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Fly a steeper descent on final so you cross the threshold at 50 ft agl instead of 64 ft agl.
What happened: The aircraft crossed the threshold at 64 ft agl against a 50 ft agl target, well above the normal profile. The touchdown point was also long at 2,544 ft against a 1,500 ft target, a pattern often seen after high threshold crossings.
Watch for: Radio altimeter against the 50 ft threshold crossing target on short final.
Even a modest height error carries straight through to the touchdown. Geometry alone says that crossing the threshold 10 feet high on a 3° path moves your touchdown roughly 190 feet further down the runway before the flare adds anything.
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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. These checks are the approach's score.
The approach, gate by gate
Side view — the last 5,000 ft of the approach.
Plan view — the first 5,000 ft of the 9,991 ft runway, to the same scale as the side view.
Touched down 2,544 ft past the threshold — beyond the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.
The rest of the report
The aircraft taxied from the parking area to runway 17R at Denver International Airport, a movement that lasted ten minutes and covered two nautical miles.
During the departure roll on runway 17R, the aircraft used 2,758 ft of runway, representing 23 % of the available length, and lifted off at 90 kt. Ambient conditions were a temperature of 69 °F, wind from 189° at 10 kt with a 2 kt cross-wind component and a 10 kt head-wind component.
Climb commenced two miles south of Denver International Airport, with the aircraft ascending from 6,474 ft ASL to 27,499 ft ASL, an increase of 21,025 ft achieved in 17 minutes while covering 53 nm.
Level cruise began seven miles northwest of Green Mountain Falls, Colorado, and continued for 40 minutes, during which the aircraft travelled 176 nm.
Descent started seven miles southwest of El Rito, New Mexico, with the aircraft descending from 27,993 ft ASL to 5,706 ft ASL, a loss of 22,287 ft accomplished in 18 minutes over a distance of 78 nm.
The final approach to runway 21 at Albuquerque International Sunport involved a descent from 878 ft AGL to minus 70 ft AGL in 102 seconds, and the aircraft scored on the stabilisation gates.
Landing on runway 21 was performed on a runway 9,983 ft long; the threshold height at 64 ft AGL was above target, while the threshold speed was recorded at 88 kt. Touchdown occurred 1,300 ft beyond the touchdown zone with a speed of 73 kt, a touchdown rate of minus 96 fpm, and a lateral deviation of 10 ft from the centreline. Local weather at the time was 63 °F with wind from 140° at 4 kt, a 4 kt cross-wind and no head-wind component. The total landing distance measured 4,309 ft, representing 43 % of the runway, and runway rollout alignment was very good.
After landing, the aircraft rolled out with very good alignment before taxiing to the parking area, a taxi-in that lasted four minutes and covered less than one nautical mile.
In total, the flight covered 315 nm, required 87 minutes of airborne time, and consumed 582 lb of fuel.
The final approach to runway 21 at KABQ Albuquerque International Sunport descended from 878 ft agl to -70 ft agl in 102 seconds and met the stabilisation gates. Local weather was 63 °F with wind 4 kt from 140°, a 4 kt cross-wind and no head-wind.
At the threshold the aircraft was 64 ft agl, which was above the target height, and the threshold speed was good at 88 kt.
Touchdown occurred 1,300 ft beyond the touchdown zone with a speed of 73 kt, noted as a little fast, and the vertical rate was excellent at -96 fpm. The touchdown point was slightly off centreline by 10 ft.
The total landing distance was 4,309 ft, representing 43 % of the 9,983 ft runway, and the rollout alignment was very good.
With a score of 95.0 % the landing was strong overall; focus on achieving the correct threshold height and reducing the touchdown point overshoot to keep the touchdown within the designated zone. Adjusting the flare timing to capture the target height will help bring the touchdown point closer to the aim point.
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