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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: five 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.
Side view — the last 2,265 m of the approach.
Plan view — the first 2,265 m of the 2,985 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
The 493 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 18 minutes and covered a distance of 5 nautical miles. The aircraft, a Boeing 737-800, then departed from runway 36L at EHAM Amsterdam Airport Schiphol. The takeoff distance was 1,440 meters, which accounted for 41% of the runway. The liftoff speed was 168 knots.
The local weather conditions at the time of departure were characterized by a temperature of 10 degrees Celsius and a wind speed of 12 knots at a direction of 20 degrees. This resulted in a crosswind of 3 knots and a headwind of 11 knots. The aircraft then began its enroute climb, starting 1 mile east of Vijfhuizen in the province of Noord-Holland, the Netherlands. The climb took 19 minutes and covered a distance of 102 nautical miles, during which the aircraft ascended from an altitude of 1,027 feet above sea level to 34,314 feet above sea level, an increase of 33,287 feet.
Following the enroute climb, the aircraft entered a level cruise phase, which started overhead Bever in Flanders, Belgium. This phase lasted for 87 minutes and covered a distance of 655 nautical miles. The aircraft then began its enroute descent, starting 3 miles north of Figueroles in the Comunitat Valenciana, Spain. The descent took 24 minutes and covered a distance of 114 nautical miles, during which the aircraft descended from an altitude of 35,112 feet above sea level to 1,427 feet above sea level, a decrease of 33,685 feet.
The final approach to runway 10 at LEAL Alicante-Elche Miguel Hernández Airport was made from the west, heading 100.0 degrees at a distance of 4 nautical miles and an altitude of 1,321 feet above ground level. The landing was made on runway 10, which had a length of 2,985 meters. The threshold height was above the target, and the threshold speed was slightly above the target at 152 knots. The touchdown point was 89 meters beyond the touchdown zone, and the touchdown speed was 152 knots, which was considered fast. The touchdown rate was also hard at -493 feet per minute.
The local weather conditions at the time of landing were characterized by a temperature of 20 degrees Celsius and a wind speed of 1 knot at a direction of 240 degrees. This resulted in a crosswind of 1 knot and a tailwind of 1 knot. The total landing distance was 2,196 meters, which accounted for 74% of the runway. The runway rollout alignment was perfect. The taxiing period from the runway to the parking took 5 minutes and covered a distance of less than 1 nautical mile. The total flight distance was 883 nautical miles, and the flight duration was 152 minutes. The aircraft used a total of 5,982 kilograms of fuel during the flight.
The Boeing 737-800 aircraft successfully landed at LEAL Alicante-Elche Miguel Hernández Airport, achieving a score of 93.5%. The final approach to runway 10 was initiated from the west, with a heading of 100.0° at a distance of 4 nautical miles and an altitude of 1,321 feet above ground level (agl).
Upon landing, the aircraft touched down 89 meters beyond the designated touchdown zone, which is slightly outside the optimal landing area. The touchdown speed of 152 knots was also above the target speed, indicating that the aircraft may have been slightly fast on touchdown. Furthermore, the touchdown rate of -493 feet per minute (fpm) was considered hard, suggesting that the aircraft may have experienced a significant deceleration upon touchdown.
Despite these minor deviations, the runway touchdown alignment was perfect, indicating that the aircraft was properly aligned with the runway during the landing. The local weather conditions at the time of landing were favorable, with a temperature of 20°C and a wind speed of 1 knot from 240°. The crosswind and tailwind components were both minimal, at 1 knot each, which likely contributed to the smooth landing.
The total landing distance of 2,196 meters was 74% of the available runway length, which is a relatively short distance considering the aircraft's size and weight. The runway rollout alignment was also perfect, indicating that the aircraft maintained its alignment with the runway during the rollout phase.
Overall, while there were some minor deviations from the optimal landing parameters, the Boeing 737-800 aircraft successfully landed at LEAL Alicante-Elche Miguel Hernández Airport, demonstrating a high level of proficiency and control.
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