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Fly a stabilized approach and flare to touch down at the target point of 457 m.
What happened: Touchdown occurred past the normal point, landing 831 m beyond the target distance. This pattern typically reduces the margin available for stopping before the runway end.
Watch for: Watch touchdown point against the 457 m marker.
Ground effect becomes significant below about one wingspan of height. A Cessna 172, with a 36 ft span, enters ground effect at flare height - the float it feels in the hold-off is ground effect arriving on cue. An A320, with a span around 117 ft, has been in ground effect since before the threshold and there is no sudden cushion to feel, only a gradual reduction in induced drag that lengthens any float you allow.
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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. They are the approach's score: the checks passed out of the checks that ran.
The approach, gate by gate
Side view — the last 2,097 m of the approach.
Plan view — the first 2,097 m of the 2,749 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
Touched down 1,288 m past the threshold — beyond the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.
The rest of the report
The aircraft taxied from the parking area to runway 08R at Bucharest Henri Coandă International Airport, covering 2 nm in 13 minutes.
During the departure roll on runway 08R, the takeoff run measured 1,590 m, representing 46 % of the runway length, and the aircraft lifted off at 154 kt. Local weather conditions were a temperature of 32 °C, wind 7 kt from 79°, with a 0 kt crosswind component and a 7 kt headwind.
Climb began 1 mile north-west of Tunari, with the aircraft ascending from 1,254 ft asl to 32,009 ft asl, an increase of 30,755 ft achieved in 16 minutes while covering 96 nm.
Level cruise was established 1 mile east of Plopii Slăveşti and persisted for 25 minutes, during which 165 nm were flown.
Descent commenced overhead Probishtip, with the aircraft descending from 32,004 ft asl to 1,676 ft asl, a loss of 30,328 ft in 25 minutes and a distance of 134 nm.
The final approach to runway 35 at Tirana International Airport Mother Teresa was flown from the south, on a heading of 354.0°, at 4 nm and 1,543 ft agl.
Landing on runway 35, which is 2,749 m long, occurred with a threshold height of 78 ft agl and a threshold speed of 138 kt. Touchdown was recorded 858 m beyond the touchdown zone, at a speed of 125 kt and a descent rate of minus 89 fpm; runway alignment was perfect. Local weather at the time was a temperature of 37 °C, wind 4 kt from 0°, with a 0 kt crosswind and a 4 kt headwind.
The rollout covered a total landing distance of 2,002 m, equivalent to 73 % of the runway, and alignment remained perfect throughout.
After landing, the aircraft taxied to the parking area in 3 minutes, covering less than 1 nm.
In total, the flight covered 403 nm, took 76 minutes, and consumed 3,083 kg of fuel.
The Boeing 737-800 on a final approach to runway 35 at LATI Tirana International Airport Mother Teresa from the south was aligned on a heading of 354.0° at 4 nm and 1,543 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; temperature was 37 °C, wind 4 kt from 0°, cross-wind 0 kt and head-wind 4 kt.
During the threshold and flare phase the threshold height was 78 ft agl, well above target, and the threshold speed was good at 138 kt.
Touchdown occurred 858 m beyond the touchdown zone with a speed of 125 kt, which was good, and a touchdown rate of minus 89 fpm, which was excellent; runway touchdown alignment was perfect.
The rollout covered a total landing distance of 2,002 m, 73 % of the runway, and rollout alignment was perfect.
Coaching should focus on reducing the excessive threshold height and aiming to touch down nearer the 300 m (1,000 ft) aim point to preserve runway margin while maintaining the already stabilised approach.
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