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Carry more power on short final to hold 126 kt at the threshold instead of letting speed decay before the flare.
What happened: The threshold was crossed at 125 kt against a VREF of 126 kt, already below target, and the sink was fully arrested at 18 ft with speed continuing to bleed off - crossing the threshold slow like this usually carries forward into the aircraft settling on as the speed runs out, rather than flying onto the mains.
Watch for: Airspeed indicator against 126 kt on short final.
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 5,000 ft of the approach.
Plan view — the first 5,000 ft of the 5,994 ft runway, to the same scale as the side view.
Touched down 2,441 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 21 minutes and covered a distance of 3 nautical miles. The aircraft, a Boeing 737-700, then departed from runway 01R at KLAS Harry Reid International Airport. The takeoff distance was 4,534 feet, which accounted for 54% of the runway. The liftoff speed was 142 knots.
As the aircraft took to the skies, it encountered local weather conditions with a temperature of 85 degrees Fahrenheit and a wind speed of 4 knots at 360 degrees. The crosswind was minimal at 1 knot, while the headwind was 3 knots. The enroute climb began overhead Paradise, Nevada, where the aircraft ascended from 3,197 feet above sea level to 40,035 feet above sea level, an increase of 36,837 feet in 19 minutes, covering a distance of 99 nautical miles.
Following the climb, the aircraft entered a level cruise phase, which started 10 miles west of KBTY Beatty Airport in Beatty, Nevada. This phase lasted for 63 minutes, covering a distance of 423 nautical miles. The aircraft then began its descent 12 miles northwest of Chiloquin, Oregon, where it descended from 39,928 feet above sea level to 2,395 feet above sea level, a decrease of 37,532 feet in 20 minutes, covering a distance of 104 nautical miles.
The aircraft then entered another level cruise phase, which started 1 mile east of 9OR0 Lafferty Field in Brownsville, Oregon. This phase lasted for 10 minutes, covering a distance of 11 nautical miles. The final approach to runway 16L at KEUG Mahlon Sweet Field was made from the north, with the aircraft heading 179.0 degrees at 4 nautical miles and 1,268 feet above ground level.
The landing on runway 16L was successful, with the touchdown point being 1,040 feet beyond the touchdown zone. The touchdown speed was 108 knots, which was good, while the touchdown rate was fair at -202 feet per minute. The runway touchdown alignment was perfect, and the runway rollout alignment was very good. The local weather conditions at the time of landing were a temperature of 52 degrees Fahrenheit and a wind speed of 11 knots at 195 degrees, with a crosswind of 3 knots and a headwind of 11 knots.
The total landing distance was 3,406 feet, which accounted for 57% of the runway. The taxiing period from the runway to the parking took 6 minutes and covered a distance of less than 1 nautical mile. The total flight distance was 646 nautical miles, which was covered in 137 minutes, and the aircraft used 10,791 pounds of fuel during the flight.
The Boeing 737-700 aircraft successfully landed at Mahlon Sweet Field (KEUG) on runway 16L. The final approach was initiated from the north, heading 179.0° at a distance of 4 nautical miles and an altitude of 1,268 feet above ground level (agl). The aircraft maintained a good threshold height, and the threshold speed was also satisfactory at 126 knots.
Upon touchdown, the aircraft landed 1,040 feet beyond the touchdown zone, which is a relatively long distance. However, the touchdown speed of 108 knots was within the acceptable range, indicating a controlled descent. The touchdown rate of -202 feet per minute (fpm) was fair, suggesting that the aircraft could have maintained a more gradual descent.
The runway touchdown alignment was perfect, indicating that the aircraft was aligned with the runway centerline at the moment of touchdown. The local weather conditions at the time of landing were characterized by a temperature of 52°F and a wind speed of 11 knots from 195°. The crosswind component was minimal at 3 knots, while the headwind component was 11 knots, which helped to reduce the landing distance.
The total landing distance of 3,406 feet was 57% of the available runway length of 5,994 feet. This is a relatively long landing distance, but it is not uncommon for aircraft to land beyond the touchdown zone, especially in windy conditions. The runway rollout alignment was very good, indicating that the aircraft maintained a stable and controlled roll-out after touchdown.
Overall, the landing was satisfactory, with some areas for improvement, such as the touchdown rate and the landing distance. However, the aircraft's performance was acceptable, and the pilot's skills were demonstrated in maintaining control of the aircraft throughout the landing process.
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