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Arrival
Raise the nose more slowly in the flare and stop as soon as the sink is checked; if it balloons, hold the attitude.
What happened: The flare ballooned, with 270 fpm of sink returning after the arrest; a balloon like this usually carries through to a firm touchdown, as it did here at 818 fpm.
Watch for: The runway ahead: the aircraft still sinking gently towards it through the flare, never rising.
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: seven 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.
At the 500 ft gate: gear still up, sink rate above what the glideslope needed, off the runway's 3° glideslope, off the centreline, wings not level and speed above the reference speed.
The approach, gate by gate
Side view — the last 1,798 m of the approach.
Plan view — the full 1,798 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
Touched down 1,050 m past the threshold — beyond the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.
The rest of the report
The flight began with taxiing from the parking to the runway at Liège Airport, where the Boeing 737-900 aircraft was preparing for departure. After a short taxi time of 1 minute, covering less than 1 nautical mile, the aircraft was on the runway. From runway 22L at Liège Airport, the takeoff roll began, using 60% of the runway. The aircraft then lifted off at a liftoff speed of 170 knots, reaching the end of the runway in 1,829 meters.
The local weather conditions at the time of takeoff included a temperature of 26°C and a wind speed of 11 knots coming from 100°. The winds caused a crosswind of 9 knots and a tailwind of 6 knots, which would be influential factors throughout the flight.
Once airborne, the aircraft commenced enroute climb, reaching for the first time an altitude of 14,000 feet above sea level, increasing by 12,377 feet from its takeoff point. This climb phase lasted 4 minutes and covered 12 nautical miles, passing over the village of Gleixhe in Wallonia, Belgium.
The initial enroute descent started approximately 1 mile west of Modave, in Wallonia, where the aircraft began descending to an altitude of 10,736 feet from 14,041 feet. This descent phase took 3 minutes and covered 11 nautical miles.
The next enroute climb was initiated 3 miles east of Leignon in Wallonia, where the aircraft climbed to an altitude of 19,103 feet from 10,722 feet, increasing its altitude by 8,381 feet in 5 minutes, covering 21 nautical miles.
There followed a period of enroute level cruise, which began 1 mile south west of Seraing, lasting for 17 minutes and covering 38 nautical miles. This level cruise phase offered the aircraft crew some respite and allowed the aircraft to maintain its altitude.
However, the enroute level cruise was followed by another enroute descent, this time initiated overhead EBNE Neerpelt Ultralight Airfield Neerpelt in Flanders, Belgium. The aircraft descended to 11,034 feet from 19,384 feet, which took 3 minutes and covered 18 nautical miles.
The next enroute climb was started 2 miles south east of Lichtaart in Flanders, where the aircraft climbed to 15,056 feet from 11,185 feet in 3 minutes, covering 18 nautical miles.
Yet another enroute descent followed, started overhead Edegem in Flanders, where the aircraft descended to 10,068 feet from 15,178 feet in 3 minutes, covering 16 nautical miles.
Subsequent to this descent, the aircraft again commenced an enroute level cruise, lasting 2 minutes and covering 5 nautical miles, this time initiated 2 miles south of Stekene in Flanders.
Another enroute climb was then started near Koewacht in the Provincie Zeeland in the Netherlands, where the aircraft climbed to 14,696 feet from 9,590 feet in 3 minutes, covering 15 nautical miles.
However, the enroute climb from Koewacht was followed by another descent, initiated approximately 1 mile north east of Yerseke, in the Provincie Zeeland. The aircraft began its descent to 2,211 feet from 14,966 feet, decreasing its altitude by 12,756 feet in 5 minutes, covering 29 nautical miles.
The next significant enroute phase was an enroute level cruise initiated overhead Schiebroek in the Provincie Zuid-Holland, the Netherlands, which lasted for 34 minutes and covered 3 nautical miles.
A final enroute climb was started 1 mile north of Schiedam, Provincie Zuid-H
The Boeing 737-900 aircraft was involved in a landing at EHRD Rotterdam The Hague Airport, with a performance score of 47.6%, indicating several discrepancies from ideal landing parameters. The aircraft was approaching the runway from the southwest, heading towards the threshold at an altitude of 979 feet (299 meters) above ground level (agl), and at a distance of 1 nautical mile (1.85 kilometers) from the runway.
The final approach was conducted with a heading of 51.0 ° as the aircraft descended towards the 1,798-meter long runway. Unfortunately, the approach was not executed ideally, as the threshold height at 124 feet (38 meters) agl was significantly higher than the target, resulting in an excessive height. Moreover, the aircraft was landing at a speed of 210 knots, exceeding the threshold speed requirement.
Upon touchdown, the aircraft performed a very long landing, using more than 50% of the available runway, which is a cause for concern. The touchdown speed of 193 knots was also higher than recommended, leading to a rapid descent at a rate of -818 feet per minute (fpm). Despite the challenges, the aircraft executed an almost perfect touchdown alignment with respect to the runway centerline.
Local weather conditions were characterized by a moderate temperature of 22 °C and light winds from the north at 10 knots, along with a crosswind and headwind component of approximately 7 knots each. The total landing distance covered by the aircraft was 1,796 meters, equivalent to 100% of the runway length.
However, the aircraft's rollout on the runway was significantly misaligned from the centerline, with an offset of 36.8 meters. This misalignment could lead to increased wear and tear on the runway and may compromise taxiway safety. To avoid such situations in the future, the pilots and air traffic controllers should prioritize achieving ideal landing parameters to minimize the risk of such discrepancies.
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