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Reduce your height at the threshold
Even a modest height error carries straight through to the touchdown. Geometry alone says that crossing the threshold 10 feet high on a 3° path moves your touchdown roughly 190 feet further down the runway before the flare adds anything.
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Two stabilised approach gates, each with six checks at 1,000 ft and 500 ft above the runway.
The approach, gate by gate
Side view — the last 1,965 m of the approach.
Plan view — the first 1,965 m of the 3,657 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
Touched down 830 m past the threshold — beyond the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.
The rest of the report
The Boeing 777-300ER taxied from the parking area to runway 34L at RJAA Narita International Airport in 13 minutes, covering 3 nm.
During the departure roll on runway 34L, the aircraft accelerated to a takeoff distance of 2,912 m, representing 73 % of the runway, and lifted off at 192 kt; ambient temperature was 24 °C with wind 10 kt from 020°, a cross-wind component of 8 kt and a head-wind component of 7 kt.
The initial climb began 1 mile east of Narita, climbing from 997 ft asl to 32,986 ft asl, an increase of 31,989 ft achieved in 23 minutes while covering 158 nm.
Level cruise commenced 91 nm south-east of Katsuura and lasted 23 minutes, during which 193 nm were flown.
A descent segment started at latitude 31.2488505 longitude 142.9055152, descending from 32,999 ft asl to 32,274 ft asl, a loss of 725 ft in 2 minutes over 12 nm.
The next cruise phase began at latitude 31.0247583 longitude 142.9527256, lasting 73 minutes and covering 600 nm.
A subsequent climb originated at latitude 21.0515234 longitude 142.5345919, climbing from 32,002 ft asl to 33,982 ft asl, an increase of 1,980 ft in 3 minutes while traversing 27 nm.
Following that, level cruise started at latitude 20.5863836 longitude 142.5267347, continued for 117 minutes and spanned 990 nm.
The aircraft then climbed from latitude 4.0789761 longitude 142.1194125, rising from 34,012 ft asl to 34,985 ft asl, a gain of 972 ft in 2 minutes across 13 nm.
A further cruise segment began at latitude 3.8462847 longitude 142.1121316, lasting 179 minutes and covering 1,504 nm.
Climb resumed 13 nm south-east of YTKS Toorak Research Station Airport, Cloncurry, increasing altitude from 35,670 ft asl to 36,991 ft asl, a gain of 1,321 ft in 2 minutes over 13 nm.
The following cruise started 10 nm north of YKYN Kynuna Airport, lasting 97 minutes and encompassing 849 nm.
Descent began 6 nm west of Wakool, descending from 37,010 ft asl to 1,556 ft asl, a loss of 35,453 ft in 25 minutes while covering 157 nm.
The final approach to runway 34 at YMML Melbourne International Airport was executed from the south, on a heading of 351.0° at 4 nm and 1,153 ft agl.
Landing on runway 34, which is 3,657 m long, occurred with a threshold height of 112 ft agl and a threshold speed of 159 kt; touchdown was 406 m beyond the touchdown zone at 144 kt, with a touchdown rate of minus 281 fpm and a lateral deviation of 19.9 m from the centreline. Local weather reported a temperature of 19 °C, wind 25 kt from 310°, a cross-wind of 16 kt and a head-wind of 18 kt. Total landing distance measured 1,876 m, representing 51 % of the runway.
Runway rollout alignment was noted to be 22.1 m off the centreline.
The aircraft taxied from the runway to the parking area in 4 minutes, covering less than 1 nm.
In total, the flight covered 4,527 nm, required 561 minutes of elapsed time, and consumed 73,449 kg of fuel.
The Boeing 777-300ER on a final approach to runway 34 at YMML Melbourne International Airport was scored 72.9 % and entered the approach from the south on a heading of 351.0° at 4 nm and 1,153 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; ambient temperature was 19 °C with wind 25 kt from 310°, providing a 16 kt cross-wind component and an 18 kt head-wind component.
At threshold the aircraft was 112 ft agl, which was excessively over the target height, and the threshold speed was well above target at 159 kt.
Touchdown occurred 406 m beyond the designated touchdown zone with a speed of 144 kt, described as a little fast, and a fair vertical rate of minus 281 fpm. The touchdown point was significantly misaligned by 19.9 m from the centreline, and the total landing distance measured 1,876 m, representing 51 % of the 3,657 m runway length.
During rollout the aircraft remained misaligned, deviating 22.1 m from the centreline.
Focus on improving centreline alignment at touchdown and maintaining that alignment through rollout, and work to achieve the target threshold height and speed to reduce the excessive overshoot and speed excess.
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