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Improve the rollout
Ground control varies with speed, full authority at walking pace, progressively reducing as groundspeed rises. The aircraft becomes twitchy at any speed, every small pedal input swings the nose, which can encourage large-amplitude leg inputs that no real aircraft would accept.
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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: sink rate above what the glideslope needed, off the runway's 3° glideslope and off the centreline.
The approach, gate by gate
Side view — the last 1,524 m of the approach.
Plan view — the first 1,524 m of the 1,682 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
The 204 m touchdown sits inside the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.
The rest of the report
Taxiing from the parking area to the runway at Seattle–Tacoma International Airport (KSEA) took approximately 15 minutes and covered a distance of 3 nautical miles. The Boeing 737-800 then began its departure roll on runway 16L, utilizing 44% of the available runway to achieve a takeoff distance of 1,580 meters. Liftoff speed was reached at 154 knots, with a headwind component of 20 knots contributing to the aircraft's performance.
As the aircraft climbed away from KSEA, it transitioned into an enroute climb phase, reaching an altitude of 36,990 feet above sea level in 23 minutes and covering a distance of 151 nautical miles. The climb phase was characterized by a significant increase in altitude, with a total ascent of 35,639 feet. Following the climb, the aircraft entered a level cruise phase, which lasted for 84 minutes and covered a distance of 607 nautical miles. The cruise phase was followed by a series of enroute descents, with the aircraft descending from 36,993 feet to 15,992 feet in 12 minutes and covering a distance of 87 nautical miles.
The final approach to runway 31L at Palm Springs International Airport (KPSP) was initiated from the south east, with the aircraft descending from 15,826 feet to 1,713 feet in 16 minutes and covering a distance of 66 nautical miles. However, a go-around was initiated at 7 feet above ground level due to an unknown reason. The aircraft subsequently touched down on the runway, with a touchdown speed of 108 knots and a heavy touchdown rate of -680 feet per minute. The total landing distance was 1,890 meters, exceeding 112% of the available runway. Following the landing, the aircraft taxied to the parking area, taking approximately 5 minutes to cover a distance of less than 1 nautical mile. The total flight distance was 959 nautical miles, with a total fuel consumption of 7,045 kilograms and a flight duration of 163 minutes.
The Boeing 737-800 touched down on runway 31L at KPSP Palm Springs International Airport, concluding a final approach from the south east. The aircraft was established on the localizer at 4 nm and 1,259 ft above ground level, heading 322.0°. The approach quality was satisfactory, with a good threshold height and a threshold speed of 133 kt, within the acceptable range.
However, the touchdown characteristics were less than ideal, with the aircraft using more than 50% of the available runway. The touchdown speed of 108 kt was good, but the touchdown rate of -680 fpm was heavy, indicating a possible hard landing. Furthermore, the runway touchdown position was misaligned by 12.9 m from the centreline, which could have contributed to the long rollout distance. The local weather conditions, with a temperature of 44 °C and a tailwind of 8 kt, may have also played a role in the aircraft's performance.
The total landing distance of 1,890 m was 112% of the runway length, indicating a longer than expected rollout. The runway rollout alignment was also slightly misaligned by 12.4 m from the centreline, which could have been a result of the initial touchdown position. Overall, the landing performance scored 86.5%, with room for improvement in terms of touchdown rate and centreline alignment.
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