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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 1,524 m of the approach.
Plan view — the first 1,524 m of the 3,353 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
Touched down 674 m 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 6 minutes and covered less than 1 nautical mile. The aircraft, a Boeing 737-800, then departed from runway 20 at LFBT Tarbes-Lourdes-Pyrénées Airport. The takeoff distance was 527 meters, which accounted for 23% of the runway. The liftoff speed was 152 knots.
The local weather conditions at the time of departure were characterized by a temperature of 25 degrees Celsius, with a wind speed of 15 knots at a direction of 50 degrees. This resulted in a crosswind of 7 knots and a tailwind of 13 knots. The aircraft then began its enroute climb, starting 1 mile north of Ade in Occitanie, France. The climb took 19 minutes and covered 97 nautical miles, during which the aircraft ascended from 2,305 feet above sea level to 36,153 feet above sea level, an increase of 33,848 feet.
Following the enroute climb, the aircraft entered a level cruise phase, which started 2 miles northeast of Malvies in Occitanie, France. This phase lasted for 81 minutes and covered 601 nautical miles. The aircraft then began its enroute descent, starting 18 miles south of LICG Pantelleria Airport in Pantelleria, Italy. The descent took 27 minutes and covered 130 nautical miles, during which the aircraft descended from 36,227 feet above sea level to 1,530 feet above sea level, a decrease of 34,697 feet.
The final approach to runway 31 at LMML Malta International Airport was made from the southeast, with a heading of 315.0 degrees at 4 nautical miles and 1,266 feet above ground level. The landing was made on runway 31, which had a length of 3,353 meters. The threshold height was good, and the threshold speed was also satisfactory at 134 knots. However, the touchdown point was 257 meters beyond the touchdown zone, and the touchdown speed was 123 knots, which was good. The touchdown rate was hard at -466 feet per minute.
The runway touchdown position was misaligned by 9.6 meters from the centerline, and the runway rollout alignment was slightly misaligned by 11.5 meters from the centerline. The local weather conditions at the time of landing were similar to those at the time of departure, with a temperature of 25 degrees Celsius and a wind speed of 15 knots at a direction of 50 degrees. This resulted in a crosswind of 15 knots and a tailwind of 1 knot.
The total landing distance was 1,400 meters, which accounted for 42% of the runway. The taxiing period from the runway to the parking took 3 minutes and covered less than 1 nautical mile. The total flight distance was 835 nautical miles, and the flight duration was 135 minutes. The aircraft used 5,092 kilograms of fuel during the flight.
The Boeing 737-800 aircraft successfully landed at LMML Malta International Airport, with a final approach score of 86.5%. The aircraft was approaching the runway from the south east, heading 315.0° at a distance of 4 nautical miles and an altitude of 1,266 feet above ground level (agl). The landing was executed on runway 31, which has a length of 3,353 meters.
The threshold height was reported as good, and the threshold speed was also satisfactory at 134 knots. However, the touchdown point was located 257 meters beyond the designated touchdown zone, which may indicate a slight deviation from the intended landing path. The touchdown speed of 123 knots was within the acceptable range, but the touchdown rate was reported as hard at -466 feet per minute (fpm), which may suggest a slightly aggressive descent.
The local weather conditions at the time of landing were characterized by a temperature of 25°C and a wind speed of 15 knots from a direction of 50°. This resulted in a crosswind component of 15 knots and a tailwind component of 1 knot. The runway touchdown position was found to be misaligned by 9.6 meters from the centerline, which may have contributed to the slightly off-center touchdown point.
The total landing distance was 1,400 meters, which represents 42% of the runway length. This is a relatively short landing distance, indicating that the aircraft was able to touch down and come to a stop within a relatively short distance. However, the runway rollout alignment was found to be slightly misaligned by 11.5 meters from the centerline, which may suggest a slight deviation from the intended path during the rollout phase. Overall, the landing was executed safely, but with some minor deviations from the ideal landing parameters.
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