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Nothing to change in the speed, the height or the flare. Keep the landing attitude held until the mains are on, so the aircraft is not let down onto the runway in the last moment.
What happened: The touchdown rate was 182 fpm. Nothing before it explains that: threshold speed and height were within limits and the flare was flown normally.
Watch for: Touchdown rate: a little less than 182 fpm next time
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 3,181 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
The 490 m touchdown sits inside the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.
The rest of the report
The aircraft taxied from the parking area to runway 23 at KPVD Theodore Francis Green State Airport in 4 minutes, covering approximately 1 nm.
During the departure roll on runway 23, the Boeing 737-800 accelerated to a liftoff speed of 155 kt, using a takeoff distance of 1,264 m which represented 58 % of the runway. Local weather at the time was 22 °C with a wind of 2 kt from 279°, a cross-wind component of 1 kt and a head-wind component of 1 kt.
The initial climb began 1 mile west of Warwick, Rhode Island, and the aircraft rose from 1,003 ft asl to 36,708 ft asl, an increase of 35,704 ft achieved in 37 minutes while covering 302 nm.
Cruise commenced 10 miles west of Shelburne, Nova Scotia, and continued for 75 minutes, during which the flight covered 611 nm at level altitude.
A subsequent climb segment started at latitude 44.913811, longitude -51.3740846, raising the aircraft from 37,001 ft asl to 38,573 ft asl, a gain of 1,572 ft in 5 minutes and spanning 41 nm.
The next cruise phase began at latitude 44.9781603, longitude -50.374148 and lasted 198 minutes, during which the aircraft traversed 1,715 nm at cruise altitude.
Descent was initiated at latitude 41.2507532, longitude -11.1065902, with the airplane descending from 38,370 ft asl to 1,343 ft asl, a loss of 37,026 ft in 18 minutes while covering 120 nm.
For the final approach to runway 17 at LPPR Francisco de Sá Carneiro Airport, the aircraft approached from the north on a heading of 169.0°, intercepting the glide path at 4 nm and 1,141 ft agl.
Landing on runway 17 was executed with a threshold speed of 131 kt; touchdown occurred 69 m beyond the touchdown zone at a speed of 121 kt and a vertical rate of minus 102 fpm. The runway length is 3,181 m and the landing distance recorded was 953 m, representing 30 % of the runway.
Runway rollout alignment was perfect, and the aircraft decelerated to a stop within the measured landing distance.
The aircraft taxied from the runway to the parking area in 2 minutes, covering less than 1 nm.
In total, the flight covered 2,796 nm, required 340 minutes of airborne time, and consumed 15,289 kg of fuel.
The Boeing 737-800 established a final approach to runway 17 at LPPR Francisco de Sá Carneiro Airport from the north, tracking a heading of 169.0° at 4 NM and 1,141 ft agl. Local weather was 24 °C with wind 4 kt from 212°, providing a 3 kt cross-wind component and a 3 kt head-wind component. The aircraft maintained a good threshold height and a good threshold speed of 131 kt.
During the flare the aircraft preserved the appropriate speed and height, transitioning from the approach to touchdown with the parameters recorded for the landing.
Touchdown occurred 69 m beyond the touchdown zone, with a good touchdown speed of 121 kt and a smooth touchdown rate of minus 102 fpm. Runway touchdown alignment was very good.
The total landing distance was 953 m, representing 30 % of the 3,181 m runway, and rollout alignment was perfect.
For future landings, aim to achieve touchdown within the designated touchdown zone to minimise overshoot and preserve runway margin, and fine-tune flare timing to maintain the current smooth rate while keeping the touchdown point on target.
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