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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 137 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 156 fpm.
Watch for: Vertical speed indicator: the sink held near zero all the way through touchdown, not allowed to build back up.
Preparing for a stable approach will give you time to decide on whether to attempt the landing or going around. Too much altitude with a high sink rate will result in carrying too much speed onto the runway. Configuring flaps and the gear late also won't help the speed decay.
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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.
The approach, gate by gate
Side view — the last 1,524 m of the approach.
Plan view — the first 1,524 m of the 1,986 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
The 289 m touchdown sits inside the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.
The rest of the report
This commercial flight took off from Brisbane International Airport, specifically from runway 01R, on a Boeing 737-600 aircraft. Taxiing to the runway took 4 minutes and covered a distance of 1 nautical mile. After departure, the aircraft rolled onto the runway and reached a liftoff speed of 144 knots. On that day, the local weather conditions indicated a temperature of 21 °C and a moderate headwind of 5 knots.
The aircraft commenced its enroute climb to 39,186 feet above ground level, after leaving the runway threshold, reaching an elevation of 38,117 feet higher than its initial 1,069 feet, in 43 minutes, while covering 340 nautical miles. It then transitioned into a level cruise phase of the flight where it maintained an altitude of 39,186 feet for 67 minutes, covering a distance of 559 nautical miles.
During its level cruise, the aircraft navigated through specific points of latitude and longitude, before initiating a descent. The aircraft then began descending from 38,831 feet down to 2,494 feet in just 11 minutes and covered 158 nautical miles. Following this sharp descent, the aircraft levelled off for a short period of time approximately six miles northwest of Luganville, in the Sanma Province of Vanuatu. However, it then quickly resumed its descent from 2,445 feet down to 1,413 feet in the same area, covering a distance of just 5 nautical miles in two minutes.
As the aircraft approached its final destination, it started its approach to runway 12 at Santo Pekoa International Airport in Vanuatu. The aircraft was heading straight towards the runway, with a bearing of 129.0 degrees and an altitude difference of 255 feet, while it was still 4 nautical miles away.
The aircraft successfully landed on runway 12 at Santo Pekoa International Airport, on this occasion. The runway length is 1,986 meters, which is quite long. The aircraft's threshold height was good and the threshold speed of 133 knots was suitable. Its touchdown distance was satisfactory at 289 meters. However, its touchdown speed of 128 knots was slightly faster than recommended. Moreover, its touchdown rate was firm with a value of -383 feet per minute.
After landing on the runway, the aircraft rolled out, its alignment with the runway was nearly perfect, being only 3.7 meters off from the centerline. The local weather at the time of landing indicated a temperature of 25 °C and a gentle headwind of 2 knots.
Following the successful landing, the aircraft was taxied to a parking position, which took less than one minute and covered a short distance of less than 1 nautical mile. The entire flight covered a total distance of 1,069 nautical miles and lasted 129 minutes, using 6,449 kilograms of fuel.
The Boeing 737-600 aircraft successfully landed at NVSS Santo Pekoa International Airport, achieving a final approach score of 98%. The final approach to runway 12 involved flying the aircraft from the northwest direction, with an initial bearing of 129.0° and an altitude of 1,255 feet above ground level (agl) at a distance of 4 nautical miles from the airport.
Upon landing, the aircraft demonstrated good threshold height and threshold speed, coming in at 133 knots, which is well within the acceptable range. The touchdown distance was also satisfactory at 289 meters, showing that the pilot had sufficient control over the aircraft's descent. However, the touchdown speed of 128 knots was a little faster than expected, which might have been a factor in the firm touchdown rate of -383 feet per minute (fpm).
The pilot also faced a slight challenge during the landing, as the runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned from the centreline by 3.7 meters. Despite this, the runway rollout alignment was very good, indicating that the pilot maintained control over the aircraft's roll out after touchdown.
The local weather conditions at the time of landing were favorable, with a temperature of 25°C and wind speed of 2 knots blowing at 119°. The crosswind component was negligible at 0 kt, while the headwind component was 2 kt. This gentle wind condition further supported the successful landing of the aircraft.
Overall, the landing of the Boeing 737-600 at NVSS Santo Pekoa International Airport was executed with precision and control. The slight deviations in touchdown speed and runway alignment did not significantly impact the outcome of the landing, and the pilot was able to achieve a high-scoring final approach.
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