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Keep the back pressure coming once the flare is established, holding the attitude instead of letting the nose drop.
What happened: Sink came back after the flare had arrested it, and that pattern usually carries the touchdown long - here it landed at 537 m against the 457 m aim point.
Watch for: Vertical speed indicator: a steady, shallow rate through the flare with no renewed sink before touchdown
Ground effect becomes significant below about one wingspan of height. A Cessna 172, with a 36 ft span, enters ground effect at flare height - the float it feels in the hold-off is ground effect arriving on cue. An A320, with a span around 117 ft, has been in ground effect since before the threshold and there is no sudden cushion to feel, only a gradual reduction in induced drag that lengthens any float you allow.
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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 2,629 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
Touched down 537 m past the threshold — beyond the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.
The rest of the report
Departing from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, the Boeing 737-800 began its journey by taxiing from the parking area to the runway, a process that took approximately 3 minutes and covered less than 1 nautical mile. As it reached the runway, the aircraft initiated its departure roll on runway 09, accelerating to a liftoff speed of 146 knots. The takeoff distance of 893 meters, which accounted for 27% of the runway, was within the expected parameters.
As the aircraft climbed to its enroute cruise altitude, it traversed a distance of 345 nautical miles, covering an altitude increase of 38,832 feet in 47 minutes. The climb phase concluded overhead EHAM Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, marking the beginning of the enroute level cruise. This phase lasted for 146 minutes, during which the aircraft covered a distance of 1,059 nautical miles. The descent phase commenced at a latitude of 34.6865191 and longitude of -15.2261618, where the aircraft descended from 39,666 feet to 2,253 feet in 21 minutes, covering a distance of 131 nautical miles. The final approach to runway 23 at Madeira International Airport Cristiano Ronaldo was initiated from the north-east, with the aircraft maintaining a heading of 225.0° at 4 nautical miles and 1,277 feet above ground level.
The landing on runway 23 was executed with a threshold speed slightly above the target at 132 knots. The touchdown point was 123 meters beyond the touchdown zone, with a touchdown speed of 120 knots and a touchdown rate of -241 feet per minute. The runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned by 3.4 meters from the centerline. The total landing distance of 920 meters, which accounted for 37% of the runway, was within the expected parameters. Following the landing, the aircraft taxied to the parking area, a process that took approximately 1 minute and covered less than 1 nautical mile. The total flight distance of 1,547 nautical miles was achieved in 222 minutes, with the aircraft consuming 9,532 kilograms of fuel.
The Boeing 737-800 touched down on runway 23 at LPMA Madeira International Airport Cristiano Ronaldo, marking a successful conclusion to the approach. The aircraft's descent was well-managed, with a good threshold height achieved. However, the threshold speed was slightly above the target, registering at 132 kt. Despite this, the touchdown speed of 120 kt was satisfactory, and the touchdown rate of -241 fpm was fair, indicating a controlled descent.
The touchdown point was located 123 m beyond the touchdown zone, which, while not ideal, did not compromise the overall safety of the landing. The runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned from the centreline by 3.4 m, a deviation that could be attributed to the crosswind component of 3 kt. The local weather conditions, with a temperature of 19 °C and a gentle wind of 4 kt at 129 °, did not pose any significant challenges to the landing.
The total landing distance of 920 m, accounting for 37% of the runway length, was within acceptable limits. The runway rollout alignment was perfect, demonstrating the pilot's ability to maintain control of the aircraft during the critical phase of the landing. Overall, the landing was deemed satisfactory, with a score of 98.4% reflecting the minor deviations from the ideal approach and touchdown characteristics.
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