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Departure
Make small rudder corrections against a point at the far end to hold the centreline.
What happened: During the ground roll you drifted 14 m off the runway centreline.
Watch for: Watch runway alignment against the centreline, correcting with small rudder inputs.
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Arrival
Begin raising the nose earlier, by 11 ft, so the flare has time to arrest the sink before touchdown.
What happened: The flare began late at 4.1 ft, 7.1 ft below the normal band, and a late flare like this usually leaves too little time to arrest the sink before touchdown.
Watch for: Watch radio altitude and start the flare in the normal band, around 11 ft.
A small uncorrected heading error at 40 knots becomes a metre of offset per second by 100 knots, noticed only at rotation, producing a crabbed liftoff. Root cause is nearly always eyes on the tape instead of the far end of the runway. Small heading changes displace a distant point visibly long before the nearby centreline stripes look wrong.
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The threshold, the flare and the hold-off. The approach that led to it is the stabilisation gates below.
Two stabilised approach gates, each with seven checks, where the approach path is 1,000 ft and 500 ft above the runway.
The approach, gate by gate
Side view — the last 1,974 m of the approach.
Plan view — the first 1,974 m of the 3,505 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
The 294 m touchdown sits inside 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 10 minutes and covered a distance of 3 nautical miles. The aircraft, a Boeing 737-MAX8, then departed from runway 07R at OPKC Jinnah International Airport. The takeoff distance was 2,031 meters, which accounted for 60% of the runway. The liftoff speed was 163 knots.
The local weather conditions at the time of departure were characterized by a temperature of 36 degrees Celsius, with a wind speed of 12 knots at a direction of 110 degrees. This resulted in a crosswind of 7 knots and a headwind of 9 knots. The aircraft then began its enroute climb, starting 1 mile south of Malir Cantonment in Sindh, Pakistan. The climb took 24 minutes and covered a distance of 131 nautical miles, with the aircraft ascending from an altitude of 1,141 feet above sea level to 37,606 feet above sea level, an increase of 36,465 feet.
Following the enroute climb, the aircraft entered a level cruise phase, which started 38 miles northeast of OPOR Ormara Airport in Balochistan, Pakistan. This phase lasted for 106 minutes and covered a distance of 795 nautical miles. The aircraft then began its enroute descent, starting 10 miles east of OIBQ Khark Airport in Bushehr Province, Iran. The descent took 26 minutes and covered a distance of 130 nautical miles, with the aircraft descending from an altitude of 37,636 feet above sea level to 1,483 feet above sea level, a decrease of 36,153 feet.
The final approach to runway 33R at OKBK Kuwait International Airport was made from the southeast, with the aircraft heading 335.0 degrees at an altitude of 1,306 feet above ground level and a distance of 4 nautical miles from the runway. The landing was made on runway 33R, which had a length of 3,505 meters. The local weather conditions at the time of landing were characterized by a temperature of 41 degrees Celsius, with a wind speed of 14 knots at a direction of 0 degrees. This resulted in a crosswind of 6 knots and a headwind of 13 knots.
The touchdown distance was 297 meters, which was 54% of the runway length. The touchdown speed was 140 knots, and the touchdown rate was very hard at -537 feet per minute. The runway touchdown alignment was very good, and the runway rollout alignment was also very good. The total landing distance was 1,899 meters.
The taxiing period from the runway to the parking took 3 minutes and covered a distance of less than 1 nautical mile. The total flight distance was 1,068 nautical miles, and the flight duration was 170 minutes. The aircraft used 6,044 kilograms of fuel during the flight.
The Boeing 737-MAX8 aircraft successfully landed at Kuwait International Airport's runway 33R, achieving a high score of 95.5%. The final approach was conducted from the southeast, heading 335.0° at a distance of 4 nautical miles and an altitude of 1,306 feet above ground level (agl).
The aircraft's performance during the landing was satisfactory, with a good threshold height and speed of 141 knots. The touchdown distance of 297 meters was also within acceptable limits, and the touchdown speed of 140 knots was well-controlled. However, the touchdown rate was somewhat concerning, with a very hard rate of -537 feet per minute (fpm). This may indicate that the aircraft's descent was not as smooth as it could have been, potentially due to factors such as excessive descent rate or inadequate flare.
The local weather conditions at the time of the landing were hot, with a temperature of 41°C, and relatively calm, with a wind speed of 14 knots from a direction of 0°. The crosswind component was minimal at 6 knots, while the headwind component was 13 knots, which helped to reduce the aircraft's ground speed and make the landing more manageable.
The total landing distance of 1,899 meters was 54% of the runway length, which is a relatively short distance considering the aircraft's size and weight. This suggests that the pilot's landing technique was effective in bringing the aircraft to a stop quickly and safely. The runway rollout alignment was also very good, indicating that the pilot maintained control of the aircraft during the rollout phase and avoided any deviations from the centerline.
Overall, the landing was successful, and the aircraft was brought to a stop safely and efficiently. However, the hard touchdown rate and potential issues with the descent rate may warrant further investigation and training to ensure that the pilot can maintain a smoother and more controlled descent in the future.
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