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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 1,682 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
The 192 m touchdown sits inside the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.
The rest of the report
The Boeing 737-600 taxied from the parking area to runway 14 at SEGS Seymour Galapagos Ecological Airport in a period of 3 minutes, covering less than 1 nm.
During the departure roll on runway 14, the aircraft accelerated over a takeoff distance of 923 m, representing 38 % of the runway, and lifted off at 139 kt. Ambient conditions were a temperature of 28 °C, wind 7 kt from 175°, with a 3 kt cross-wind component and a 6 kt head-wind component.
Climb commenced immediately after liftoff, beginning overhead SEGS and climbing from 1,196 ft asl to 39,947 ft asl, an altitude gain of 38,750 ft achieved in 35 minutes while covering 276 nm.
The level cruise segment started at latitude -2.7914988 and longitude -94.1844331 and continued for 358 minutes, during which the aircraft traversed 2,846 nm.
Descent began 90 miles north-east of NTMN Hiva Oa-Atuona Airport, with the aircraft descending from 39,576 ft asl to 1,207 ft asl, a loss of 38,369 ft in 20 minutes and covering 158 nm.
For the final approach, the aircraft was aligned with runway 06 at NTMD Nuku Hiva Airport from the south-west, flying a heading of 67.0° at 4 nm distance and 987 ft above ground level.
Landing was executed on runway 06, which is 1,682 m long. The threshold speed was recorded at 125 kt, while touchdown occurred 191 m down the runway at a speed of 121 kt. The touchdown rate was minus 294 fpm and the touchdown point was 4.9 m off the centreline. Local weather reported a temperature of 26 °C, wind 8 kt from 101°, with a 4 kt cross-wind and a 7 kt head-wind. The total landing distance measured 635 m, equivalent to 38 % of the runway.
Runway rollout proceeded with very good alignment, allowing the aircraft to decelerate safely after touchdown.
The aircraft taxied from the runway to the parking area in less than 1 minute, covering less than 1 nm.
In total, the flight covered 3,287 nm, lasted 419 minutes, and consumed 16,017 kg of fuel.
The Boeing 737-600 entered the final approach to runway 06 at NTMD Nuku Hiva Airport from the south-west on a heading of 67.0° at 4 nm and 987 ft agl, with a temperature of 26 °C, wind 8 kt from 101°, a 4 kt crosswind component and a 7 kt head-wind component.
At threshold the aircraft maintained a good threshold height, but the threshold speed was well above target at 125 kt.
Touchdown occurred 191 m down the runway; the touchdown speed of 121 kt was fast and the vertical rate was fair at minus 294 fpm. The touchdown point was slightly misaligned by 4.9 m from the centreline, resulting in a total landing distance of 635 m, which is 38 % of the 1,682 m runway.
Rollout alignment was very good, keeping the aircraft on the centreline through the remaining distance.
To tighten the landing profile, reduce the approach and touchdown speeds to bring the threshold speed closer to its target and lower the touchdown speed, which will also improve the vertical rate and further align the touchdown point.
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