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Improve the touchdown
There are several things that can go wrong during the flare, carrying too much speed over the threshold, starting the flare at the wrong height and inconsistent flight control inputs, all contribute to a poor flare resulting in a hard touchdown or a float down the runway.
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Two stabilised approach gates, each with five checks, where the approach path is 1,000 ft and 500 ft above the runway.
The approach, gate by gate
Side view — the last 1,524 m of the approach.
Plan view — the first 1,524 m of the 3,365 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
The 342 m touchdown sits inside the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.
The rest of the report
The L1011-500 taxied from the parking area to runway 24 at EHAM Schiphol, a movement that lasted 7 minutes and covered 2 nm.
The aircraft departed runway 24 with a take-off roll of 1,954 m, representing 57 % of the available runway, and lifted off at 160 kt. Ambient conditions were 22 °C with calm wind reported as 0 kt from 340°, no cross-wind and no head-wind component.
Climb commenced 1 nm west of Aalsmeerderbrug, raising the aircraft from 962 ft to 32 003 ft (an increase of 31 041 ft) in 22 minutes while covering 139 nm. A second climb segment began at latitude 29.529782 ° N, longitude -59.050848 ° W, where altitude increased from 32 008 ft to 37 991 ft (5 983 ft) over 8 minutes and 68 nm.
Cruise was established 4 nm southwest of Clacton-on-Sea and persisted for 378 minutes, during which 2 977 nm were flown. A further cruise leg started at latitude 28.8859992 ° N, longitude -60.1579778 ° W, lasting 113 minutes and covering 894 nm. Subsequent cruise periods included an 8-minute, 50 nm segment 26 nm northeast of Miches and a 2-minute, 8 nm segment 6 nm north of Bayaguana.
Descent began 63 nm northeast of Samana, dropping from 37 624 ft to 9 984 ft (a loss of 27 640 ft) in 13 minutes while covering 92 nm. A later descent started 2 nm north of El Puerto, reducing altitude from 10 008 ft to 9 035 ft (974 ft) in 2 minutes over 8 nm. The final descent segment commenced 4 nm southeast of Sabana Grande de Boya, descending from 8 803 ft to 1 198 ft (7 605 ft) in 8 minutes and covering 31 nm.
The final approach to runway 17 at MDSD Las Américas was flown from the northwest on a heading of 145.0° at 4 nm and 1 151 ft agl.
A go-around was executed on runway 17 at MDSD when the aircraft was 11 ft agl, after which a subsequent approach was completed.
Landing on runway 17 was achieved with a runway length of 3 365 m; the threshold speed was 144 kt. Touchdown occurred 299 m down the runway at 140 kt, with a hard touchdown rate of minus 434 fpm and a lateral deviation of 7.6 m from the centreline. Local weather reported 25 °C, wind 3 kt from 50°, a 3 kt cross-wind and a 1 kt tail-wind component. Total landing distance was 1 316 m, representing 39 % of the runway.
Rollout alignment was noted as slightly off centreline by 7.7 m.
After landing, the aircraft taxied from the runway to the parking area in 3 minutes, covering less than 1 nm.
In total, the flight covered 4 315 nm, lasted 578 minutes, and consumed 58 092 kg of fuel.
Aircraft L1011-500 Cabin w/ Lounge scored 90.5% on a final approach to runway 17 at MDSD Las Américas International Airport from the north-west, heading 145.0 ° at 4 nm and 1,151 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. Local weather was 25 °C with wind 3 kt at 50 °, a 3 kt crosswind and a 1 kt tailwind.
During the threshold and flare phase the threshold speed was good at 144 kt, the touchdown distance was good at 299 m and the touchdown speed was good at 140 kt. The touchdown rate was hard at minus 434 fpm and the runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned by 7.6 m from centreline; the threshold height was good.
Touchdown occurred with the aircraft crossing the runway at the indicated speed and distance, resulting in a total landing distance of 1,316 m, representing 39 % of the 3,365 m runway. The hard touchdown rate and slight lateral offset were reflected in the landing performance, while the overall distance usage remained well within runway limits.
Rollout alignment was slightly misaligned by 7.7 m from centreline as the aircraft decelerated along the remaining runway length.
Refine the flare to achieve a smoother touchdown and reduce the hard rate of minus 434 fpm. Maintain tighter centreline tracking during flare and rollout to limit the 7-meter lateral deviations.
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