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Arrive slow and the sink rate at the threshold is already above schedule, the flare is short because there is no energy to extend it, and the touchdown is hard in a way that feels exactly like a late flare. Diagnosing a slow arrival as a late flare is the catastrophic misread: you respond by flaring earlier, which bleeds more speed, which makes the next one worse. The tiebreaker is threshold speed against VRef, not feel. Never diagnose a flare without it.
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The threshold, the flare and the hold-off. The approach that led to it is the stabilisation gates below.
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.
Side view — the last 1,740 m of the approach.
Plan view — the first 1,740 m of the 3,048 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
Touched down 730 m past the threshold — beyond the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.
The rest of the report
The flight began with a taxiing period from the parking to the runway, which took 13 minutes and covered a distance of 3 nautical miles. The aircraft, a Boeing 737-800, then departed from runway 04 at London Stansted Airport (EGSS). The takeoff distance was 1,590 meters, which accounted for 58% of the runway. The liftoff speed was 166 knots.
The local weather conditions at the time of departure were characterized by a temperature of 2 degrees Celsius and a wind speed of 4 knots from a direction of 329 degrees. This resulted in a crosswind of 4 knots and a headwind of 1 knot. The aircraft then began its enroute climb, starting 1 mile south east of Elsenham in Essex, England. The climb took 19 minutes and covered a distance of 95 nautical miles, during which the aircraft ascended from an altitude of 1,370 feet above sea level to 34,248 feet.
Following the enroute climb, the aircraft entered a level cruise phase, which started overhead Eastington in Gloucestershire, England. This phase lasted for 18 minutes and covered a distance of 121 nautical miles. The aircraft then began its enroute descent, starting 17 miles north west of Saint Davids in Pembrokeshire, Wales. The descent took 27 minutes and covered a distance of 125 nautical miles, during which the aircraft descended from an altitude of 34,756 feet to 1,304 feet.
The final approach to runway 24 at Shannon Airport (EINN) was made from the north east, with the aircraft heading 232.0 degrees at an altitude of 1,257 feet above ground level and a distance of 4 nautical miles from the runway. The landing was made on runway 24, which had a length of 3,048 meters. The threshold height at 63 feet above ground level was above the target, but the threshold speed was good at 148 knots.
The touchdown point was 305 meters beyond the touchdown zone, and the touchdown speed was a little fast at 143 knots. The touchdown rate was fair at -205 feet per minute. However, the runway touchdown position was misaligned by 7.7 meters from the centreline. The local weather conditions at the time of landing were characterized by a temperature of 7 degrees Celsius and a wind speed of 7 knots from a direction of 220 degrees, resulting in a crosswind of 2 knots and a headwind of 7 knots.
The total landing distance was 1,650 meters, which accounted for 54% of the runway. The runway rollout alignment was slightly misaligned by 9.5 meters from the centreline. The taxiing period from the runway to the parking took 7 minutes and covered a distance of less than 1 nautical mile. The total flight distance was 351 nautical miles, and the flight duration was 82 minutes. The aircraft used 2,976 kilograms of fuel during the flight.
The Boeing 737-800 aircraft successfully landed at EINN Shannon Airport, but with some minor deviations from the ideal landing parameters. The aircraft was approaching the runway from the north east, heading 232.0° at a distance of 4 nautical miles and an altitude of 1,257 feet above ground level (agl). The final approach was executed at a speed of 148 knots, which was within the target threshold speed.
However, the threshold height at 63 feet agl was above the target, indicating that the aircraft may have been slightly high on its approach. The touchdown point was 305 meters beyond the touchdown zone, which is a relatively significant deviation. The touchdown speed of 143 knots was a little fast, and the touchdown rate of -205 feet per minute (fpm) was fair but not ideal.
The runway touchdown position was also misaligned by 7.7 meters from the centerline, which may have contributed to the deviation from the touchdown zone. The local weather conditions at the time of landing were relatively calm, with a temperature of 7°C, a wind speed of 7 knots at 220°, and a crosswind of 2 knots and a headwind of 7 knots.
The total landing distance of 1,650 meters was 54% of the runway length, which is a relatively normal landing distance for a Boeing 737-800 aircraft. However, the runway rollout alignment was slightly misaligned by 9.5 meters from the centerline, which may have been a result of the initial touchdown misalignment.
Overall, the landing was successful, but with some minor deviations from the ideal parameters. The pilots may have needed to make some adjustments to the approach and touchdown to achieve a more precise landing.
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