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Work on the flare
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.
One stabilised approach gate: five checks where the approach path is 500 ft above the runway. The 1,000 ft gate was not assessed, because the approach did not join final that far out.
Side view — the last 1,920 m of the approach.
Plan view — the first 1,920 m of the 3,042 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
Touched down 615 m past the threshold — beyond the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.
The rest of the report
The flight began with the aircraft, a British Aerospace 146-200, taxiing from the parking area to the runway at KSBD San Bernardino International Airport. This process took 6 minutes and covered a distance of 2 nautical miles. The aircraft then departed from runway 24, with a takeoff distance of 660 meters, which accounted for 22% of the runway. The liftoff speed was 121 knots.
The local weather conditions at the time of takeoff were characterized by a temperature of 6 degrees Celsius, with a wind speed of 4 knots at a direction of 100 degrees. This resulted in a crosswind of 2 knots and a tailwind of 4 knots. The aircraft then began its enroute climb, starting overhead KSBD San Bernardino International Airport, and climbed from an altitude of 2,141 feet above sea level to 6,114 feet above sea level, an increase of 3,973 feet, in just 2 minutes and covering a distance of 5 nautical miles.
The enroute level cruise started overhead Rialto, California, and lasted for 7 minutes, covering a distance of 37 nautical miles. The aircraft then began its enroute descent, starting overhead Alhambra, California, and descended from an altitude of 6,327 feet above sea level to 1,980 feet above sea level, a decrease of 4,346 feet, in 4 minutes and covering a distance of 16 nautical miles.
The aircraft then began another enroute climb, starting 1 mile northwest of Westwood, California, and climbed from an altitude of 1,981 feet above sea level to 5,732 feet above sea level, an increase of 3,751 feet, in 2 minutes and covering a distance of 3 nautical miles. The enroute level cruise then started 1 mile south of Sherman Oaks, California, and lasted for 9 minutes, covering a distance of 44 nautical miles.
The aircraft then began its final enroute descent, starting 2 miles east of Rancho Cucamonga, California, and descended from an altitude of 6,376 feet above sea level to 1,578 feet above sea level, a decrease of 4,798 feet, in 5 minutes and covering a distance of 16 nautical miles. The aircraft then began its final approach to runway 24 at KSBD San Bernardino International Airport, heading 250.0 degrees at an altitude of 430 feet above ground level.
The landing was successful, with the aircraft touching down on the runway at a speed of 111 knots and a touchdown rate of -347 feet per minute. The touchdown point was 136 meters beyond the touchdown zone, and the runway touchdown alignment was very good. The local weather conditions at the time of landing were characterized by a temperature of 3 degrees Celsius, with a wind speed of 5 knots at a direction of 79 degrees, resulting in a crosswind of 1 knot and a tailwind of 5 knots.
The total landing distance was 1,776 meters, which accounted for 58% of the runway. The runway rollout alignment was also very good. The aircraft then taxied to the parking area, taking 3 minutes and covering a distance of less than 1 nautical mile. The total flight distance was 127 nautical miles, and the flight duration was 38 minutes, with the aircraft using 9 kilograms of fuel.
The British Aerospace 146-200 aircraft successfully landed at San Bernardino International Airport (KSBD) on runway 24. The final approach was initiated from the east, heading 250.0° at an altitude of 430 feet above ground level (agl) and 0 nautical miles from the runway. The aircraft maintained a steady descent, with a threshold height of 69 feet agl, which was slightly above the target height.
Upon touchdown, the aircraft's speed was recorded at 125 knots, which was considered good. The touchdown point was located 136 meters beyond the designated touchdown zone, indicating a slight overrun. However, the touchdown speed of 111 knots was also deemed good, suggesting that the pilot maintained control throughout the landing process. The touchdown rate of -347 feet per minute (fpm) was firm, indicating a controlled descent.
The local weather conditions at the time of landing were characterized by a temperature of 3°C and a wind speed of 5 knots from a direction of 79°. This resulted in a crosswind of 1 knot and a tailwind of 5 knots, which did not significantly impact the landing. The runway length at KSBD is 3,042 meters, and the total landing distance was 1,776 meters, accounting for 58% of the available runway.
The runway touchdown alignment was very good, indicating that the pilot maintained a stable approach and aligned the aircraft with the runway centerline. Similarly, the runway rollout alignment was also very good, suggesting that the pilot maintained control throughout the landing process and rolled out the aircraft in a stable and controlled manner. Overall, the landing was considered successful, with a score of 87.4%.
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