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Arrival
Keep the back pressure coming through the flare so the sink does not return at 118 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 285 fpm.
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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.
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: off the centreline and wings not level.
The approach, gate by gate
Side view — the last 1,524 m of the approach.
Plan view — the first 1,524 m of the 1,529 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
The 390 m touchdown sits inside the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.
The rest of the report
The flight began with a taxiing period from the parking to the runway, which took 6 minutes and covered a distance of 1 nautical mile. The aircraft, a Boeing 737-800, then departed from runway 08L at Charles de Gaulle International Airport (LFPG) in France. The takeoff distance was 1,249 meters, which is 35% of the runway length. The liftoff speed was 151 knots.
As the aircraft took off, it encountered local weather conditions with a temperature of 22°C and a wind speed of 6 knots from a direction of 270°. The crosswind component was 0 knots, and the tailwind component was 6 knots. The enroute climb started overhead Mitry-Mory, a town in the Ile-de-France region of France, and continued to an altitude of 37,001 feet above sea level. This climb phase covered a distance of 95 nautical miles and took 19 minutes, with an increase in altitude of 35,657 feet.
After reaching the cruising altitude, the aircraft entered a level cruise phase, which started 1 mile north of Salbris, a town in the Centre-Val de Loire region of France. This phase lasted for 88 minutes and covered a distance of 664 nautical miles. The enroute descent phase began 3 miles east of Algarinejo, a town in the Andalusia region of Spain, and continued to an altitude of 464 feet above sea level. This descent phase covered a distance of 94 nautical miles and took 19 minutes, with a decrease in altitude of 36,541 feet.
The final approach to runway 09 at Gibraltar Airport (LXGB) was made from the west, with a heading of 99.0°. The aircraft was at an altitude of 450 feet above ground level and 1 nautical mile from the runway threshold. The landing was made on runway 09, which has a length of 1,529 meters. The threshold height was good, and the threshold speed was slightly above the target speed of 138 knots.
The touchdown distance was good at 392 meters, but the touchdown speed was a little fast at 136 knots. The touchdown rate was good at -157 feet per minute. However, the runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned from the centerline by 7.6 meters. The local weather conditions at the time of landing were a temperature of 15°C and a wind speed of 1 knot from a direction of 270°, with a crosswind component of 0 knots and a tailwind component of 1 knot.
The total landing distance was 997 meters, which is 65% of the runway length. The runway rollout alignment was very good. The taxiing period from the runway to the parking took 1 minute and covered a distance of less than 1 nautical mile. The total flight distance was 858 nautical miles, and the flight duration was 135 minutes. The aircraft used a total of 5,578 kilograms of fuel during the flight.
The Boeing 737-800 aircraft successfully landed at Gibraltar Airport, achieving a score of 94.7%. The final approach to runway 09 was initiated from the west, with the aircraft heading 99.0° at 1 nautical mile and 450 feet above ground level (agl). The landing was executed on a runway with a length of 1,529 meters, which provided a suitable surface for the aircraft to touch down safely.
The threshold height was reported as good, indicating that the aircraft was at the correct height as it approached the runway. However, the threshold speed was slightly above the target speed of 138 knots, which may have been due to various factors such as wind resistance or the aircraft's weight. Despite this, the touchdown distance was good at 392 meters, demonstrating the pilot's ability to control the aircraft's descent and speed.
The touchdown speed of 136 knots was a little fast, which may have been due to the aircraft's momentum or the pilot's decision to touch down slightly earlier than planned. Nevertheless, the touchdown rate of -157 feet per minute (fpm) was good, indicating that the aircraft was able to absorb the impact of touchdown smoothly.
The runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned by 7.6 meters from the centerline, which may have been due to the pilot's judgment or the aircraft's response to the wind conditions. However, the local weather conditions were favorable, with a temperature of 15°C and a wind speed of 1 knot at 270°. The crosswind and tailwind components were minimal, at 0 and 1 knots respectively, which reduced the risk of the aircraft being blown off course.
The total landing distance of 997 meters was 65% of the runway length, which is a reasonable distance considering the aircraft's size and weight. The runway rollout alignment was very good, indicating that the pilot was able to maintain control of the aircraft during the rollout phase and bring it to a safe stop. Overall, the landing was successful, and the pilot's skills and judgment were demonstrated through their ability to navigate the aircraft safely to the ground.
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