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Keep the back pressure coming once the flare is established, holding the nose up through to touchdown instead of easing it.
What happened: The flare arrested the sink but 143 fpm of it came back before touchdown, and in flights like this one that returning sink usually carries through to a firm or hard touchdown at 311 fpm.
Watch for: Vertical speed indicator: the sink held near zero all the way through touchdown, not allowed to build back up.
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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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. They are the approach's score: the checks passed out of the checks that ran.
The approach, gate by gate
Side view — the last 5,000 ft of the approach.
Plan view — the first 5,000 ft of the 10,565 ft runway, to the same scale as the side view.
The 1,390 ft touchdown sits inside the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.
The rest of the report
Departing from KSFO San Francisco International Airport, the Boeing 737-700 taxied for 16 minutes over 2 nm to runway 28L. The takeoff roll measured 3,372 ft, representing 30 % of the available runway, and the aircraft achieved liftoff speed of 136 kt under a 10-kt headwind at 300°. Immediately after departure, the climb commenced over San Bruno, rising from 992 ft to 36,533 ft in 18 minutes while covering 118 nm, an ascent of 35,541 ft.
The cruise phase began 14 miles east of O23 Pinnacles Ranch Airport, lasting 49 minutes and covering 355 nm. Descent followed 2 miles southeast of Mesa Verde, where the aircraft lowered altitude from 36,487 ft to 2,409 ft over 25 minutes and 134 nm, a descent of 34,078 ft. The final approach to runway 08 at KPHX Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport was executed from the west, heading 90.0° at 4 nm and 1,282 ft AGL.
Landing on runway 08 at KPHX, the aircraft touched down after a 1,398-ft rollout at a speed of 130 kt, slightly above the target, with a touchdown rate of -217 fpm. The touchdown point was 24 ft off the centreline. The total landing distance was 4,252 ft, or 40 % of the runway length. After a brief 8-minute taxi to the parking area covering less than 1 nm, the flight had covered 616 nm, consuming 9,228 lbs of fuel.
Final approach to runway 08 at KPHX Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport commenced from the west, with the aircraft heading 90.0° at 4 nm and 1,282 ft agl. The touchdown occurred at 1,398 ft from the threshold, with a touchdown speed of 130 kt and a touchdown rate of minus 217 fpm. The touchdown position was slightly misaligned by 24 ft from the centreline. The threshold speed was 136 kt, slightly above the target.
The aircraft landed on runway 08, which measures 10,565 ft in length. Total landing distance was 4,252 ft, representing 40 % of the runway. Runway rollout alignment was very good. Local weather conditions were 81 °F with wind 8 kt at 130°, comprising a 5 kt crosswind and a 6 kt headwind.
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