{"id":229052,"date":"2025-05-07T15:53:21","date_gmt":"2025-05-07T15:53:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/peraltafinancing.com\/airline\/landing-kinematics-air-transport-safety-articles-by-shem-malmquist\/"},"modified":"2025-05-07T15:53:21","modified_gmt":"2025-05-07T15:53:21","slug":"landing-kinematics-air-transport-safety-articles-by-shem-malmquist","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/fivemor.com\/?p=229052","title":{"rendered":"Landing Kinematics | Air Transport Safety Articles by Shem Malmquist"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/airlinesafety.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/xb-70-valkyrie-05.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"81\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/airlinesafety.blog\/2012\/03\/19\/landing-kinematics\/xb-70-valkyrie-05\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/airlinesafety.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/xb-70-valkyrie-05.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"660,495\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"XB-70-Valkyrie-05\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/airlinesafety.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/xb-70-valkyrie-05.jpg?w=300\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/airlinesafety.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/xb-70-valkyrie-05.jpg?w=640\" class=\"alignnone  wp-image-81\" src=\"https:\/\/airlinesafety.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/xb-70-valkyrie-05.jpg?w=749&amp;h=562\" alt=\"XB-70-Valkyrie-05\" width=\"749\" height=\"562\" srcset=\"https:\/\/airlinesafety.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/xb-70-valkyrie-05.jpg 660w, https:\/\/airlinesafety.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/xb-70-valkyrie-05.jpg?w=150&amp;h=113 150w, https:\/\/airlinesafety.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/xb-70-valkyrie-05.jpg?w=300&amp;h=225 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 749px) 100vw, 749px\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Landing Kinematics<\/p>\n<p>Captain Shem Malmquist<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Pilots flying large aircraft need to be very cautious when making pitch changes near to the ground.\u00a0 A review of flight data shows that pilots sometimes make forward (negative) pitch changes or rapid large aft (positive) pitch changes just prior to touchdown.\u00a0 In both cases, the pilots are probably doing this in an effort to achieve a smoother landing or possibly \u201csave\u201d a landing when the descent rates appear to be too high.<\/p>\n<p>Conventional wisdom suggests that because the the CG is ahead of the main gear, the main landing gear will move upwards as the nose moves down when pitching forward; essentially rotating around the CG. This theory does not hold up to analysis. An 8 degree pitch change will only move the main landing gear about 1 foot on the largest aircraft \u2013 hardly enough to affect the outcome of the landing.\u00a0 When this fact is illustrated to pilots, many will state \u201cbut I have done it and it works for me!\u201d A review of aircraft dynamics reveals the answer to why some say it works, and, more importantly, why it is a very risky technique.<\/p>\n<p>At the other side of the spectrum is the scenario where the pilot attempts to \u201csave\u201d a landing at the last moment utilizing a pitch change (upwards) as the primary mechanism.\u00a0 This also can create significant problems in the landing environment.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><strong>Pitch Transient<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0Pushing the controls forward moves the elevator surface downward, increasing the lift at the horizontal stabilizer.\u00a0 This increased lift at the tail, raises the tail and moves the nose down, in the direction of the control input.\u00a0 The opposite is, of course, true as well.\u00a0 Pulling back creates a downward aerodynamic force at the tail, raising the nose.<\/p>\n<p>Both of these are effected by something formally known as a \u201cpitch transient\u201d.\u00a0 Here is how it works:<\/p>\n<p>When a pilot pushes forward, the elevator moves down and increases the lift force at the tail. It takes a moment for this force to overcome the aircraft\u2019s inertia, and to actually pitch the aircraft downwards, reducing the angle of attack. The reduced angle of attack causes a change in \u00a0aircraft lift, and it takes yet another moment for the actual aircraft motion to change as a result of that change of aircraft lift. During this time, the tail <em>lift<\/em> force is still acting on the aircraft, and is <em>adding <\/em>to the <em>total <\/em>lift force the aircraft is producing.\u00a0 As the weight does not change, for a <em>very short<\/em> time, the aircraft will have more lift than weight, changing the flight path accordingly. The aircraft will initially move up slightly (or reduce its descent rate).\u00a0 With <em>very <\/em>precise timing it is possible to get a smooth landing this way.\u00a0 Why is it so risky?<\/p>\n<p>The pitch transient <strong>only lasts long enough for the pitch to actually change<\/strong>.\u00a0 The pitch transient is the <em>initial <\/em>reaction to the change in effective weight that happens <em>before<\/em> the angle of attack has actually changed as a result of the pitch control input.