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Keep the back pressure coming once the flare is established, holding the nose up through to touchdown instead of easing it.
What happened: The flare arrested the sink but 119 fpm of it came back before touchdown, and in flights like this one that returning sink usually carries through to a firm or hard touchdown at 224 fpm.
Watch for: Vertical speed indicator: the sink held near zero all the way through touchdown, not allowed to build back up.
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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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.
The approach, gate by gate
Side view — the last 1,524 m of the approach.
Plan view — the first 1,524 m of the 3,710 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
The 413 m touchdown sits inside the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.
The rest of the report
Departing from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, the Boeing 737-800 began its journey on runway 36C, taking 5 minutes to taxi to the runway and covering a distance of 1 nautical mile. With a takeoff distance of 1,408 meters, which equated to 49% of the runway, the aircraft lifted off at a speed of 151 knots. The local weather conditions at the time of departure were characterized by a temperature of 20°C, a wind speed of 2 knots from 289°, resulting in a 2-knot crosswind and a 1-knot headwind.
As the aircraft climbed to its enroute cruise altitude, it began its ascent 1 mile southwest of Lijnden, Netherlands, and continued to climb to 37,882 feet above sea level, an increase of 36,948 feet in 35 minutes, covering a distance of 234 nautical miles. The enroute level cruise phase started 1 mile east of Epiais-Rhus, France, and lasted for 90 minutes, during which the aircraft covered 673 nautical miles. The descent phase began 4 miles south of Sao Pedro do Sul, Portugal, and the aircraft descended from 37,991 feet to 1,621 feet above sea level, a decrease of 36,370 feet in 25 minutes, covering a distance of 154 nautical miles.
The final approach to runway 02 at Lisbon Portela Airport was conducted from the south, with a heading of 23.0° at 4 nautical miles and 1,261 feet above ground level. The landing was successful, with a touchdown distance of 420 meters, which was 30% of the runway length. The touchdown speed was 127 knots, and the touchdown rate was smooth at -108 feet per minute. The runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned by 5.2 meters from the centerline. The total landing distance was 926 meters, and the runway rollout alignment was very good. The aircraft then taxied to the parking area, taking 1 minute to cover a distance of less than 1 nautical mile. The total flight distance was 1,068 nautical miles, taking 159 minutes, and the aircraft used 7,491 kilograms of fuel.
The Boeing 737-800 touched down on runway 02 at LPPT Humberto Delgado Airport (Lisbon Portela Airport) with a smooth touchdown rate of -108 fpm, indicating a well-executed approach. The threshold speed was good at 136 kt, and the touchdown speed of 127 kt was also within acceptable limits. The touchdown distance of 420 m was satisfactory, considering the runway length of 3,123 m. The approach quality was good, with a good threshold height and a smooth touchdown rate.
However, the runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned by 5.2 m from the centreline, which may have been due to a slight deviation in the approach path. Despite this, the runway rollout alignment was very good, indicating that the pilot maintained control of the aircraft during the rollout phase. The total landing distance of 926 m, which accounted for 30% of the runway, was also within acceptable limits.
The local weather conditions, with a temperature of 18 °C and a wind of 5 kt at 285 °, were relatively calm, with a slight tailwind of 1 kt. The crosswind component was 5 kt, which may have contributed to the slight misalignment during touchdown. Overall, the landing was satisfactory, with a score of 98.7%, indicating a high level of proficiency and control during the approach, touchdown, and rollout phases.
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