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Arrival
Fly the flare as one continuous check of the sink rate from 43 ft, holding back pressure steadily rather than adjusting pitch piecemeal.
What happened: The flare drifted away from its intended profile rather than tracking it smoothly from 43 ft down to touchdown.
Watch for: Watch radio altitude and VSI through the flare, aiming to arrest the sink smoothly from 43 ft to touchdown.
See Arrival Landing
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.
The approach, gate by gate
Side view — the last 5,254 ft of the approach.
Plan view — the first 5,254 ft of the 9,974 ft runway, to the same scale as the side view.
Touched down 1,906 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 area to the runway, which took 14 minutes and covered a distance of 2 nautical miles. The aircraft, a Boeing 737-800, then departed from runway 25R at Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport. The takeoff distance was 5,310 feet, which accounted for 52% of the runway. The liftoff speed was 154 knots.
The local weather conditions at the time of departure were characterized by a temperature of 74 degrees Fahrenheit and a wind speed of 2 knots from a direction of 289 degrees. This resulted in a crosswind of 1 knot and a headwind of 2 knots. The aircraft then began its enroute climb, starting 1 mile southeast of Central City, Arizona. The climb took 16 minutes and covered a distance of 97 nautical miles, during which the aircraft ascended from an altitude of 2,127 feet above sea level to 36,871 feet.
Following the enroute climb, the aircraft entered a level cruise phase, which started 8 miles northeast of LeChee Airport in Arizona. This phase lasted for 45 minutes and covered a distance of 854 nautical miles. The aircraft then began its enroute descent, starting 3 miles east of Dell Rapids, South Dakota. The descent took 26 minutes and covered a distance of 157 nautical miles, during which the aircraft descended from an altitude of 36,704 feet to 2,052 feet.
The final approach to runway 12R at Minneapolis-Saint Paul International Airport was made from the northwest, with a heading of 120.0 degrees at an altitude of 1,208 feet above ground level and a distance of 4 nautical miles from the runway. The landing was made on a runway with a length of 9,974 feet, and the threshold height was good. The threshold speed was above the target speed at 128 knots.
The touchdown point was 523 feet beyond the touchdown zone, and the touchdown speed was 121 knots, which was a little fast. The touchdown rate was fair at -235 feet per minute. The runway touchdown alignment was perfect, and the runway rollout alignment was also perfect. The local weather conditions at the time of landing were characterized by a temperature of 30 degrees Fahrenheit and a wind speed of 5 knots from a direction of 160 degrees. This resulted in a crosswind of 3 knots and a headwind of 4 knots.
The total landing distance was 4,971 feet, which accounted for 50% of the runway. The taxiing period from the runway to the parking area took 3 minutes and covered a distance of less than 1 nautical mile. The total flight distance was 1,117 nautical miles, and the flight duration was 106 minutes. The aircraft used a total of 12,252 pounds of fuel during the flight.
The Boeing 737-800 aircraft successfully landed at Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport (KMSP) on runway 12R. The final approach was initiated from the northwest, heading 120.0° at a distance of 4 nautical miles and an altitude of 1,208 feet above ground level (agl). The aircraft maintained a steady course throughout the approach, with a good threshold height indicating a stable descent.
Upon touchdown, the aircraft's threshold speed was significantly above the target speed, reaching 128 knots. This suggests that the pilots may have been able to flare the aircraft more aggressively, resulting in a smoother touchdown. However, the touchdown point was located 523 feet beyond the designated touchdown zone, which may indicate a slight over-rotation or a delayed touchdown.
The touchdown speed of 121 knots was slightly faster than desired, which could have contributed to the aircraft's touchdown point being beyond the designated zone. Nevertheless, the touchdown rate of -235 feet per minute (fpm) was considered fair, indicating a relatively smooth transition from the air to the ground.
The local weather conditions at the time of the landing were characterized by a temperature of 30°F and a wind speed of 5 knots from a direction of 160°. The crosswind component was minimal at 3 knots, while the headwind component was 4 knots. These conditions were favorable for the landing, allowing the aircraft to maintain a stable approach and touchdown.
The total landing distance of 4,971 feet was 50% of the available runway length, indicating a relatively short landing roll. The runway rollout alignment was perfect, suggesting that the pilots maintained control of the aircraft throughout the landing roll. Overall, the landing was considered successful, with the aircraft touching down safely and maintaining a stable alignment throughout the rollout.
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