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Begin raising the nose earlier, by 11 ft, so the flare has time to arrest the sink before touchdown.
What happened: The flare began late at 4.3 ft, 6.9 ft below the normal band, and a late flare like this usually leaves too little time to arrest the sink before touchdown.
Watch for: Watch radio altitude and start the flare in the normal band, around 11 ft.
Preparing for a stable approach will give you time to decide on whether to attempt the landing or going around. Too much altitude with a high sink rate will result in carrying too much speed onto the runway. Configuring flaps and the gear late also won't help the speed decay.
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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.
At the 1,000 ft gate: centreline 3.0° off, against a 1° limit.
The approach, gate by gate
Side view — the last 1,524 m of the approach.
Plan view — the first 1,524 m of the 1,882 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
The 342 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 24 at EHAM Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, covering 1 nm in 4 minutes.
During the departure roll on runway 24, the take-off distance was 1,153 m, representing 34 % of the runway, and liftoff was achieved at 148 kt. Local weather at the time was 29 °C with a wind of 4 kt from 210°, a 2 kt crosswind component and a 4 kt headwind component.
Climb commenced approximately 1 mile north-west of Aalsmeerderbrug, with the aircraft ascending from 1,042 ft asl to 35,997 ft asl, a gain of 34,955 ft in 23 minutes while covering 168 nm.
Level cruise began about 25 miles east of Mablethorpe, lasting 28 minutes and traversing 226 nm.
Descent was initiated roughly 11 miles north-west of Port Erin, with the aircraft descending from 35,990 ft asl to 1,361 ft asl, a loss of 34,629 ft in 21 minutes over a distance of 113 nm.
The final approach to runway 08 at EGAE City of Derry Airport was flown from the south-west on a heading of 70.0° at 4 nm and 1,228 ft agl.
Landing on runway 08 was performed on a runway 1,882 m long; the threshold speed was slightly above target at 144 kt. Touchdown occurred 341 m down the runway at 140 kt, with a touchdown rate of minus 269 fpm and perfect runway-touchdown alignment. Local weather reported 19 °C, wind 5 kt from 40°, a 3 kt crosswind and a 4 kt headwind.
The total landing distance recorded was 1,355 m, representing 72 % of the runway, and the rollout alignment was perfect.
After landing, the aircraft taxied to the parking area in 1 minute, covering less than 1 nm.
In total, the flight covered 514 nm, took 80 minutes, and consumed 3,921 kg of fuel.
The Boeing 737-800 commenced the final approach to runway 08 at EGAE City of Derry Airport from the south-west on a heading of 70.0 °, 4 nm out and 1,228 ft agl. The approach was assessed as stabilised at the 1,000 ft gate, with gear, flaps, sink rate, glideslope and centreline all within limits.
At threshold the height was good and the threshold speed was slightly above target at 144 kt. The aircraft flared and touched down at a distance of 341 m down the runway; touchdown speed at 140 kt was a little fast and the touchdown rate was fair at minus 269 fpm. Runway touchdown alignment was perfect.
The touchdown phase confirmed the 341 m touchdown point, the 140 kt speed and the minus 269 fpm rate, with the aircraft remaining perfectly aligned on the centreline throughout the contact.
During rollout the aircraft travelled a total landing distance of 1,355 m, representing 72 % of the 1,882 m runway, and runway rollout alignment remained perfect. Local weather was 19 °C with wind 5 kt at 40 °, a 3 kt crosswind component and a 4 kt headwind component. The overall score was 98.7 %.
Minor refinements should focus on achieving the target threshold speed of 144 kt and reducing the touchdown speed slightly to better match the intended VREF, which will also help optimise the touchdown rate. Maintaining the current alignment and flare technique will preserve the high overall performance.
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