<\/p>\n<p>The problem is that it is difficult to judge the exact height above the ground in a large aircraft. If a pilot misjudges height even slightly, it can be dangerous.<\/p>\n<p>The <strong>larger<\/strong> effect of pushing forward on the controls is that the aircraft will lower its pitch attitude, and along with it, the angle of attack of the wing will decrease. The loss of lift will result in the aircraft now moving in the direction of the control input.\u00a0 Once the aircraft pitch actually starts to decrease, the loss of lift on the wings will contribute to an acceleration downward, as the wings are now producing less lift than the aircraft weighs.<\/p>\n<p>Landing gear is certified based on the assumption that the wings are producing <em>at least<\/em> as much lift as the aircraft weighs. The engineers assume you will be flaring, or at the very least, holding the pitch constant.\u00a0 Even a constant pitch attitude results in the angle of attack slightly increasing as the aircraft enters ground effect, softening the landing.\u00a0 Flaring adds a bit more lift, further softening it.<\/p>\n<p>Reducing angle of attack has the opposite effect. If the wings are producing <em>less <\/em>lift than weight the aircraft <strong>will<\/strong> <em>accelerate<\/em> downwards.\u00a0 <span style=\"text-decoration:underline;\">Landing with a reducing angle of attack is\u00a0 outside of the engineering assumptions, and it does not take a lot of downward acceleration before the ultimate design limits are exceeded<\/span>. This can this bruise your ego; it can also break the airplane<\/p>\n<p>The pitch transient effect works the other way too.\u00a0 If a pilot pulls back on the controls, the elevator deflection creates a \u201cdown-force\u201d which will pitch the aircraft upwards.\u00a0 However, before the pitch change has occurred, the down-force from the elevator deflection is added to the total weight of the aircraft, and, for a short time, the aircraft will actually accelerate <em>downwards<\/em> before the increase in pitch results in more lift to start the acceleration upwards.<\/p>\n<p>The magnitude of these pitch transients vary with several factors.\u00a0 These include, but are not limited to, the design (plan form) of the aircraft, the amount of wing sweep, the wing loading and how fast you move the flight controls.<\/p>\n<p>When flying more than a few feet off the ground, this effect is virtually undetectable from inside the aircraft.\u00a0 Even a hard pull on the controls is unlikely to move the aircraft downward enough to see on the altimeter before the aircraft starts up or vice versa.\u00a0 However, near the ground it\u2019s a different story.\u00a0 For example, an attempt to \u201csave\u201d a landing by pulling back just before touchdown can create <em>more <\/em>downward acceleration which in a relatively small aircraft could, under some circumstances, be visible due to the height change.\u00a0 If the pilot is relatively close to the center of gravity, they will likely perceive this downward acceleration and react to it.\u00a0 As the perception (correctly) is that the change of pitch did not accomplish the goal of arresting the descent, the likely response would be to add power.\u00a0 The pilot does not need to understand the dynamics involved to make the correct response if they can readily perceive it through outside cues.<\/p>\n<p>However, in large aircraft it is more complex. The motion of any aircraft occurs through, and rotates about, the center of gravity.\u00a0 Because the pilots are seated at the far end of the aircraft, as the aircraft rotates around the center of gravity, the pilots can be moving relatively upwards even while the CG is moving down and vice versa.\u00a0 This is true of any aircraft, but the larger the aircraft the more pronounced this effect will be (an extreme example can be seen in the XB-70 pictured above).\u00a0 It can lead to a significant mismatch between what the pilots are perceiving verses what the airplane\u2019s motion is actually doing, particularly when making rapid pitch changes near to the ground.<\/p>\n<p>Changes in the flight deck height are very easy to see when looking out the window.\u00a0 If the flight deck is moving up while the aircraft CG (and landing gear) is moving down, and the flight deck is moving down while the CG\/gear is moving up, it is not hard to see that a pilot could get in trouble really fast.<\/p>\n<p>Consider this scenario: A pilot pulls back hard in a last moment attempt to \u201csave\u201d a landing.\u00a0 This action accelerates the aircraft downwards at the CG. Simultaneously, the aircraft rotates to pitch up, so the pilot\u2019s eye-height levels off, or at least slows in its rate of descent.\u00a0 The pilot perceives that the landing is \u201csaved\u201d, when in reality it is not. The pilot is likely to be very startled when the subsequent landing is very firm, and that can lead to additional inappropriate control inputs.\u00a0 If the pilot continues to use pitch to compensate for their perceptions of what the aircraft is doing, the pilot can get more and more disconnected with what the aircraft is doing, with catastrophic results.<\/p>\n<p>Pilots can reduce these risks by establishing a safe landing attitude and then holding that attitude through touchdown. Then they should momentarily maintain the pitch attitude on landing, until positive they are on the ground. They should derotate the aircraft at a rate no greater than the rate used on rotation at takeoff.