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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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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 11,175 ft runway, to the same scale as the side view.
Touched down 1,843 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 area to the runway, which took 10 minutes and covered a distance of 3 nautical miles. The aircraft, a Boeing 737-700, then departed from runway 26R at KLAS Harry Reid International Airport in Las Vegas, Nevada. The takeoff distance was 4,168 feet, which accounted for 38% of the runway. The liftoff speed was 145 knots.
As the aircraft took off, it encountered local weather conditions with a temperature of 69°F and winds of 10 knots at 234°. The crosswind was 6 knots, while the headwind was 8 knots. After departing from KLAS, the aircraft began its enroute climb, which started overhead the airport and took the aircraft from 3,206 feet above sea level to 25,921 feet above sea level, an increase of 22,715 feet in 10 minutes and covering a distance of 50 nautical miles.
The enroute climb was followed by a level cruise, which began 18 miles east of Baker, California, and lasted for 3 minutes, covering a distance of 22 nautical miles. The aircraft then started its enroute descent, which began 3 miles southeast of KFOW Fort Irwin Airport in Fort Irwin, California. The descent took the aircraft from 25,944 feet above sea level to 2,236 feet above sea level, a decrease of 23,708 feet in 21 minutes and covering a distance of 95 nautical miles.
The final approach to runway 26R at KONT Ontario International Airport was made from the east, with a heading of 269.0° at 4 nautical miles and 1,279 feet above ground level. The landing was made on the runway, which had a length of 11,175 feet. The threshold height was slightly above the target, and the threshold speed was also slightly above the target at 134 knots.
The touchdown point was 492 feet beyond the touchdown zone, and the touchdown speed was 126 knots, which was a little fast. The touchdown rate was fair at -220 feet per minute, and the runway touchdown alignment was perfect. The local weather conditions at the time of landing were a temperature of 61°F and winds of 2 knots at 0°, with a crosswind of 2 knots and a headwind of 0 knots.
The total landing distance was 4,466 feet, which accounted for 40% of the runway. The runway rollout alignment was very good. After landing, the aircraft taxied to the parking area, which took 3 minutes and covered a distance of less than 1 nautical mile. The total flight distance was 175 nautical miles, and the flight took 49 minutes, using 3,975 pounds of fuel.
The Boeing 737-700 aircraft successfully landed at KONT Ontario International Airport, achieving a score of 97.5%. The final approach to runway 26R was conducted from the east, with a heading of 269.0° at a distance of 4 nautical miles and an altitude of 1,279 feet above ground level (agl).
Upon landing, the aircraft touched down 492 feet beyond the touchdown zone, which is slightly outside the target area. The touchdown speed of 126 knots was a bit faster than the target speed, indicating that the pilot may have been able to flare the aircraft more aggressively to reduce the touchdown speed. However, the touchdown rate of -220 feet per minute (fpm) was considered fair, suggesting that the pilot was able to control the descent effectively.
The local weather conditions at the time of landing were favorable, with a temperature of 61°F and a wind speed of 2 knots from a direction of 0°. This resulted in a negligible crosswind and headwind, making the landing conditions relatively straightforward. The runway length of 11,175 feet was more than sufficient to accommodate the aircraft's landing distance of 4,466 feet, which accounted for approximately 40% of the runway.
The runway touchdown alignment was perfect, indicating that the pilot was able to maintain a stable and aligned approach to the runway. The runway rollout alignment was also very good, suggesting that the pilot was able to control the aircraft's rotation and deceleration effectively during the rollout phase.
Overall, the landing was considered successful, with the pilot achieving a high score despite a slightly fast touchdown speed and a touchdown point that was outside the target area.
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