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Work on the flare
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.
One stabilised approach gate: seven checks where the approach path is 500 ft above the runway. The 1,000 ft gate was not assessed, because the approach did not join final that far out.
At the 500 ft gate: off the runway's 3° glideslope.
The approach, gate by gate
Side view — the last 7,851 ft of the approach.
Plan view — the first 7,851 ft of the 9,473 ft runway, to the same scale as the side view.
Touched down 5,915 ft past the threshold — beyond the full-score zone. The 2.49 G arrival is the firm side of smooth.
The rest of the report
The flight began with a taxiing period from the parking area to the runway, which took 31 minutes and covered a distance of 4 nautical miles. The aircraft, a Boeing B737-800, then departed from runway 18L at Charlotte Douglas International Airport (KCLT) in Charlotte, North Carolina. The takeoff distance was 3,223 feet, which was 37% of the runway length. The liftoff speed was 151 knots.
As the aircraft climbed out of KCLT, it began its enroute climb from 1,816 feet above sea level to 34,009 feet above sea level, an increase of 32,193 feet in just 18 minutes, covering a distance of 92 nautical miles. The climb started 1 mile southeast of the airport. The aircraft then leveled off and entered a cruise phase, lasting 7 minutes and covering 40 nautical miles, starting 2 miles east of Ron's Ultralight Field (1NC1) in Pittsboro, North Carolina.
The aircraft then began another climb phase, this time from 34,470 feet above sea level to 35,003 feet above sea level, an increase of 533 feet in just 2 minutes, covering a distance of 10 nautical miles. This climb started 6 miles northwest of Oxford, North Carolina. The aircraft then entered another cruise phase, lasting 178 minutes and covering 137 nautical miles, starting 4 miles north of Stovall, North Carolina.
As the aircraft approached its destination, it began its descent from 35,009 feet above sea level to 5,426 feet above sea level, a decrease of 29,583 feet in 33 minutes, covering a distance of 119 nautical miles. The descent started overhead Lanseair Farms Airport (MD97) in La Plata, Maryland. The aircraft then entered another cruise phase, lasting 5 minutes and covering 12 nautical miles, starting 1 mile northeast of Glassboro, New Jersey.
The aircraft then began another descent phase, this time from 4,868 feet above sea level to 2,422 feet above sea level, a decrease of 2,446 feet in 5 minutes, covering a distance of 6 nautical miles. This descent started 3 miles west of Medford Lakes, New Jersey. The aircraft then entered another cruise phase, lasting 5 minutes and covering 5 nautical miles, starting overhead Ramblewood, New Jersey.
The final descent phase began overhead Collingswood, New Jersey, and the aircraft descended from 1,923 feet above sea level to 706 feet above sea level, a decrease of 1,217 feet in 3 minutes, covering a distance of 4 nautical miles. The aircraft then began its final approach to runway 27R at Philadelphia International Airport (KPHL), flying from the east at a heading of 255.0 degrees and at an altitude of 687 feet above ground level, 4 nautical miles from the runway.
The aircraft landed on runway 27R, which was 9,473 feet long. The threshold height was excessively over target, but the threshold speed was good at 142 knots. The touchdown point was very long, using more than 50% of the available runway. The touchdown speed was good at 132 knots, but the touchdown rate was hard at -463 feet per minute. The runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned by 17 feet from the centerline. The local temperature was 66 degrees Fahrenheit.
The total landing distance was 6,673 feet, which was 70% of the runway length. The runway rollout alignment was excessively misaligned by 227 feet from the centerline. The total flight distance was 436 nautical miles, and the flight took 112 minutes. The aircraft used 8,281 pounds of fuel during the flight.
The Boeing B737-800 aircraft successfully landed on runway 27R at KPHL Philadelphia International Airport, but the landing was not without its challenges. The final approach was initiated from the east, heading 255.0° at 4 nautical miles and 687 feet above ground level (agl). The aircraft's approach speed was good, with a threshold speed of 142 knots.
However, the aircraft's touchdown height was excessively over target, reaching 222 feet agl, which is higher than the desired threshold height. Despite this, the touchdown speed of 132 knots was within the acceptable range, indicating that the pilot maintained control of the aircraft during the landing. The touchdown rate was hard, with a descent rate of -463 feet per minute (fpm), which may have contributed to the slightly misaligned runway touchdown position.
The touchdown point was located 17 feet off the centerline, which is a relatively minor deviation. The total landing distance of 6,673 feet was 70% of the available runway length, indicating that the aircraft used a significant portion of the runway to come to a stop. The runway rollout alignment was also excessively misaligned, with the aircraft deviating 227 feet from the centerline.
The local weather conditions at the time of the landing were favorable, with a temperature of 66°F. Overall, while the landing was not perfect, the pilot was able to bring the aircraft safely to a stop on the runway, despite some deviations from the ideal landing parameters.
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