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>So what should the pilot do if they encounter a last moment downdraft or some other factor leads to a rapid \u201csinker\u201d just prior to landing?\u00a0 If pitch is maintained at a constant, then the only other input that can control the vertical path is power.\u00a0 Pilots should be ready to add power as required rather than attempt to make rapid pitch changes near the ground.\u00a0 In severe cases, a go-around is the only viable option.<\/p>\n<p>========================================<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/airlinesafety.blog\/angle-of-attack-book\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"659\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/airlinesafety.blog\/2012\/02\/02\/inflight-fire\/aoa-book-image1\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/airlinesafety.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/aoa-book-image1.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"395,522\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;S Malmquist&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1501688080&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"aoa-book-image1\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/airlinesafety.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/aoa-book-image1.jpg?w=227\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/airlinesafety.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/aoa-book-image1.jpg?w=395\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-659\" src=\"https:\/\/airlinesafety.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/aoa-book-image1.jpg?w=640\" alt=\"aoa-book-image1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/airlinesafety.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/aoa-book-image1.jpg 395w, https:\/\/airlinesafety.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/aoa-book-image1.jpg?w=114&amp;h=150 114w, https:\/\/airlinesafety.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/aoa-book-image1.jpg?w=227&amp;h=300 227w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 395px) 100vw, 395px\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span id=\"wordads-inline-marker\" style=\"display: none;\"\/>\t\t\t<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"entry-author-info\">\n<div id=\"author-avatar\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img referrerpolicy=\"no-referrer\" alt=\"Unknown's avatar\" src=\"https:\/\/1.gravatar.com\/avatar\/71222e839936336880e5ead5cc76aa2fcca467386a8082d8acec7a434b719bca?s=60&amp;d=identicon&amp;r=G\" srcset=\"https:\/\/1.gravatar.com\/avatar\/71222e839936336880e5ead5cc76aa2fcca467386a8082d8acec7a434b719bca?s=60&amp;d=identicon&amp;r=G 1x, https:\/\/1.gravatar.com\/avatar\/71222e839936336880e5ead5cc76aa2fcca467386a8082d8acec7a434b719bca?s=90&amp;d=identicon&amp;r=G 1.5x, https:\/\/1.gravatar.com\/avatar\/71222e839936336880e5ead5cc76aa2fcca467386a8082d8acec7a434b719bca?s=120&amp;d=identicon&amp;r=G 2x, https:\/\/1.gravatar.com\/avatar\/71222e839936336880e5ead5cc76aa2fcca467386a8082d8acec7a434b719bca?s=180&amp;d=identicon&amp;r=G 3x, https:\/\/1.gravatar.com\/avatar\/71222e839936336880e5ead5cc76aa2fcca467386a8082d8acec7a434b719bca?s=240&amp;d=identicon&amp;r=G 4x\" class=\"avatar avatar-60\" height=\"60\" width=\"60\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\"\/>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p><!-- #author-avatar --><\/p>\n<div id=\"author-description\">\n<h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tAbout Shem Malmquist FRAeS\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h2>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\tB-777 Captain.  Air Safety and Accident Investigator.  Previous experience includes Flight Operations management, Assistant Chief Pilot. Line Check Airman, ALPA Aircraft Technical and Engineering Chairman, Aircraft Performance and Designs Committee MEC Chair, Charting and Instrument Procedures Committee, Group Leader-Commercial Aviation Safety Team-Joint Safety Implementation Team (CAST)-Loss of Control-Human Factors and Automation, CAST-JSIT- Aircraft State Awareness. Fellow of the Royal Aeronautical Society, full Member of ISASI, AIAA, IEEE, HFES, FSF, AFA and the Resilience Engineering Association.  I am available for consulting, speaking or providing training seminars to your organization.  Please contact me at https:\/\/malmquistsafety.com\/for inquiries.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<!-- #author-link\t-->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p><!-- #author-description -->\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u00a0 Landing Kinematics Captain Shem Malmquist \u00a0 Pilots flying large aircraft need to be very cautious when making pitch changes near to the ground.\u00a0 A review of flight data shows that pilots sometimes make forward (negative) pitch changes or rapid large aft (positive) pitch changes just prior to touchdown.\u00a0 In both cases, the pilots are [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":229053,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[12028],"tags":[2236,13532,85466,3347,29562,417,29561,5625],"dealstore":[],"offerexpiration":[],"class_list":["post-229052","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-airline","tag-air","tag-articles","tag-kinematics","tag-landing","tag-malmquist","tag-safety","tag-shem","tag-transport"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v26.4 - 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