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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: five 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.
Side view — the last 5,000 ft of the approach.
Plan view — the first 5,000 ft of the 8,984 ft runway, to the same scale as the side view.
Touched down 2,710 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 6 minutes and covered less than 1 nautical mile. The aircraft, a Boeing 737-700, then departed from runway 30L at KSTL St. Louis Lambert International Airport. The takeoff distance was 3,756 feet, which was 36% of the runway length. The liftoff speed was 146 knots.
The local weather conditions at the time of departure were a temperature of 57°F and a wind speed of 4 knots from 340°. The crosswind was 2 knots, and the headwind was 3 knots. The aircraft then began its enroute climb, which started overhead KSTL St. Louis Lambert International Airport. The climb took 17 minutes and covered 113 nautical miles, with the aircraft ascending from 1,549 feet above sea level to 38,828 feet above sea level, an increase of 37,278 feet.
Following the climb, the aircraft entered a level cruise, which started 4 miles northwest of Oblong, Illinois. This cruise phase lasted 20 minutes and covered 183 nautical miles. The aircraft then began its enroute descent, which started 1 mile south of Piqua, Ohio. The descent took 23 minutes and covered 144 nautical miles, with the aircraft descending from 38,964 feet above sea level to 2,994 feet above sea level, a decrease of 35,969 feet.
The aircraft then entered another level cruise phase, which started overhead KBKL Burke Lakefront Airport in Cleveland, Ohio. This cruise phase lasted only 3 minutes and covered 6 nautical miles. The aircraft then began its final approach to runway 24R at KCLE Cleveland Hopkins International Airport, approaching from the northeast at a heading of 230.0° and at an altitude of 1,284 feet above ground level.
The landing was made on runway 24R, which had a length of 8,984 feet. The threshold height was good, and the threshold speed was well above the target speed at 141 knots. The touchdown point was 1,336 feet beyond the touchdown zone, and the touchdown speed was 127 knots, which was a little fast. The touchdown rate was fair at -207 feet per minute, and the runway touchdown alignment was perfect.
The local weather conditions at the time of landing were a temperature of 43°F and a wind speed of 6 knots from 310°. The crosswind was 6 knots, and the headwind was 1 knot. The total landing distance was 4,629 feet, which was 52% of the runway length. The runway rollout alignment was very good. The taxiing period from the runway to the parking took 6 minutes and covered less than 1 nautical mile.
The total flight distance was 454 nautical miles, and the flight took 75 minutes. The aircraft used 6,109 pounds of fuel during the flight.
The Boeing 737-700 aircraft successfully landed at KCLE Cleveland Hopkins International Airport on runway 24R. The final approach was initiated from the north east, heading 230.0° at a distance of 4 nautical miles and an altitude of 1,284 feet above ground level (agl). The aircraft maintained a steady course throughout the approach, with a good threshold height and a speed that was well above the target threshold speed of 141 kt.
Upon touchdown, the aircraft landed 1,336 feet beyond the designated touchdown zone, which is slightly outside the recommended area. However, the touchdown speed of 127 kt was a bit faster than desired, indicating that the pilot may have applied a bit too much flare during the landing. The touchdown rate of -207 feet per minute (fpm) was considered fair, suggesting that the aircraft was not excessively decelerating upon touchdown.
The runway touchdown alignment was perfect, indicating that the aircraft was properly aligned with the runway centerline at the moment of touchdown. The local weather conditions at the time of landing were characterized by a temperature of 43°F and a wind speed of 6 kt from 310°. This resulted in a crosswind component of 6 kt and a headwind component of 1 kt, which did not appear to significantly impact the landing.
The total landing distance of 4,629 feet was 52% of the available runway length of 8,984 feet, which is a relatively moderate landing distance. The runway rollout alignment was very good, indicating that the aircraft was properly aligned with the runway centerline during the rollout phase. Overall, the landing was considered successful, with some minor deviations from the ideal touchdown point and speed.
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