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Arrival
Keep the back pressure coming through the flare so the sink does not return at 224 fpm.
What happened: The flare arrested the sink, but then the sink returned before touchdown.
Watch for: Watch the VSI in the flare and keep arrested sink from returning before touchdown at 316 fpm.
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.
One stabilised approach gate: seven checks where the approach path is 500 ft above the runway. The 1,000 ft gate was not assessed, because the approach did not join final that far out.
At the 500 ft gate: sink rate above what the glideslope needed, off the runway's 3° glideslope and speed above the reference speed.
The approach, gate by gate
Side view — the last 1,546 m of the approach.
Plan view — the first 1,546 m of the 3,006 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
Touched down 791 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 EasyJet, a popular low-cost carrier, and was flown on a specific aircraft, referred to as the "Dirty" FWB. The flight began with a taxiing period from the parking area to the runway, which took approximately 8 minutes and covered a distance of 2 nautical miles (nm).
As the aircraft departed from Edinburgh Airport (EGPH) on runway 24, it encountered a temperature of 22 °C and a wind speed of 16 knots (kt) from a direction of 250 °. The crosswind component was minimal at 3 kt, while the headwind component was 16 kt. The takeoff distance was 1,086 meters (51% of the runway), and the aircraft lifted off at a speed of 154 kt.
The enroute climb phase began overhead Newbridge, Scotland, where the aircraft climbed from an altitude of 1,142 feet above sea level (asl) to 37,612 ft asl, an increase of 36,471 ft in 20 minutes. This climb phase covered a distance of 135 nm. The aircraft then entered a level cruise phase, which lasted for 60 minutes and covered a distance of 498 nm, starting 12 miles north-east of Robin Hood's Bay in North Yorkshire, England.
The flight continued with several enroute climb and descent phases, including a climb from 38,087 ft asl to 38,935 ft asl in 2 minutes, covering 14 nm, and a descent from 38,834 ft asl to 38,105 ft asl in 2 minutes, covering 14 nm. The aircraft also entered several level cruise phases, including a 109-minute cruise from 1 mile north-west of Michelsneukirchen, Germany, covering a distance of 896 nm.
As the flight approached its destination, Dalaman International Airport (LTBS) in Turkey, the aircraft began its final descent phase. The descent started 5 miles west of Manisa, Turkey, and the aircraft descended from 38,568 ft asl to 31,882 ft asl in 3 minutes, covering 20 nm. The final approach to runway 19 was made from the north, with a heading of 189.0 ° at 2 nm and 1,494 ft above ground level (agl).
The landing on runway 19 was successful, with a touchdown point 373 meters beyond the touchdown zone. The touchdown speed was 132 kt, which was good, while the touchdown rate was fair at -202 feet per minute (fpm). The runway touchdown alignment was perfect, and the local weather conditions were favorable, with a temperature of 29 °C and a wind speed of 4 kt from a direction of 210 °.
The total landing distance was 1,463 meters (49% of the runway), and the runway rollout alignment was perfect. The taxiing period from the runway to the parking area took 5 minutes and covered less than 1 nm. The total flight distance was 1,753 nm, and the flight duration was 239 minutes. The aircraft used a total of 7,929 kg of fuel during the flight.
The aircraft, identified as FWB EasyJet, successfully landed at LTBS Dalaman International Airport on runway 19. The final approach was initiated from the north, heading 189.0° at an altitude of 1,494 feet above ground level (agl) and 2 nautical miles from the runway. The aircraft's performance during the landing was evaluated, and it scored 87.7%.
The aircraft's approach to the runway was satisfactory, with a touchdown point located 373 meters beyond the designated touchdown zone. The touchdown speed of 132 knots was within the acceptable range, indicating a smooth and controlled descent. However, the touchdown rate of -202 feet per minute (fpm) was only fair, suggesting that the aircraft could have maintained a more stable rate of descent.
The local weather conditions at the time of the landing were favorable, with a temperature of 29°C and a gentle headwind of 4 knots. The wind direction was from 210°, resulting in a negligible crosswind component of 1 knot. The runway length of 3,006 meters was sufficient to accommodate the aircraft's landing distance of 1,463 meters, which accounted for 49% of the runway.
The runway touchdown alignment was perfect, indicating that the aircraft was properly aligned with the runway centerline at the moment of touchdown. Similarly, the runway rollout alignment was also perfect, suggesting that the aircraft maintained a stable and controlled roll-out after touchdown. Overall, the landing was considered satisfactory, with some areas for improvement in terms of touchdown rate and threshold height.
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