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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.
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 5,483 ft of the approach.
Plan view — the first 5,483 ft of the 9,016 ft runway, to the same scale as the side view.
Touched down 2,790 ft past the threshold — beyond 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 12 minutes and covered a distance of 3 nautical miles. The aircraft, a Boeing 737-700, then departed from runway 26L at Hartsfield Jackson Atlanta International Airport (KATL). The takeoff distance was 4,042 feet, which accounted for 41% of the runway. The liftoff speed was 147 knots.
The local weather conditions at the time of departure were characterized by a temperature of 57 degrees Fahrenheit and a wind speed of 2 knots from a direction of 230 degrees. The crosswind and headwind components were both 2 knots. As the aircraft took off, it began its enroute climb, which started overhead College Park, Georgia. The climb took 12 minutes and covered a distance of 71 nautical miles, with the aircraft ascending from an altitude of 2,063 feet above sea level to 34,129 feet above sea level, an increase of 32,066 feet.
Following the enroute climb, the aircraft entered a level cruise phase, which started 1 mile west of Saks, Alabama. This phase lasted for 21 minutes and covered a distance of 127 nautical miles. The aircraft then began its enroute descent, which started 3 miles east of the Fulton-Itawamba County Airport in Fulton, Mississippi. The descent took 20 minutes and covered a distance of 98 nautical miles, with the aircraft descending from an altitude of 34,124 feet above sea level to 3,009 feet above sea level, a decrease of 31,116 feet.
The aircraft then entered another level cruise phase, which started overhead Millington, Tennessee. This phase lasted for 2 minutes and covered a distance of 6 nautical miles. The aircraft then began its final descent, which started 2 miles west of the Charles W Baker Millington Airport in Millington, Tennessee. The descent took 2 minutes and covered a distance of 5 nautical miles, with the aircraft descending from an altitude of 2,979 feet above sea level to 2,415 feet above sea level, a decrease of 564 feet.
The aircraft then entered a final level cruise phase, which started 3 miles east of the General Dewitt Spain Memphis Airport in Memphis, Tennessee. This phase lasted for 2 minutes and covered a distance of 4 nautical miles. The aircraft then began its final approach to runway 18L at Memphis International Airport (KMEM), which was located to the north. The aircraft was heading 179.0 degrees at an altitude of 1,288 feet above ground level and a distance of 4 nautical miles from the runway.
The landing on runway 18L was successful, with the aircraft touching down 1,390 feet beyond the touchdown zone. The touchdown speed was 122 knots, which was slightly faster than the target speed. The touchdown rate was fair at -281 feet per minute. The runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned from the centerline by 21 feet. The local weather conditions at the time of landing were characterized by a temperature of 55 degrees Fahrenheit and a wind speed of 5 knots from a direction of 200 degrees. The crosswind and headwind components were 2 and 5 knots, respectively.
The total landing distance was 5,183 feet, which accounted for 57% of the runway. The runway rollout alignment was very good. The taxiing period from the runway to the parking took 11 minutes and covered a distance of less than 1 nautical mile. The total flight distance was 320 nautical miles, and the flight duration was 84 minutes. The aircraft used 6,367 pounds of fuel during the flight.
The Boeing 737-700 aircraft successfully landed at KMEM Memphis International Airport, with a final approach score of 91.8%. The aircraft was approaching the runway from the north, heading 179.0° at a distance of 4 nautical miles and an altitude of 1,288 feet above ground level (agl). The landing was executed on runway 18L, which has a length of 9,016 feet.
The threshold height was reported as good, indicating that the aircraft was at the correct height as it approached the runway. However, the threshold speed was above the target speed, coming in at 138 knots. This may have been due to the aircraft's approach configuration or the pilot's decision to maintain a higher speed for the landing.
The touchdown point was 1,390 feet beyond the designated touchdown zone, which may indicate that the aircraft was slightly long on the landing. The touchdown speed of 122 knots was also a bit faster than the target speed, which could have contributed to the long touchdown point. The touchdown rate of -281 feet per minute (fpm) was considered fair, suggesting that the aircraft was able to slow down relatively quickly after touchdown.
The runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned, with the aircraft being 21 feet off the centerline. This may have been due to a slight deviation in the aircraft's approach path or a miscalculation by the pilot. However, the runway rollout alignment was very good, indicating that the aircraft was able to maintain its alignment with the runway after touchdown.
The local weather conditions at the time of the landing were relatively calm, with a temperature of 55°F and a wind speed of 5 knots from 200°. The crosswind component was minimal, at 2 knots, while the headwind component was 5 knots. These conditions likely contributed to a relatively smooth landing. The total landing distance was 5,183 feet, which is 57% of the runway length. Overall, the landing was considered successful, with the aircraft coming to a stop in a relatively short distance.
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