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Arrival
Make one smooth continuous pitch input through the flare rather than chasing the runway with the elevator.
What happened: The flare was pumped, with pitch reversing direction several times on the way down instead of one smooth input.
Watch for: Watch the pitch attitude trend through the flare, aiming for a single steady rise through 3.2° with no reversals.
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 6,080 ft of the approach.
Plan view — the first 6,080 ft of the 9,425 ft runway, to the same scale as the side view.
Touched down 3,128 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 8 minutes and covered a distance of 2 nautical miles. The aircraft, a Boeing 737-800, then departed from runway 04R at KBOS Logan International Airport. The takeoff distance was 4,043 feet, which accounted for 53% of the runway. The liftoff speed was 151 knots.
The local weather conditions at the time of departure were characterized by a temperature of 48°F and a wind speed of 7 knots from a direction of 324°. This resulted in a crosswind of 6 knots and a headwind of 4 knots. The aircraft then began its enroute climb, which started overhead Winthrop, Massachusetts. The climb took 19 minutes and covered a distance of 82 nautical miles, during which the aircraft ascended from an altitude of 1,082 feet above sea level to 38,147 feet above sea level, an increase of 37,066 feet.
Following the enroute climb, the aircraft entered a level cruise, which started 1 mile east of Tariffville, Connecticut. This cruise phase lasted for 18 minutes and covered a distance of 122 nautical miles. The aircraft then began its enroute descent, which started 1 mile southwest of N51 Solberg-Hunterdon Readington, New Jersey. The descent took 23 minutes and covered a distance of 125 nautical miles, during which the aircraft descended from an altitude of 38,410 feet above sea level to 4,008 feet above sea level, a decrease of 34,402 feet.
The aircraft then entered another level cruise phase, which started 2 miles northeast of MD24 Haysfield Airport Clarksville, Maryland. This cruise phase lasted for only 2 minutes and covered a distance of 4 nautical miles. The aircraft then began its final descent, which started 1 mile southeast of MD46 Glenair Airport Dayton, Maryland. The descent took 5 minutes and covered a distance of 11 nautical miles, during which the aircraft descended from an altitude of 3,804 feet above sea level to 1,425 feet above sea level, a decrease of 2,379 feet.
The final approach to runway 10 at KBWI Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport was made from the west, with the aircraft heading 94.0° at an altitude of 1,281 feet above ground level and a distance of 4 nautical miles from the runway. The landing was made on runway 10, which had a length of 9,425 feet. The threshold height was good, but the threshold speed was slightly above the target at 142 knots.
The touchdown point was 1,762 feet beyond the touchdown zone, and the touchdown speed was 127 knots, which was a little fast. However, the touchdown rate was excellent at -88 feet per minute. The runway touchdown position was significantly misaligned by 67 feet from the centreline. The local weather conditions at the time of landing were characterized by a temperature of 43°F and a wind speed of 2 knots from a direction of 360°, resulting in a crosswind of 2 knots and a headwind of 0 knots.
The total landing distance was 5,807 feet, which accounted for 62% of the runway. The runway rollout alignment was misaligned by 71 feet from the centreline. The taxiing period from the runway to the parking took 3 minutes and covered a distance of less than 1 nautical mile. The total flight distance was 352 nautical miles, and the flight duration was 78 minutes. The aircraft used 7,306 pounds of fuel during the flight.
The Boeing 737-800 aircraft successfully landed at KBWI Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport, but with some notable deviations from the ideal landing performance. The aircraft was approaching the runway from the west, heading 94.0° at 4 nautical miles and 1,281 feet above ground level (agl). The final approach was executed with a good threshold height, but the threshold speed was slightly above the target at 142 knots.
Upon touchdown, the aircraft landed 1,762 feet beyond the touchdown zone, which is a significant deviation from the ideal touchdown point. The touchdown speed of 127 knots was also a little fast, indicating that the pilot may have been unable to fully arrest the aircraft's descent before touchdown. However, the touchdown rate of -88 feet per minute (fpm) was excellent, indicating a smooth and controlled descent.
The runway touchdown position was significantly misaligned by 67 feet from the centreline, which may have been due to a combination of factors including wind, pilot error, or aircraft performance. The local weather conditions were relatively calm, with a temperature of 43°F and a wind speed of 2 knots at 360°, which suggests that wind was not a significant factor in the landing.
The total landing distance of 5,807 feet was 62% of the runway length, which is within the acceptable range. However, the runway rollout alignment was also misaligned by 71 feet from the centreline, which may indicate a loss of directional control during the rollout phase.
Overall, while the landing was successful, there were several areas for improvement, including a faster-than-ideal touchdown speed, a misaligned touchdown point, and a misaligned runway rollout alignment. These deviations may be addressed through further training and practice for the pilots, as well as adjustments to the aircraft's performance and handling characteristics.
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