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Improve the touchdown
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 six checks at 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 1,524 m of the approach.
Plan view — the first 1,524 m of the 3,655 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
The 297 m touchdown sits inside the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.
The rest of the report
The Boeing 737-900 taxied from the parking area to runway 21R at KPSC Tri Cities Airport in 9 minutes, covering approximately 1 nm.
During the departure roll on runway 21R, the aircraft used 1,549 m of runway, representing 72 % of the available length, and lifted off at 164 kt. Ambient conditions were 21 °C with a wind of 6 kt from 320°, providing a 6 kt cross-wind component and no head-wind.
Climb commenced 1 mile east of West Pasco, Washington, with the aircraft ascending from 881 ft asl to 33,152 ft asl, a gain of 32,271 ft achieved in 19 minutes while covering 120 nm.
The first level cruise began 1 mile north of Halfway, Oregon, and persisted for 31 minutes, during which 233 nm were flown.
Descent started 18 miles southeast of Albion Municipal Airport, Idaho, with a reduction from 33,237 ft asl to 11,451 ft asl, a loss of 21,786 ft over 14 minutes and a distance of 81 nm.
A brief cruise segment originated 2 miles west of Payne Field, Syracuse, Utah, lasting 5 minutes and covering 21 nm.
The subsequent descent began 2 miles north of Magna, Utah, descending from 11,230 ft asl to 5,514 ft asl, a decrease of 5,716 ft in 8 minutes while traveling 29 nm.
Final approach to runway 34L at KSLC Salt Lake City International Airport was conducted from the south on a heading of 355.0°, entering the approach at 4 nm and 1,280 ft agl, then descending from 1,337 ft agl to 65 ft agl in 90 seconds and meeting the stabilisation gates criteria.
Landing on runway 34L, which is 3,655 m long, occurred with a threshold speed of 147 kt. Touchdown was recorded at 300 m from the threshold, at a speed of 143 kt, and a vertical rate of minus 503 fpm. The touchdown point was offset 3.5 m to the right of the centreline. Weather at the time was 22 °C with a wind of 14 kt from 320°, yielding an 8 kt cross-wind and a 12 kt head-wind. Total landing distance measured 1,328 m, representing 36 % of the runway.
Runway rollout alignment was assessed as very good, confirming the aircraft remained on the centreline throughout the deceleration phase.
The aircraft taxied from the runway to the parking area in 4 minutes, covering less than 1 nm.
In total, the flight covered 496 nm, required 88 minutes of elapsed time, and consumed 4,469 kg of fuel.
The Boeing 737-900 entered final approach to runway 34L at KSLC from the south on a heading of 355.0° at 4 nm and 1,280 ft agl. The approach was assessed as stabilised at the 1,000 ft gate, with gear, flaps, sink rate, glideslope, centreline and speed all within limits, and the descent from 1,337 ft agl to 65 ft agl was completed in 90 seconds. The aircraft was judged on the stabilisation gates and the local weather was 22 °C with wind 14 kt from 320°, including an 8 kt cross-wind component and a 12 kt head-wind.
At threshold the aircraft established a good speed of 147 kt. The flare was executed with the aircraft maintaining the appropriate attitude for touchdown.
Touchdown occurred 300 m down the runway, which was judged good, and the speed at touchdown was good at 143 kt. The touchdown rate was very hard at minus 503 fpm and the touchdown point was slightly misaligned by 3.5 m from the centreline.
The rollout covered a total landing distance of 1,328 m, representing 36 % of the 3,655 m runway, and runway rollout alignment was very good.
To refine the performance, focus on moderating the flare to reduce the hard touchdown rate and on fine-tuning the final alignment to keep the touchdown point within a tighter centreline tolerance. Maintaining these adjustments should help raise the overall score while preserving the already solid approach stability.
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