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Wait for the normal flare band and the correct speed before raising the nose, rather than starting the flare at 92 ft.
What happened: The flare began at 92 ft, 47 ft above the normal band, and the touchdown followed at 539 fpm. Starting the flare this early usually carries through to a firmer arrival than a flare begun in the normal band.
Watch for: Radio altimeter: hold the flare start within the normal flare band
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 6,216 ft of the approach.
Plan view — the first 6,216 ft of the 11,780 ft runway, to the same scale as the side view.
Touched down 2,006 ft past the threshold — beyond the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.
The rest of the report
The flight in question was operated by a Boeing 777F aircraft. The pre-flight taxiing process from the parking area to the runway took 13 minutes and covered a distance of 2 nautical miles. The aircraft then departed from runway 31L at OMAA Zayed International Airport, located in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.
During takeoff, the aircraft lifted off at a speed of 184 knots, covering a distance of 5,510 feet, which was 41% of the runway length. The local weather conditions at the time of departure were characterized by a temperature of 85°F, with a wind speed of 4 knots at 350°. The crosswind component was 2 knots, while the headwind component was 3 knots.
After takeoff, the aircraft began its enroute climb, which started 1 mile northwest of OMAA Zayed International Airport. The climb phase involved an increase in altitude from 1,152 feet above sea level to 34,092 feet above sea level, a total increase of 32,941 feet, over a distance of 126 nautical miles, and took approximately 20 minutes to complete.
The enroute level cruise phase started 39 miles north of OMAS Das Island Airport, located in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, and lasted for 292 minutes, covering a distance of 2,127 nautical miles. The aircraft then began another enroute climb phase, this time from 34,297 feet above sea level to 36,095 feet above sea level, an increase of 1,798 feet, over a distance of 13 nautical miles, and took approximately 2 minutes to complete.
The aircraft then entered another enroute level cruise phase, which started 3 miles southwest of LHFM Fertőszentmiklós Airfield, located in Gyor-Moson-Sopron megye, Hungary, and lasted for 81 minutes, covering a distance of 592 nautical miles.
As the aircraft continued its journey, it began its enroute descent phase, which started 11 miles north of Middelkerke, located in Flanders, Belgium. The descent phase involved a decrease in altitude from 36,264 feet above sea level to 7,255 feet above sea level, a total decrease of 29,009 feet, over a distance of 92 nautical miles, and took approximately 16 minutes to complete.
The aircraft then entered another enroute level cruise phase, which started 1 mile northeast of Kemsing, located in Kent, England, and lasted for 2 minutes, covering a distance of 6 nautical miles. The aircraft then began its final enroute descent phase, which started overhead Cudham, located in Greater London, England. The descent phase involved a decrease in altitude from 7,240 feet above sea level to 1,367 feet above sea level, a total decrease of 5,872 feet, over a distance of 18 nautical miles, and took approximately 13 minutes to complete.
The aircraft then began its final approach to runway 27R at EGLL London Heathrow Airport, which was located to the east, with a heading of 270.0°, at a distance of 4 nautical miles and an altitude of 1,280 feet above ground level.
The aircraft landed on runway 27R at EGLL London Heathrow Airport, which had a length of 11,780 feet. The touchdown point was 655 feet beyond the touchdown zone, with a touchdown speed of 142 knots, which was considered good. However, the touchdown rate was hard, at -480 feet per minute, and the runway touchdown position was significantly misaligned by 81 feet from the centreline.
The local weather conditions at the time of landing were characterized by a temperature of 48°F, with a wind speed of 4 knots at
The Boeing 777F aircraft successfully landed at EGLL London Heathrow Airport, but with some notable deviations from optimal landing procedures. The aircraft approached the runway from the east, heading 270.0° at 4 nautical miles and 1,280 feet above ground level (agl). The final approach was executed with a good threshold height, and the threshold speed was also satisfactory at 143 knots.
However, upon touchdown, the aircraft landed 655 feet beyond the touchdown zone, which is a significant deviation. The touchdown speed of 142 knots was within the acceptable range, but the touchdown rate was hard at -480 feet per minute (fpm), indicating a potentially rough landing. Furthermore, the runway touchdown position was misaligned by 81 feet from the centreline, which could have contributed to the hard touchdown rate.
The local weather conditions at the time of landing were relatively calm, with a temperature of 48°F and a wind speed of 4 knots at 210°. The crosswind was minimal at 3 knots, and the headwind was 2 knots, which suggests that wind was not a significant factor in the landing. The total landing distance was 5,963 feet, which is 51% of the runway length. This is a relatively long landing distance, but it is not uncommon for large aircraft like the Boeing 777F.
During the rollout, the aircraft's alignment was again misaligned by 99 feet from the centreline, which is a concern for safety and control. Overall, while the landing was successful, there are areas for improvement in terms of touchdown zone accuracy, touchdown rate, and rollout alignment.
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