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Be on speed by the gate
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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Two stabilised approach gates, each with six checks at 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 5,000 ft of the approach.
Plan view — the first 5,000 ft of the 10,002 ft runway, to the same scale as the side view.
The 715 ft touchdown sits inside the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.
The rest of the report
The Boeing 737-800 taxied from the parking area to runway 31 at LMML Malta International Airport in 16 minutes, covering a distance of 3 nm.
During the departure roll on runway 31, the aircraft accelerated through a takeoff distance of 4,783 ft, representing 44 % of the runway, and lifted off at 160 kt. Ambient conditions were 76 °F with a wind of 9 kt from 279°, including a 5 kt cross-wind component and a 7 kt head-wind component.
Climb commenced overhead Luqa, Malta, with the aeroplane climbing from 1,220 ft asl to 33,534 ft asl, an altitude gain of 32,315 ft achieved in 23 minutes while covering 156 nm.
Cruise began approximately 1 mile north of LICT Vincenzo Florio Airport (Trapani-Birgi, TP, Italy) and continued for 157 minutes, during which the flight covered 1,201 nm at level altitude.
Descent was initiated 39 miles south-east of Ardmore, Munster, Ireland, with a reduction from 34,000 ft asl to 1,245 ft asl, a loss of 32,754 ft over 20 minutes and a distance of 113 nm.
The final approach to runway 24 at EINN Shannon Airport was flown from the north-east on a heading of 232.0° at 4 nm and 1,195 ft agl, followed by a descent from 1,278 ft agl to the surface in 100 seconds. Weather at the time was 73 °F with a wind of 8 kt from 280°, comprising a 6 kt cross-wind and a 6 kt head-wind component; the aircraft scored on the stabilisation gates.
Landing on runway 24, which is 10,002 ft long, was executed with a threshold speed of 138 kt. Touchdown occurred at 721 ft down the runway at 136 kt, with a vertical speed of minus 212 fpm and a lateral deviation of 14 ft from the centreline. The total landing distance recorded was 4,238 ft, equivalent to 42 % of the runway length.
Runway rollout alignment was reported as very good, confirming the aircraft remained on the centreline throughout the deceleration phase.
The aircraft taxied from the runway to the parking area in 4 minutes, covering less than 1 nm.
In total, the flight covered 1,484 nm, required 225 minutes of airborne time, and consumed 16,588 lb of fuel.
The Boeing 737-800 commenced the final approach to runway 24 at Shannon (EINN) from the north-east on a heading of 232.0° at 4 NM and 1,195 ft AGL. The descent from 1,278 ft AGL to the runway threshold was completed in 100 seconds. At the 1,000 ft gate the approach was assessed as unstable, being more than 20 kt above VREF. Ambient conditions were 73 °F with an 8 kt wind from 280°, including a 6 kt headwind and 6 kt crosswind.
The threshold height was reported as good and the threshold speed was good at 138 kt. The aircraft continued the flare in accordance with the indicated parameters.
Touchdown occurred 721 ft down the runway at a speed of 136 kt, which was judged good. The vertical rate at touchdown was fair at minus 212 fpm. The touchdown point was slightly misaligned, being 14 ft off the centreline.
The total landing distance measured 4,238 ft, representing 42 % of the 10,002-ft runway, and the rollout alignment was very good.
The 75.3 % score reflects a generally competent landing but highlights the need to achieve a stabilized approach. Reducing speed to within 20 kt of VREF by the 1,000 ft gate and refining flare technique to lower the sink rate will improve touchdown consistency.
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