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Shorten the long landing
Ground effect becomes significant below about one wingspan of height. A Cessna 172, with a 36 ft span, enters ground effect at flare height - the float it feels in the hold-off is ground effect arriving on cue. An A320, with a span around 117 ft, has been in ground effect since before the threshold and there is no sudden cushion to feel, only a gradual reduction in induced drag that lengthens any float you allow.
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One stabilised approach gate: five 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.
The approach, gate by gate
Side view — the last 5,000 ft of the approach.
Plan view — the first 5,000 ft of the 12,424 ft runway, to the same scale as the side view.
The 991 ft 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 8 minutes and covered a distance of 1 nautical mile. The aircraft, a Boeing 737-900, then departed from runway 22L at EFHK Helsinki Vantaa Airport. The takeoff distance was 4,717 feet, which is 45% of the runway length. The liftoff speed was 159 knots.
The local weather conditions at the time of departure were characterized by a temperature of 60°F and a wind speed of 6 knots from a direction of 229°. The crosswind component was negligible, while the headwind component was 5 knots. The aircraft began its enroute climb shortly after departure, starting 1 mile southwest of the airport and climbing to an altitude of 34,146 feet above sea level. This climb phase covered a distance of 126 nautical miles and took 19 minutes, with the aircraft increasing its altitude by 32,953 feet.
Following the initial climb, the aircraft entered a level cruise phase, which started 8 miles west of Lebyazh'ye in Russia. This phase lasted for 36 minutes and covered a distance of 286 nautical miles. The aircraft then began its enroute descent, starting 18 miles northeast of Orsha in Russia. The descent phase took 23 minutes and covered a distance of 109 nautical miles, with the aircraft decreasing its altitude by 32,853 feet.
The final approach to runway 14C at UUDD Domodedovo International Airport was made from the northwest, with the aircraft heading 149.0° at an altitude of 1,351 feet above ground level and a distance of 4 nautical miles from the runway threshold. The landing was made on a runway with a length of 12,424 feet, and the threshold height was good. The threshold speed was slightly above the target speed at 139 knots.
The touchdown distance was good at 999 feet, but the touchdown speed was a little fast at 138 knots. The touchdown rate was fair at -237 feet per minute. The runway touchdown alignment was very good, and the runway rollout alignment was perfect. The local weather conditions at the time of landing were characterized by a temperature of 64°F and a wind speed of 4 knots from a direction of 229°. The crosswind component was 4 knots, while the headwind component was negligible.
The total landing distance was 4,260 feet, which is 34% of the runway length. The taxiing period from the runway to the parking took 4 minutes and covered a distance of less than 1 nautical mile. The total flight distance was 529 nautical miles, and the flight duration was 92 minutes. The aircraft used 9,115 pounds of fuel during the flight.
The Boeing 737-900 aircraft successfully landed at Domodedovo International Airport (UUDD) on runway 14C. The final approach was executed from the northwest, with a heading of 149.0° at a distance of 4 nautical miles and an altitude of 1,351 feet above ground level (agl). The aircraft maintained a good alignment with the runway throughout the approach.
Upon touchdown, the aircraft's threshold height was satisfactory, and the threshold speed was slightly above the target speed of 138 knots, registering at 139 kt. The touchdown distance of 999 feet was within acceptable limits, indicating a smooth and controlled landing. However, the touchdown speed of 138 kt was slightly faster than the target, which may have contributed to a fair touchdown rate of -237 feet per minute (fpm).
The local weather conditions at the time of landing were favorable, with a temperature of 64°F and a wind speed of 4 knots from 229°. This resulted in a negligible crosswind component of 4 kt and a headwind of 0 kt. The aircraft's landing distance of 4,260 feet was 34% of the runway length, which is a relatively short distance considering the aircraft's size and weight.
The runway rollout alignment was perfect, indicating that the aircraft's brakes were applied smoothly and effectively, allowing the aircraft to come to a stop without any deviation from the centerline. Overall, the landing was executed with a high degree of precision and control, resulting in a score of 99.7%.
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