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Arrival
Hold the approach aim point and let the aircraft settle onto 1,500 ft instead of holding it off in the flare.
What happened: Touchdown point came 482 ft past the target, landing at 1,982 ft against the 1,500 ft aim point, with threshold speed and the flare both within limits.
Watch for: Touchdown distance marker: 1,500 ft from the threshold.
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.
The approach, gate by gate
Side view — the last 7,005 ft of the approach.
Plan view — the first 7,005 ft of the 11,496 ft runway, to the same scale as the side view.
Touched down 1,982 ft past the threshold — beyond the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.
The rest of the report
The Boeing 737-900 taxied from the parking area to runway 04L at KEWR, a movement that lasted 7 minutes and covered 1 nm.
The aircraft commenced its departure roll on runway 04L at KEWR, using 4,322 ft, which represented 51 % of the runway length. Liftoff occurred at 162 kt. Ambient temperature was 71 °F, wind 2 kt from 020°, providing a 2 kt headwind and no cross-wind.
Climb began 1 mile southeast of Newark, increasing altitude from 1,000 ft asl to 22,002 ft asl, a gain of 21,002 ft in 11 minutes while covering 58 nm.
The aircraft entered level cruise overhead Old Orchard, Pennsylvania, maintaining altitude for 9 minutes and traversing 57 nm.
A descent commenced over KLNS Lancaster Airport, descending to 18,228 ft asl, a loss of 3,773 ft in 3 minutes across 20 nm.
Level flight resumed 1 mile southeast of Valley View, Pennsylvania, lasting 2 minutes and covering 9 nm.
The next descent began 1 mile south of Spring Grove, Pennsylvania, dropping from 17,397 ft to 6,041 ft, a reduction of 11,356 ft over 9 minutes and 42 nm.
Level cruise continued overhead Buckeystown, Maryland, for 7 minutes, covering 31 nm.
A descent segment started 2 miles northeast of Gainesville, Virginia, descending to 4,037 ft asl, a loss of 1,791 ft in 2 minutes over 6 nm.
The aircraft then levelled over Bristow, Virginia, for 2 minutes, traveling 5 nm.
A further descent began 2 miles southwest of Buckhall, Virginia, reducing altitude to 1,593 ft, a decrease of 2,413 ft in 3 minutes across 10 nm.
The final approach to runway 01R at KIAD Washington Dulles International Airport was flown from the south on a heading of 1.0°, at 4 nm and 1,266 ft agl. Local temperature was 68 °F, wind 2 kt from 240°, with a 2 kt cross-wind and a 1 kt tailwind.
Landing was executed on runway 01R, whose length is 11,496 ft. The threshold speed was 147 kt; touchdown occurred 628 ft beyond the touchdown zone at 137 kt, with a vertical speed of minus 148 fpm and perfect runway alignment.
The aircraft rolled out over a distance of 6,751 ft, representing 59 % of the runway, and the rollout alignment was very good.
After landing, the Boeing 737-900 taxied from the runway to the parking area in 6 minutes, covering 1 nm.
In total, the flight covered 250 nm, required 63 minutes of elapsed time, and consumed 5,965 lbs of fuel.
The Boeing 737-900 executed a final approach to runway 01R at KIAD Washington Dulles International Airport from the south, maintaining a heading of 1.0° at 4 nm and 1,266 ft AGL. Local conditions were 68 °F with a wind of 2 kt from 240°, a 2 kt crosswind component and a 1 kt tailwind; the threshold height was reported as good.
At the threshold the aircraft established a speed of 147 kt, which the data rates as good, and commenced the flare in a stabilized manner.
Touchdown occurred 628 ft beyond the touchdown zone with a speed of 137 kt, judged good, and a smooth vertical rate of minus 148 fpm; runway touchdown alignment was perfect.
The rollout covered 6,751 ft, representing 59 % of the 11,496-ft runway, and runway rollout alignment was very good.
Minor refinement of flare timing to achieve touchdown within the designated zone will bring the already high score of 97.7 % even closer to optimal performance.
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