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Add power on final to cross the threshold at 143 kt, correcting the speed before the flare begins.
What happened: The aircraft crossed the threshold at 10 kt below the 143 kt target, and the flare that followed raised the nose only 3.1° with little of the sink taken out. Shallow, underpowered approaches like this usually carry through into a firm touchdown.
Watch for: Airspeed indicator: 143 kt at the threshold
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 5,000 ft of the approach.
Plan view — the first 5,000 ft of the 9,499 ft runway, to the same scale as the side view.
The 1,239 ft touchdown sits inside the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.
The rest of the report
The Boeing 737-800 departed from Thessaloniki Macedonia International Airport, taxiing from the parking area to the runway took approximately 7 minutes and covered a distance of 2 nautical miles. The departure roll commenced on runway 34, and the aircraft lifted off at a speed of 154 knots, utilizing 4,552 feet of the runway, which represented 56% of its length.
As the aircraft climbed to its cruising altitude, it traversed a distance of 138 nautical miles, ascending from 961 feet above sea level to 36,993 feet in a period of 24 minutes. The enroute climb phase concluded 1 mile north of Thessaloniki, marking the beginning of the level cruise phase. The aircraft maintained a steady altitude for 136 minutes, covering a distance of 950 nautical miles. Subsequently, the enroute descent phase commenced 7 miles north of Tihemetsa, Estonia, and the aircraft descended from 36,604 feet to 1,447 feet in 31 minutes, covering a distance of 148 nautical miles.
The final approach to runway 15 at Helsinki Vantaa Airport was executed from the northwest, with the aircraft maintaining a heading of 153.0° at 4 nautical miles and 1,286 feet above ground level. The landing was successful, with a touchdown distance of 1,239 feet, representing 49% of the runway length. The touchdown speed of 124 knots and the touchdown rate of -160 feet per minute were both within acceptable limits. Following the landing, the aircraft taxied to the parking area, covering a distance of less than 1 nautical mile in 5 minutes. The total flight distance was 1,244 nautical miles, and the aircraft utilized 16,470 pounds of fuel during the 205-minute flight.
The Boeing 737-800 touched down on runway 15 at EFHK Helsinki Vantaa Airport with a satisfactory approach quality, characterized by a good threshold height and a threshold speed of 133 kt. The aircraft maintained a steady descent, ultimately touching down at a speed of 124 kt, which was within the acceptable range. The touchdown distance of 1,239 ft was also within the expected parameters, and the touchdown rate of -160 fpm was well within the safe limits.
Upon touchdown, the aircraft's wheels made contact with the runway, and the aircraft began its rollout. Although the runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned by 10 ft from the centreline, the subsequent rollout was very good, with the aircraft maintaining a consistent alignment with the runway centreline. The local weather conditions, with a temperature of 33 °F and a headwind of 7 kt, did not pose any significant challenges to the landing.
The overall performance of the landing was satisfactory, with a total landing distance of 4,652 ft, which accounted for 49% of the runway length. This is a relatively efficient use of the available runway, and the landing was deemed to be of high quality, earning a score of 99.8%. The crew's ability to navigate the aircraft safely and efficiently to the runway and maintain control throughout the landing phase was commendable.
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