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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 641 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.
At the 500 ft gate: speed 16 kt FAST on the reference speed of 145 kt.
The approach, gate by gate
Side view — the last 1,604 m of the approach.
Plan view — the first 1,604 m of the 3,495 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
Touched down 1,098 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 08L at KLAS, covering 3 nm in 14 minutes.
Takeoff roll on runway 08L at KLAS used 1,077 m, representing 29 % of the runway, and the aircraft lifted off at 150 kt. Ambient temperature was 46 °C.
The initial climb began 1 mile south east of Paradise, Nevada, climbing from 3,112 ft asl to 12,001 ft asl, an altitude gain of 8,889 ft over 6 minutes while covering 27 nm.
A level cruise segment started 11 miles east of Boulder City, Nevada, lasting 2 minutes and covering 10 nm.
The next climb commenced 3 miles north of AZ50 Triangle Airpark White Hills, Arizona, ascending from 12,145 ft asl to 28,892 ft asl, a gain of 16,746 ft in 10 minutes and traversing 72 nm.
A subsequent cruise segment began 4 miles south east of 73AZ Dunton Ranch Airport Kingman, Arizona, lasting 2 minutes and covering 12 nm.
Descent began 3 miles north west of KBAE Bagdad Airport, Arizona, descending from 28,454 ft asl to 9,235 ft asl, a loss of 19,219 ft in 16 minutes while covering 97 nm.
A further cruise segment started 5 miles south west of Cave Creek, Arizona, lasting 7 minutes and covering 31 nm.
The Boeing 737-800 established final approach to runway 26 at KPHX Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport from the east, maintaining a heading of 270.0° at 4 nm and 1,196 ft agl.
The threshold height was good and the threshold speed was well above target at 161 kt; ambient temperature was 43 °C.
Touchdown occurred 689 m beyond the touchdown zone with a speed of 142 kt, described as a little fast, and a touchdown rate of minus 153 fpm, which was good. Runway touchdown alignment was perfect.
Total landing distance was 1,529 m, representing 44 % of the 3,495 m runway, and rollout alignment was perfect.
Reduce the threshold speed to bring it nearer the target and aim to touch down within the designated zone to shorten the landing roll. Preserving the current alignment and rate will maintain the strong overall score of 89.6 %.
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