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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 175 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 307 fpm.
Watch for: Vertical speed indicator: the sink held near zero all the way through touchdown, not allowed to build back up.
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 above the reference speed.
The approach, gate by gate
Side view — the last 6,255 ft of the approach.
Plan view — the first 6,255 ft of the 9,974 ft runway, to the same scale as the side view.
Touched down 3,399 ft past the threshold — beyond 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 9 minutes and covered a distance of 2 nautical miles. The aircraft, a Boeing 737-800, then departed from runway 17R at KHRL Valley International Airport. The takeoff distance was 4,749 feet, which accounted for 57% of the runway. The liftoff speed was 148 knots.
The local weather conditions at the time of departure were characterized by a temperature of 89 degrees Fahrenheit and a wind speed of 4 knots from a direction of 170 degrees. This resulted in a crosswind of 1 knot and a headwind of 4 knots. The aircraft then began its enroute climb, starting 1 mile south of KHRL Valley International Airport, and climbed from an altitude of 1,063 feet above sea level to 36,910 feet above sea level, an increase of 35,847 feet, in 15 minutes and covering a distance of 98 nautical miles.
Following the enroute climb, the aircraft entered a level cruise phase, which started 3 miles northwest of Corpus Christi, Texas. This phase lasted for 228 minutes and covered a distance of 920 nautical miles. The aircraft then began its enroute descent, starting 3 miles southwest of Kanawha, Iowa, and descended from an altitude of 37,230 feet above sea level to 2,144 feet above sea level, a decrease of 35,086 feet, in 24 minutes and covering a distance of 121 nautical miles.
The final approach to runway 30L at KMSP Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport was made from the southeast, heading 301.0 degrees, at an altitude of 4 nautical miles and 1,307 feet above ground level. The local weather conditions at the time of landing were characterized by a temperature of 28 degrees Fahrenheit and a wind speed of 2 knots from a direction of 190 degrees, resulting in a crosswind of 2 knots and a tailwind of 1 knot.
The landing on runway 30L was made at a threshold height that was significantly above the target, and the threshold speed was too high at 145 knots. The touchdown point was 1,849 feet beyond the touchdown zone, and the touchdown speed was 134 knots, which was too fast. However, the touchdown rate was fair at -262 feet per minute, and the runway touchdown alignment was very good. The total landing distance was 5,805 feet, which accounted for 58% of the runway. The runway rollout alignment was perfect.
The final taxiing period from the runway to the parking took 3 minutes and covered a distance of less than 1 nautical mile. The total flight distance was 1,147 nautical miles, and the flight duration was 160 minutes. The aircraft used 11,840 pounds of fuel during the flight.
The Boeing 737-800 aircraft successfully landed at KMSP Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport on runway 30L. The final approach was initiated from the southeast, heading 301.0° at a distance of 4 nautical miles and an altitude of 1,307 feet above ground level (agl).
The aircraft's performance during the landing was evaluated, and it was found that the threshold height was significantly above the target, indicating that the aircraft was higher than desired when reaching the runway threshold. Additionally, the threshold speed was too high at 145 knots, suggesting that the pilots may have been unable to slow the aircraft down sufficiently before reaching the threshold.
Upon touchdown, the aircraft landed 1,849 feet beyond the designated touchdown zone, which is a significant deviation from the intended landing point. The touchdown speed of 134 knots was also too fast, indicating that the pilots may have been unable to control the aircraft's descent and speed effectively. However, the touchdown rate of -262 feet per minute (fpm) was considered fair, suggesting that the aircraft was able to slow down relatively quickly after touchdown.
The local weather conditions at the time of the landing were characterized by a temperature of 28°F and a wind speed of 2 knots from 190°. The crosswind component was minimal at 2 knots, while the tailwind component was 1 knot. These conditions were relatively favorable for the landing.
The total landing distance of 5,805 feet was 58% of the available runway length, which is a relatively high percentage. However, the runway rollout alignment was perfect, indicating that the aircraft was able to maintain a stable and controlled path after touchdown.
Overall, while the landing was successful, there were several areas for improvement, including the threshold height, threshold speed, touchdown point, and touchdown speed. The pilots may have benefited from additional training or practice to refine their landing techniques and improve their performance.
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