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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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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.
The approach, gate by gate
Side view — the last 1,554 m of the approach.
Plan view — the first 1,554 m of the 1,993 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
Touched down 606 m past the threshold — beyond the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.
The rest of the report
Departing from Brussels South Charleroi Airport, the Boeing 737-800 began its journey by taxiing from the parking area to the runway, a process that took approximately 8 minutes and covered a distance of 1 nautical mile. As the aircraft reached the end of runway 24, it initiated its departure roll, accelerating down the 1,589-meter-long runway, which represented 76% of its total length. The aircraft lifted off at a speed of 156 knots, overcoming a headwind of 2 knots and a crosswind of 4 knots.
As the aircraft climbed away from the airport, it began its enroute climb phase, which started overhead Jumet, a town in the Wallonia region of Belgium. The climb phase saw the aircraft ascend from an initial altitude of 1,584 feet above sea level to a cruising altitude of 30,654 feet, a vertical increase of 29,071 feet, in just 12 minutes and covering a distance of 71 nautical miles. The enroute level cruise phase followed, during which the aircraft flew at a steady altitude for 43 minutes, covering a distance of 312 nautical miles. The descent phase began 3 miles north of Anglards-de-Saint-Flour, a town in the Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes region of France, and saw the aircraft descend from 30,998 feet to 1,477 feet in 30 minutes, covering a distance of 133 nautical miles.
As the aircraft approached its destination, Béziers-Vias Airport, it initiated its final approach to runway 27, flying from the east at a heading of 274.0 degrees and at an altitude of 1,418 feet above ground level. The aircraft landed on the 1,992-meter-long runway, with a touchdown point located 192 meters beyond the touchdown zone. The touchdown speed was slightly above the target speed, at 143 knots, and the touchdown rate was smooth at -145 feet per minute. The aircraft taxied to the parking area, a process that took just 1 minute and covered a distance of less than 1 nautical mile. The total flight distance was 523 nautical miles, and the aircraft used 3,795 kilograms of fuel during the journey, which took a total of 95 minutes.
The Boeing 737-800 touched down on runway 27 at LFMU Béziers-Vias Airport, demonstrating a good threshold height. However, the threshold speed was slightly above the target at 143 kt, indicating a slight deviation from optimal landing conditions. The aircraft's descent was controlled, with a smooth touchdown rate of -145 fpm.
Upon touchdown, the aircraft's speed was a little fast at 136 kt, but the touchdown point was 192 m beyond the touchdown zone, which is a relatively acceptable margin. The runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned by 5.8 m from the centreline, but the rollout alignment was very good, indicating a high level of control and precision during the landing phase. The local weather conditions, with a temperature of 13 °C and a 10 kt headwind, contributed to a stable and predictable approach.
The total landing distance of 1,476 m was 74% of the runway length, which is a reasonable figure considering the aircraft's size and the runway's length of 1,992 m. Overall, the landing was executed well, with a score of 96.8% reflecting the high level of proficiency demonstrated by the crew.
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