 Harrington Ranch Airport, reducing altitude from 8,994 ft asl to 6,700 ft asl - a decrease of 2,293 ft - in 3 minutes across 9 nm.
Final approach to runway 35R at KDEN Denver International Airport was executed from the south on a heading of 1.0° at 4 nm and 1,358 ft agl; the aircraft then descended from 1,412 ft agl to 100 ft agl in 85 seconds and was scored on the stabilisation gates.
Landing on runway 35R, which is 3,661 m long, was achieved with a threshold speed of 145 kt and a touchdown distance of 331 m. Touchdown speed was 143 kt, slightly fast, and the aircraft impacted the runway at a hard rate of minus 457 fpm. The touchdown point was offset 5.9 m from the centreline, and the total landing roll measured 1,966 m, representing 54 % of the runway. Weather at the time was 27 °C with a wind of 10 kt from 029°, a 5 kt cross-wind and a 9 kt head-wind component.
During rollout the aircraft’s alignment remained slightly off centreline by 7.7 m.
The taxi-in from the runway to the parking area required 7 minutes and covered 2 nm.
Overall, the flight covered 822 nm, lasted 138 minutes, and consumed 6,097 kg of fuel.
The Boeing 737-800 entered the final approach to runway 35R at KDEN from the south, on a heading of 1.0° at 4 NM and 1,358 ft agl. The approach was assessed as stabilised at the 1,000 ft gate, with gear, flaps, sink rate, glideslope, centreline and speed all within limits, and the aircraft descended from 1,412 ft agl to 100 ft agl in 85 seconds. Local conditions were 27 °C with a wind of 10 kt from 29°, including a 5-kt crosswind and a 9-kt headwind.
At threshold the height was good and the threshold speed was good at 145 kt. Touchdown distance was good at 331 m, while touchdown speed of 143 kt was noted as a little fast. The touchdown rate was hard at minus 457 fpm and the touchdown point was slightly misaligned by 5.9 m from the centreline.
During the touchdown phase the aircraft contacted the runway at 143 kt, a speed slightly above the optimum, and the vertical rate of minus 457 fpm indicated a firm landing. The touchdown point remained 331 m down the runway and was offset 5.9 m from the centreline.
Rollout continued for a total landing distance of 1,966 m, representing 54 % of the 3,661 m runway, and the aircraft’s path was slightly misaligned by 7.7 m from the centreline during the rollout.
The 74.8 % score reflects a solid performance; reducing touchdown speed toward the target VREF and moderating the flare will lessen the hard rate, and tightening centre-line tracking will improve alignment at touchdown and during rollout.
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