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Improve the touchdown
There are several things that can go wrong during the flare, carrying too much speed over the threshold, starting the flare at the wrong height and inconsistent flight control inputs, all contribute to a poor flare resulting in a hard touchdown or a float down the runway.
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Two stabilised approach gates, each with six checks at 1,000 ft and 500 ft above the runway. They are the approach's score: the checks passed out of the checks that ran.
The approach, gate by gate
Side view — the last 1,524 m of the approach.
Plan view — the first 1,524 m of the 2,862 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
The 433 m touchdown sits inside the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.
The rest of the report
The Boeing 737-600 taxied from the parking area to runway 12 at UATE Aktau Airport in 4 minutes, covering approximately 1 nm.
During the departure roll on runway 12, the aircraft accelerated over a takeoff distance of 991 m, representing 37 % of the runway, and lifted off at 141 kt. Ambient conditions were 18 °C with a wind of 3 kt from 070°, a 2 kt cross-wind component and a 2 kt head-wind component.
Climb commenced overhead the departure airport, rising from 998 ft asl to 39 618 ft asl - a gain of 38 620 ft - in 31 minutes while traversing 223 nm.
The first cruise segment began 17 mi northwest of Liman, Russia, and persisted for 216 minutes, during which the aircraft covered 1 626 nm at level flight.
Descent started over Mele, Italy, with the aircraft descending from 39 930 ft asl to 2 045 ft asl - a loss of 37 885 ft - in 25 minutes and covering 167 nm.
A brief cruise followed, initiating 2 mi northeast of La Joliette, France, lasting 2 minutes and adding 6 nm to the flight path.
The final approach to runway 31R at LFML Marseille Provence Airport was executed from the southeast on a heading of 314.0° at 4 nm and 1 737 ft agl, followed by a descent from 1 789 ft agl to 88 ft agl in 107 seconds, with the aircraft meeting the stabilisation gate criteria.
Landing on runway 31R, which is 2 862 m long, was achieved with a threshold speed of 123 kt. Touchdown occurred 434 m down the runway at 116 kt, with a vertical speed of minus 182 fpm and excellent alignment. Local weather reported 21 °C, wind 2 kt from 000°, a 1 kt cross-wind and a 1 kt head-wind. The total landing roll measured 888 m, equivalent to 31 % of the runway, and rollout alignment was recorded as perfect.
After touchdown, the aircraft rolled out along the runway and then taxied from the runway to the parking area in 2 minutes, covering less than 1 nm.
In total, the flight covered 2 034 nm, required 282 minutes of airborne time, and consumed 11 342 kg of fuel.
The final approach to runway 31R at LFML Marseille Provence Airport was flown from the south-east on a heading of 314.0° at 4 nm and 1,737 ft agl. The approach was assessed as unstable at the 1,000 ft gate because the sink rate was too high, and the aircraft descended from 1,789 ft agl to 88 ft agl in 107 seconds.
At threshold the height was good and the threshold speed was good at 123 kt, indicating an appropriate flare set-up for the landing.
Touchdown occurred 434 m down the runway at a speed of 116 kt, with a vertical rate of minus 182 fpm, both rated good, and runway touchdown alignment was very good. The total landing distance was 888 m, representing 31 % of the 2,862 m runway, and the local weather was 21 °C with wind 2 kt from 0°, crosswind 1 kt and headwind 1 kt.
Runway rollout alignment was perfect.
The score of 78.0 % reflects a generally solid performance, but the high sink rate before the 1,000 ft gate indicates a need for a more stabilized approach. Reducing the descent rate to meet the stabilisation criteria earlier will improve the overall approach quality.
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