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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 102 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 178 fpm.
Watch for: Vertical speed indicator: the sink held near zero all the way through touchdown, not allowed to build back up.
Preparing for a stable approach will give you time to decide on whether to attempt the landing or going around. Too much altitude with a high sink rate will result in carrying too much speed onto the runway. Configuring flaps and the gear late also won't help the speed decay.
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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.
At the 1,000 ft gate: centreline 1.4° off, against a 1° limit.
At the 500 ft gate: centreline 1.3° off, against a 1° limit.
The approach, gate by gate
Side view — the last 5,000 ft of the approach.
Plan view — the first 5,000 ft of the 16,028 ft runway, to the same scale as the side view.
The 1,476 ft touchdown sits inside the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.
The rest of the report
The aircraft taxied from the parking area to the departure runway in a duration of 10 minutes, covering a ground distance of 5 nm.
During the departure roll on runway 17 at KSLC Salt Lake City International Airport, the aircraft accelerated through a takeoff distance of 2,235 ft (23 % of the runway) and lifted off at 92 kt. Ambient conditions were a temperature of 82 °F, wind from 160° at 20 kt, with a 7 kt crosswind component and an 18 kt headwind.
Climb commenced 1 nm southeast of KSLC, with the airplane ascending from 5,321 ft asl to 30,991 ft asl, an increase of 25,669 ft achieved in 21 minutes while covering 79 nm.
The first cruise segment began 17 nm northeast of Oakley, Utah, and persisted for 35 minutes, during which the aircraft traversed 195 nm at level flight.
Descent started 6 nm east of Steamboat Springs, Colorado, with a reduction from 30,990 ft asl to 11,706 ft asl, a loss of 19,284 ft over 17 minutes and a ground distance of 86 nm.
A brief cruise followed, initiating 4 nm northwest of 03CO Kugel-Strong Airport, Platteville, Colorado, lasting 2 minutes and covering 6 nm.
The subsequent descent began 2 nm east of the same airport, descending from 11,533 ft asl to 6,561 ft asl, a decrease of 4,972 ft in 7 minutes while traveling 16 nm.
Final approach to runway 16R at KDEN Denver International Airport was conducted from the north, on a heading of 181.0° at 4 nm and 1,224 ft agl.
Landing on runway 16R, which measures 16,006 ft, was executed with a threshold speed of 86 kt. Touchdown occurred 1,462 ft down the runway at 74 kt, with a vertical speed of minus 116 fpm and excellent alignment. Local weather reported a temperature of 73 °F, wind from 180° at 13 kt, zero crosswind and a 13 kt headwind. The total landing distance recorded was 3,369 ft (21 % of the runway).
Runway rollout alignment was perfect throughout the deceleration phase.
After landing, the aircraft taxied from the runway to the parking area in 9 minutes, covering a distance of 3 nm.
In total, the flight covered 394 nm, took 101 minutes, and consumed 612 lb of fuel.
The final approach to runway 16R at KDEN was flown from the north on a heading of 181.0 ° at 4 nm and 1,224 ft agl. The approach was assessed as stabilised at the 1,000 ft gate, with gear, flaps, sink rate, glideslope and centreline all within limits. Local weather was 73 °F with wind 13 kt from 180 °, giving a head-wind component of 13 kt and no cross-wind.
During the threshold and flare the aircraft established a good threshold height and a threshold speed of 86 kt. The flare was executed with the aircraft aligned very well to the centreline.
Touchdown occurred 1,462 ft down the runway at a speed of 74 kt, noted as a little fast, with a smooth vertical rate of minus 116 fpm and runway touchdown alignment described as very good.
Rollout used a total landing distance of 3,369 ft, representing 21 % of the 16,006 ft runway, and runway rollout alignment was perfect.
Reduce the touchdown speed slightly below the observed 74 kt to bring it closer to the optimal value while preserving the smooth flare, which will further improve the landing score. Maintaining the current alignment and touchdown point will keep the rollout well within runway limits.
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