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Shorten the long landing
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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One stabilised approach gate: five checks where the approach path is 500 ft above the runway. The 1,000 ft gate was not assessed, because the approach did not join final that far out.
The approach, gate by gate
Side view — the last 1,928 m of the approach.
Plan view — the first 1,928 m of the 2,357 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
Touched down 1,408 m past the threshold — beyond the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.
The rest of the report
The flight began with a departure roll from runway 27 at Liverpool John Lennon Airport, EGGP. The Boeing 737-800 took off with a takeoff distance of 1,004 meters, which was 45% of the runway length. The liftoff speed was 156 knots. At the time of departure, the local weather conditions were a temperature of 19 degrees Celsius, with a wind speed of 16 knots at 220 degrees. The crosswind was 11 knots, and the headwind was also 11 knots.
As the aircraft climbed away from the airport, it began its enroute climb 1 mile west of EGGP. The climb started from an altitude of 990 feet above sea level and reached 3,946 feet in just 2 minutes, covering a distance of 5 nautical miles. The aircraft then leveled off and began its enroute level cruise 1 mile west of Dunham on the Hill. This cruise lasted for 2 minutes and covered a distance of 8 nautical miles.
The aircraft then began another climb 1 mile northeast of Tarporley, this time reaching an altitude of 37,164 feet above sea level. This climb was the most significant, with an increase of 33,198 feet in 18 minutes, covering a distance of 121 nautical miles. The aircraft then leveled off again, this time overhead Tadley, and began a 64-minute level cruise that covered a distance of 501 nautical miles.
As the aircraft approached its destination, it began its descent 2 miles southwest of Villeneuve-la-Comptal in France. The descent was from an altitude of 38,123 feet above sea level to 3,222 feet in 36 minutes, covering a distance of 216 nautical miles. The aircraft then leveled off again and began a 7-minute level cruise 7 miles northeast of Ferreries in Spain.
The final descent began 13 miles southwest of Sant Lluis, and the aircraft descended from 3,221 feet above sea level to 1,557 feet in just 3 minutes, covering a distance of 9 nautical miles. The aircraft then began its final approach to runway 01 at Menorca Airport, LEMH, from the south, heading 9.0 degrees at 4 nautical miles and 1,248 feet above ground level.
The landing on runway 01 was completed with a touchdown speed of 111 knots, which was good. The touchdown point was very long, using more than 50% of the available runway. The runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned by 3.3 meters from the centerline. The local weather conditions at the time of landing were a temperature of 28 degrees Celsius, with a wind speed of 12 knots at 0 degrees. The crosswind was 2 knots, and the headwind was 12 knots.
The total landing distance was 1,842 meters, which was 78% of the runway length. The runway rollout alignment was misaligned by 20.9 meters from the centerline. The taxiing to the parking from the runway took 1 minute and covered less than 1 nautical mile.
The total flight distance was 889 nautical miles, and the flight duration was 136 minutes. The aircraft used 4,987 kilograms of fuel during the flight.
The Boeing 737-800 aircraft successfully landed at LEMH Menorca Airport, but the landing was not without some issues. The final approach to runway 01 from the south was conducted at a heading of 9.0° and an altitude of 1,248 feet above ground level (agl) at a distance of 4 nautical miles from the runway. The aircraft touched down on the runway, but the touchdown point was located very far down the runway, using more than 50% of the available runway length.
The touchdown speed of 111 knots was within the acceptable range, and the touchdown rate of -149 feet per minute was smooth, indicating a well-controlled descent. However, the threshold height at 102 feet agl was excessively above the target, and the threshold speed was slightly above the target at 142 knots. This may have contributed to the long touchdown point.
The local weather conditions at the time of the landing were favorable, with a temperature of 28°C and a wind speed of 12 knots at 0°. The crosswind was minimal at 2 knots, and the headwind was 12 knots, which helped to reduce the landing distance. Despite the favorable weather conditions, the aircraft's landing distance was 1,842 meters, which is 78% of the available runway length.
The runway rollout alignment was also misaligned by 20.9 meters from the centerline, indicating that the aircraft may have drifted off the centerline during the rollout phase. This could be due to a combination of factors, including the aircraft's speed, the pilot's control inputs, and the runway's surface conditions.
Overall, while the landing was successful, there were some issues with the aircraft's performance and control during the landing phase. The pilots may need to review their procedures and techniques to improve the aircraft's touchdown point and rollout alignment.
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