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Hold the aim point and wait for the speed to bleed before raising the nose, starting the flare within the normal band instead of 68 ft.
What happened: The flare began at 68 ft, 23 ft earlier than the normal band.
Watch for: Radio altimeter: start the flare within the normal flare band
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Arrive slow and the sink rate at the threshold is already above schedule, the flare is short because there is no energy to extend it, and the touchdown is hard in a way that feels exactly like a late flare. Diagnosing a slow arrival as a late flare is the catastrophic misread: you respond by flaring earlier, which bleeds more speed, which makes the next one worse. The tiebreaker is threshold speed against VRef, not feel. Never diagnose a flare without it.
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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.
The approach, gate by gate
Side view — the last 1,524 m of the approach.
Plan view — the first 1,524 m of the 3,570 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
Touched down 521 m past the threshold — beyond the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.
The rest of the report
The flight began with a taxiing period from the parking to the runway, which took 4 minutes and covered a distance of 1 nautical mile. The aircraft, a Boeing 737-900, then departed from runway 01 at GVAC Amílcar Cabral International Airport. The takeoff distance was 1,326 meters, which accounted for 44% of the runway. The liftoff speed was 159 knots.
The local weather conditions at the time of departure were characterized by a temperature of 26 degrees Celsius and winds of 8 knots at 40 degrees. The crosswind was 6 knots, while the headwind was also 6 knots. The aircraft then began its enroute climb, which started overhead Espargos in the Sal Municipality of Cape Verde. The climb took the aircraft from an altitude of 1,138 feet above sea level to 39,001 feet above sea level, an increase of 37,862 feet in 27 minutes, covering a distance of 176 nautical miles.
Following the enroute climb, the aircraft entered a level cruise phase, which lasted for 271 minutes and covered a distance of 1,995 nautical miles. The cruise phase began at a latitude of 19.2758323 and a longitude of -21.3860882. The aircraft then began its enroute descent, which started 2 miles west of Saint-Jean-de-Nay in the Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes region of France. The descent took the aircraft from an altitude of 38,970 feet above sea level to 2,704 feet above sea level, a decrease of 36,266 feet in 21 minutes, covering a distance of 127 nautical miles.
The final approach to runway 04 at LSGG Geneva Cointrin International Airport was made from the southwest, heading 46.0 degrees at a distance of 4 nautical miles and an altitude of 1,282 feet above ground level. The landing was made on runway 04, which had a length of 3,570 meters. The local weather conditions at the time of landing were characterized by a temperature of 4 degrees Celsius and winds of 3 knots at 50 degrees. The crosswind was 0 knots, while the headwind was 3 knots.
The touchdown point was 111 meters beyond the touchdown zone, with a touchdown speed of 121 knots, which was considered good. The touchdown rate was fair at -246 feet per minute. The runway touchdown alignment was very good. The total landing distance was 994 meters, which accounted for 28% of the runway. The runway rollout alignment was perfect. The taxiing period from the runway to the parking took 1 minute and covered a distance of less than 1 nautical mile.
The total flight distance was 2,305 nautical miles, which was covered in 327 minutes. The aircraft used 14,100 kilograms of fuel during the flight.
The Boeing 737-900 aircraft successfully landed at Geneva Cointrin International Airport (LSGG) on runway 04. The final approach was initiated from the southwest, heading 46.0° at a distance of 4 nautical miles and an altitude of 1,282 feet above ground level (agl). The aircraft demonstrated a high level of proficiency in its approach, achieving a score of 98.7%.
Upon landing, the aircraft touched down 111 meters beyond the designated touchdown zone, which is a relatively minor deviation. The touchdown speed of 121 knots was within the acceptable range, indicating that the pilot maintained control and managed the aircraft's descent effectively. However, the touchdown rate of -246 feet per minute (fpm) was considered fair, suggesting that the pilot could have made some adjustments to achieve a smoother touchdown.
The local weather conditions at the time of landing were characterized by a temperature of 4°C and a gentle wind of 3 knots from a direction of 50°. This resulted in a negligible crosswind component and a slight headwind of 3 knots, which did not significantly impact the landing. The runway length of 3,570 meters provided a comfortable margin for the aircraft to come to a stop, with a total landing distance of 994 meters, which is approximately 28% of the runway length.
The runway rollout alignment was reported as perfect, indicating that the pilot maintained control and aligned the aircraft with the runway centerline during the rollout phase. Overall, the landing was considered successful, with the aircraft demonstrating good control and adherence to standard operating procedures.
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