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Reduce power sooner on final so you cross the threshold at 136 kt, carrying that speed into the flare.
What happened: Crossing the threshold at 147 kt, 11 kt above 136 kt, usually leaves extra energy that lets the sink come back after the flare has arrested it, and that returning sink usually carries through to a firm touchdown.
Watch for: Airspeed indicator: 136 kt at the threshold.
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 for a circuit: seven checks where the approach path is 300 ft above the runway. The 1,000 ft gate is an instrument-approach check and does not apply.
At the 300 ft gate: off the runway's 3° glideslope, off the centreline and wings not level.
Side view — the last 1,617 m of the approach.
Plan view — the first 1,617 m of the 3,701 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
Touched down 704 m past the threshold — beyond the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.
The rest of the report
The flight began with the aircraft, an MD-11, taxiing from the parking area to the runway at Budapest Liszt Ferenc International Airport (LHBP). This short taxiing process took less than a minute and covered a distance of less than 1 nautical mile. The aircraft then departed from runway 31R, with a takeoff distance of 949 meters, which accounted for 26% of the runway length. The liftoff speed was 163 knots.
As the aircraft took off, it encountered local weather conditions with a temperature of 11 degrees Celsius and a wind speed of 13 knots at a direction of 269 degrees. The crosswind component was 9 knots, while the headwind component was also 9 knots. After taking off, the aircraft entered a right-hand pattern from runway 31R, covering a distance of 4 nautical miles in 32 seconds.
The aircraft then proceeded to complete the right-hand pattern, including a crosswind turn from runway 31R, which covered a distance of less than 1 nautical mile in 14 seconds. The downwind turn had a distance of 4 nautical miles and an angle to the runway of 45 degrees, with a turn angle of 29.8 degrees. The downwind leg was short, covering a distance of less than 1 nautical mile in 13 seconds.
The aircraft then began its base leg turn, which covered a distance of 3 nautical miles and had an angle to the runway of 45 degrees, with a turn angle of 165.9 degrees. The aircraft then landed on runway 13L, which had a length of 3,701 meters. The threshold height was good, and the threshold speed was well above the target speed at 147 knots.
The touchdown distance was good at 420 meters, but the touchdown speed was a little fast at 141 knots. The touchdown rate was hard at -432 feet per minute. The runway touchdown position was misaligned by 13.6 meters from the centreline. The local weather conditions at the time of landing were a temperature of 8 degrees Celsius and a wind speed of 13 knots at a direction of 270 degrees, with a crosswind component of 9 knots and a tailwind component of 10 knots.
The total landing distance was 1,259 meters, which accounted for 34% of the runway length. The runway rollout alignment was misaligned by 21.8 meters from the centreline. The total flight distance was 14 nautical miles, and the flight took 5 minutes to complete. The aircraft used 959 kilograms of fuel during the flight.
The MD-11 aircraft successfully landed on runway 13L at LHBP Budapest Liszt Ferenc International Airport, but with some notable areas for improvement. The aircraft touched down at a speed of 141 kt, which was slightly above the target speed, indicating a potential for a harder landing. The touchdown distance of 420 meters was within acceptable limits, but the touchdown rate of -432 fpm was considered hard, suggesting that the pilots may have been able to achieve a smoother touchdown.
The runway touchdown position was also not perfectly aligned with the centerline, deviating by 13.6 meters. This misalignment could have been due to various factors, including crosswind or pilot error. The local weather conditions at the time of landing were relatively calm, with a temperature of 8°C and winds blowing at 13 kt from a direction of 270°. The crosswind component was 9 kt, while the tailwind component was 10 kt, which may have contributed to the misalignment.
The total landing distance of 1,259 meters was 34% of the runway length, indicating that the pilots were able to bring the aircraft to a stop within a reasonable distance. However, the runway rollout alignment was also not perfectly aligned with the centerline, deviating by 21.8 meters. This suggests that the pilots may have struggled to maintain control of the aircraft during the rollout phase, potentially due to the crosswind or tailwind conditions.
Overall, while the landing was successful, there are areas for improvement in terms of touchdown speed, touchdown rate, and runway alignment. The pilots may benefit from additional training or practice to refine their skills and achieve a smoother, more controlled landing.
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