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Apply steady, continuous back pressure through the flare to arrest the sink smoothly and hold the normal profile, rather than letting it drift.
What happened: The flare did not hold its target profile, with the sink most arrested at 1.2 ft, and this flight then touched down at 156 fpm of sink - a firm arrival. An unsettled flare profile like this usually carries through to a firmer touchdown.
Watch for: Vertical speed indicator: a smooth, steadily decreasing sink rate through the flare to touchdown.
Ground control varies with speed, full authority at walking pace, progressively reducing as groundspeed rises. The aircraft becomes twitchy at any speed, every small pedal input swings the nose, which can encourage large-amplitude leg inputs that no real aircraft would accept.
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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 1,746 m of the approach.
Plan view — the first 1,746 m of the 2,094 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
The 393 m touchdown sits inside 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 6 minutes and covered a distance of 1 nautical mile. The aircraft, a Boeing 737-800, then departed from runway 34L at KSLC Salt Lake City International Airport. The takeoff distance was 1,785 meters, which was 49% of the runway length. The liftoff speed was 154 knots.
The local weather conditions at the time of departure were a temperature of 9 degrees Celsius, with a wind speed of 10 knots from a direction of 270 degrees. This resulted in a crosswind of 10 knots and a headwind of 1 knot. The aircraft then began its enroute climb, starting 1 mile northwest of KSLC Salt Lake City International Airport. The climb took 15 minutes and covered a distance of 62 nautical miles, during which the aircraft ascended from an altitude of 5,270 feet above sea level to 33,258 feet above sea level, an increase of 27,989 feet.
Following the enroute climb, the aircraft entered a level cruise phase, which started 15 miles southwest of Vernon, Utah. This phase lasted for 70 minutes and covered a distance of 401 nautical miles. The aircraft then began its enroute descent, starting 7 miles west of L77 Chiriaco Summit, California. The descent took 21 minutes and covered a distance of 87 nautical miles, during which the aircraft descended from an altitude of 33,904 feet above sea level to 1,480 feet above sea level, a decrease of 32,424 feet.
The final approach to runway 27 at KSAN San Diego International Airport was made from the east, with a heading of 286.0 degrees at an altitude of 1,452 feet above ground level and a distance of 4 nautical miles from the runway. The landing was made on runway 27, which had a length of 2,094 meters. The local weather conditions at the time of landing were a temperature of 14 degrees Celsius, with a wind speed of 3 knots from a direction of 60 degrees. This resulted in a crosswind of 2 knots and a tailwind of 2 knots.
The landing was successful, with a threshold speed that was good at 138 knots. The touchdown distance was also good at 395 meters. However, the touchdown speed was a little fast at 134 knots, and the touchdown rate was firm at -369 feet per minute. The runway touchdown alignment was perfect, and the runway rollout alignment was also perfect after the landing.
The taxiing period from the runway to the parking took 2 minutes and covered a distance of less than 1 nautical mile. The total flight distance was 557 nautical miles, and the flight duration was 117 minutes. The aircraft used a total of 5,092 kilograms of fuel during the flight.
The Boeing 737-800 aircraft successfully landed at San Diego International Airport (KSAN) on runway 27, achieving a high score of 95.8%. The final approach was conducted from the east, heading 286.0° at a distance of 4 nautical miles and an altitude of 1,452 feet above ground level (agl). The aircraft's approach was well-executed, with a good threshold height and a threshold speed of 138 knots, which is within the acceptable range.
Upon touchdown, the aircraft's performance was satisfactory, with a touchdown distance of 395 meters, which is within the expected range. However, the touchdown speed of 134 knots was slightly higher than the ideal speed, indicating that the pilots may have needed to apply more braking force to slow down the aircraft. The touchdown rate of -369 feet per minute (fpm) was firm, suggesting that the aircraft's wheels made contact with the runway with a moderate amount of force.
The runway touchdown alignment was perfect, indicating that the aircraft was aligned with the centerline of the runway at the moment of touchdown. The local weather conditions at the time of landing were favorable, with a temperature of 14°C and a light wind of 3 knots from a direction of 60°. The crosswind component was minimal, at 2 knots, and the tailwind component was also 2 knots, which had a negligible effect on the aircraft's performance.
The total landing distance of 1,688 meters was 81% of the runway length, indicating that the aircraft was able to stop within a reasonable distance. The runway rollout alignment was also perfect, suggesting that the pilots maintained control of the aircraft during the rollout phase and were able to bring it to a stop safely. Overall, the landing was a success, with the aircraft performing well within the expected parameters.
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