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Add power on final to cross the threshold at 134 kt, correcting the speed before the flare begins.
What happened: The aircraft crossed the threshold at 13 kt below the 134 kt target, and the flare that followed raised the nose only 2.8° with little of the sink taken out. Shallow, underpowered approaches like this usually carry through into a firm touchdown.
Watch for: Airspeed indicator: 134 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.
Read more in Flare TimingStart to finish · 15 stages, 13 scored
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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 1,811 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
The 101 m touchdown sits inside the full-score zone. The 1.77 G arrival is the firm side of smooth.
The rest of the report
Taxiing from the parking area to the runway at SBLO Governador José Richa Airport took approximately 8 minutes, covering a short distance of less than 1 nautical mile. The Boeing 737-700 then began its departure roll on runway 13, utilizing 64% of the 1,130-meter runway to achieve liftoff at a speed of 143 knots. Local weather conditions at the time of departure featured a temperature of 19 °C, with a gentle headwind of 2 knots and a crosswind of 2 knots.
As the aircraft climbed away from SBLO, it transitioned into an enroute climb, ascending from 2,705 feet above sea level to 35,011 feet in 17 minutes, covering a distance of 105 nautical miles. The climb phase was followed by a brief enroute level cruise, which lasted 5 minutes and covered 46 nautical miles. The aircraft then began its enroute descent, decreasing from 35,012 feet to 3,930 feet in 21 minutes, while covering 135 nautical miles. The descent phase concluded with a final approach to runway 17R at SBSP Congonhas Airport, where the aircraft touched down with a touchdown distance of 102 meters, slightly below the target threshold speed of 121 knots.
The landing was characterized by a heavy touchdown rate of -711 feet per minute, although the runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned by 5.1 meters from the centerline. The total landing distance of 922 meters, or 52% of the 1,757-meter runway, was deemed satisfactory. Following a smooth taxiing period of 3 minutes, the aircraft arrived at the parking area, having completed a total flight distance of 292 nautical miles and utilizing 2,160 kilograms of fuel. The flight duration was approximately 52 minutes.
The Boeing 737-700 touched down on runway 17R at SBSP Congonhas Airport with a satisfactory approach quality, despite a slight deviation from the ideal threshold height. The aircraft's speed at threshold was 121 kt, which was marginally below the target value. The touchdown distance of 102 m was within acceptable limits, and the touchdown speed of 119 kt was also good.
However, the touchdown rate was somewhat heavy at -711 fpm, which may have been due to the aircraft's descent profile or the pilot's decision to flare. The runway touchdown position was slightly off-centre, deviating by 5.1 m from the centreline. The local weather conditions, with a temperature of 16 °C and a gentle wind of 2 kt at 30 °, did not pose any significant challenges to the landing.
The total landing distance of 922 m was 52% of the runway length, which is within the acceptable range. The runway rollout alignment was very good, indicating that the pilot maintained control of the aircraft during the critical phase of the landing. Overall, the landing performance was satisfactory, with a score of 92.8%.
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