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Departure
Ease the nose up sooner to lift off at 149 kt instead of letting speed build on the ground.
What happened: The aircraft lifted off at 178 kt, 29 kt above the target liftoff speed.
Watch for: Airspeed indicator: 149 kt at liftoff
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Arrival
Wait for the normal flare band and the correct speed before raising the nose, rather than starting the flare at 87 ft.
What happened: The flare began at 87 ft, 42 ft above the normal band, and the touchdown followed at 457 fpm. Starting the flare this early usually carries through to a firmer arrival than a flare begun in the normal band.
Watch for: Radio altimeter: hold the flare start within the normal flare band
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.
Two stabilised approach gates, each with seven checks, where the approach path is 1,000 ft and 500 ft above the runway.
At the 500 ft gate: speed below the reference speed.
The approach, gate by gate
Side view — the last 1,524 m of the approach.
Plan view — the first 1,524 m of the 2,606 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
Touched down 708 m past the threshold — beyond the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.
The rest of the report
The flight began with a departure roll from runway 09R at London Heathrow Airport, with the Boeing 777-200ER aircraft taking off into a warm and relatively calm local weather. The temperature was a pleasant 31 °C, with a gentle wind blowing at 5 kt from a direction of 129 °. The crosswind component was minimal at 3 kt, while the headwind component was 4 kt.
As the aircraft lifted off the ground, it began its initial climb, rising from 1,141 ft above sea level to 6,099 ft in just 2 minutes, covering a distance of 10 nm. The climb was followed by a brief level cruise phase, during which the aircraft flew at a steady altitude of 6,099 ft for 5 minutes, covering a distance of 25 nm.
The aircraft then began another climb phase, this time from 6,097 ft to 35,381 ft, an increase of 29,285 ft in 20 minutes, covering a distance of 148 nm. This was followed by a long level cruise phase, during which the aircraft flew at a steady altitude of 35,381 ft for 104 minutes, covering a distance of 909 nm.
The aircraft continued its journey, climbing from 36,100 ft to 37,526 ft in 2 minutes, covering a distance of 15 nm. This was followed by another long level cruise phase, during which the aircraft flew at a steady altitude of 37,526 ft for 184 minutes, covering a distance of 1,559 nm.
As the aircraft approached its destination, it began another climb phase, this time from 39,347 ft to 40,743 ft in 2 minutes, covering a distance of 13 nm. This was followed by another level cruise phase, during which the aircraft flew at a steady altitude of 40,743 ft for 186 minutes, covering a distance of 1,448 nm.
The aircraft then began its final climb phase, rising from 40,409 ft to 42,050 ft in 2 minutes, covering a distance of 12 nm. This was followed by a long level cruise phase, during which the aircraft flew at a steady altitude of 42,050 ft for 522 minutes, covering a distance of 330 nm.
As the aircraft approached its destination, it began its descent phase, descending from 42,435 ft to 5,701 ft in 27 minutes, covering a distance of 131 nm. The descent was followed by a brief level cruise phase, during which the aircraft flew at a steady altitude of 5,701 ft for 3 minutes, covering a distance of 16 nm.
The aircraft then began its final descent phase, descending from 5,176 ft to 1,306 ft in 4 minutes, covering a distance of 11 nm. The aircraft then began its final approach to runway 36 at Malé International Airport, flying from the south at a heading of 360.0 °.
The aircraft landed on runway 36, with a touchdown point 285 m beyond the touchdown zone. The touchdown speed was 121 kt, which was good, but the touchdown rate was hard at -409 fpm. The runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned from the centreline by 11.0 m.
The total landing distance was 1,086 m, which was 42 % of the runway length. The runway rollout alignment was also slightly misaligned from the centreline by 11.0 m. The total flight distance was 4,634 nm, taking 591 minutes to complete, and the aircraft used 65,161 kg of fuel during the journey.
The Boeing 777-200ER aircraft successfully landed at VRMM Malé International Airport, but with some notable deviations from ideal landing parameters. The aircraft approached the runway from the south, heading 360.0° at a distance of 4 nautical miles and an altitude of 1,288 feet above ground level (agl). The final approach speed was good, with a threshold speed of 129 knots.
Upon touchdown, the aircraft landed 285 meters beyond the designated touchdown zone, which is a significant deviation. The touchdown speed of 121 knots was within acceptable limits, but the touchdown rate of -409 feet per minute (fpm) was considered hard. This may indicate that the aircraft touched down with a higher than ideal rate, which could have contributed to the deviation from the centerline.
The runway touchdown position was misaligned by 11.0 meters from the centerline, which could have been caused by the hard touchdown rate or other factors such as crosswind or pilot error. The local weather conditions at the time of landing were characterized by a temperature of 31°C and a wind speed of 19 knots from 270°, resulting in a 19-knot crosswind and no headwind.
The total landing distance of 1,086 meters was 42% of the available runway length, which is within acceptable limits. However, the runway rollout alignment was also slightly misaligned by 11.0 meters from the centerline, which may indicate that the aircraft did not come to a complete stop within the designated rollout area.
Overall, while the landing was successful, there were several deviations from ideal landing parameters that warrant further investigation and improvement. The hard touchdown rate and misaligned touchdown and rollout positions may indicate a need for adjustments to the aircraft's approach and landing procedures, as well as potential pilot training or equipment upgrades.
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