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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.
The approach, gate by gate
Side view — the last 5,074 ft of the approach.
Plan view — the first 5,074 ft of the 8,007 ft runway, to the same scale as the side view.
Touched down 2,149 ft past the threshold — beyond the full-score zone. The 2.07 G arrival is the firm side of smooth.
The rest of the report
The Boeing 737-800 taxied from the parking area to runway 17L at KDEN Denver International Airport, a movement that lasted 11 minutes and covered approximately 1 nm.
During the departure roll on runway 17L, the aircraft accelerated to a liftoff speed of 147 kt and left the ground after traveling 7,058 ft, which represented 59 % of the runway length; ambient temperature at the time was 91 °F.
The initial climb began 2 nm southeast of KDEN, where the airplane rose from 6,285 ft asl to 9,977 ft asl, gaining 3,692 ft in 3 minutes while covering 14 nm.
A short level cruise segment commenced 3 nm south of CO14 Reasoner Airport (Brighton) and lasted 2 minutes, during which the aircraft flew 8 nm at a constant altitude.
A second climb segment started 3 nm northeast of Northglenn, climbing from 10,250 ft asl to 33,944 ft asl, an altitude increase of 23,694 ft achieved in 13 minutes over a distance of 85 nm.
The next cruise phase originated 12 nm south of 5CO8 Pleasant Valley Airport (Oak Creek) and continued for 97 minutes, covering 694 nm at the cruise altitude.
Descent operations began 5 nm southeast of Three Rivers, Oregon, with the aircraft descending from 33,620 ft asl to 1,998 ft asl, a loss of 31,622 ft in 16 minutes while traveling 79 nm.
A brief level cruise followed 6 nm west of Creswell, Oregon, lasting 4 minutes and spanning 9 nm.
For the final approach to runway 34L at KEUG Mahlon Sweet Field, the aircraft approached from the south on a heading of 359.0° at 4 nm and 1,284 ft agl; local weather reported a temperature of 62 °F, wind 3 kt from 320°, with a 2 kt crosswind and a 2 kt headwind component.
Landing on runway 34L, which is 8,007 ft long, the aircraft touched down 795 ft beyond the touchdown zone at a speed of 146 kt; the touchdown rate was minus 281 fpm and the touchdown point was offset 15 ft from the centreline. The total landing distance recorded was 4,820 ft, representing 60 % of the runway, and the rollout alignment was very good.
After exiting the runway, the airplane taxied to the parking area in 5 minutes, covering less than 1 nm.
In total, the flight covered 898 nm, required 154 minutes of elapsed time, and consumed 14,306 lbs of fuel.
The Boeing 737-800 executed the final approach to runway 34L at KEUG Mahlon Sweet Field from the south on a heading of 359.0° at 4 nm and 1,284 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.
At threshold the height was good and the threshold speed was good at 147 kt.
Touchdown occurred 795 ft beyond the touchdown zone with a touchdown speed of 146 kt, noted as a little fast, and a touchdown rate of minus 281 fpm, described as fair. The runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned by 15 ft from the centreline. Local weather was temperature 62 °F, wind 3 kt from 320°, with a 2 kt crosswind component and a 2 kt headwind component.
The total landing distance was 4,820 ft, representing 60 % of the 8,007 ft runway, and the rollout alignment was very good.
With a final score of 95.2 %, the landing was strong; refining the touchdown speed to match the target VREF and tightening centreline alignment by a few feet will further optimise performance.
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