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Work on the flare
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. They are the approach's score: the checks passed out of the checks that ran.
At the 1,000 ft gate: sink rate 1,533 ft/m, more than the glideslope needed.
The approach, gate by gate
Side view — the last 5,465 ft of the approach.
Plan view — the first 5,465 ft of the 12,000 ft runway, to the same scale as the side view.
The 1,317 ft touchdown sits inside the full-score zone. The 2.49 G arrival is the firm side of smooth.
The rest of the report
The aircraft taxied from the parking area to runway 13R at KSAT San Antonio International Airport, a movement that required 22 minutes and covered 4 nm.
During the departure roll on runway 13R, the aircraft accelerated to a liftoff speed of 98 kt, using a takeoff distance of 4,290 ft, which represented 50 % of the runway length. Ambient conditions were 86 °F with a wind of 10 kt from 120°, including a 2 kt crosswind component and a 10 kt headwind.
Climb commenced overhead KSAT, with the airplane ascending from 1,739 ft asl to 30,012 ft asl, an altitude gain of 28,273 ft achieved in 19 minutes while covering 67 nm.
Cruise began 3 miles west of 7XS7 Indian Springs Ranch Airport and continued for 68 minutes, during which the aircraft traversed 344 nm at level flight.
Descent was initiated 5 miles east of 76TE Big Tank Ranch Airport, descending from 29,995 ft asl to 5,410 ft asl, a loss of 24,584 ft over 21 minutes and a distance of 81 nm.
The final approach to runway 22 at KELP El Paso International Airport involved a descent from 1,481 ft agl to -53 ft agl in 144 seconds, and the aircraft scored on the stabilisation gates.
Landing on runway 22 was executed with a threshold speed of 79 kt, slightly below target, and a touchdown distance of 1,311 ft. Touchdown speed was recorded at 62 kt, and the vertical speed was heavy at minus 696 fpm; runway touchdown alignment was very good. Local weather at the time was 70 °F with a wind of 9 kt from 100°, a 7 kt crosswind component and a 6 kt tailwind.
The rollout covered a total landing distance of 5,125 ft, representing 43 % of the 12,000 ft runway, and runway rollout alignment was perfect.
After exiting the runway, the aircraft taxied to the parking area in 2 minutes, covering less than 1 nm.
In total, the flight covered 502 nm, required 123 minutes of airborne time, and consumed 545 lb of fuel.
The final approach to runway 22 at KELP was assessed as unstable at the 1,000 ft gate because the sink rate was too high, and the aircraft descended from 1,481 ft agl to -53 ft agl in 144 seconds while scoring on the stabilisation gates.
During the threshold and flare segment the aircraft maintained a good threshold height and a threshold speed slightly below target at 79 kt.
Touchdown occurred 1,311 ft down the runway at a speed of 62 kt, with a heavy vertical rate of -696 fpm, while runway-touchdown alignment was very good.
Rollout alignment was perfect and the aircraft used 5,125 ft of the 12,000 ft runway, representing 43 % of the available length.
To improve the next landing, focus on achieving a stabilized sink rate before the 1,000 ft gate and refining flare technique to reduce the heavy touchdown vertical speed.
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