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Departure
Apply small rudder corrections against a point at the far end of the runway to hold the centreline during the roll.
What happened: The aircraft tracked 46 ft off the runway centreline during the ground roll, and flights with this pattern usually carry extra bank, around 2.9°, into the first climb.
Watch for: Heading indicator: wings level, tracking the runway centreline
Arrival
Hold the aim point and wait for the speed to bleed before raising the nose, starting the flare within the normal band instead of 127 ft.
What happened: The flare began at 127 ft, 82 ft earlier than the normal band.
Watch for: Radio altimeter: start the flare within the normal flare band
See Arrival Landing
Arrive slow and the sink rate at the threshold is already above schedule, the flare is short because there is no energy to extend it, and the touchdown is hard in a way that feels exactly like a late flare. Diagnosing a slow arrival as a late flare is the catastrophic misread: you respond by flaring earlier, which bleeds more speed, which makes the next one worse. The tiebreaker is threshold speed against VRef, not feel. Never diagnose a flare without it.
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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 speed above the reference speed.
The approach, gate by gate
Side view — the last 5,479 ft of the approach.
Plan view — the first 5,479 ft of the 10,511 ft runway, to the same scale as the side view.
Touched down 1,957 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 to the runway, which took 23 minutes and covered a distance of 4 nautical miles. The aircraft, a Boeing 777F, then departed from runway 36C at KMEM Memphis International Airport. The takeoff distance was 3,641 feet, which was 33% of the runway length. The liftoff speed was 175 knots.
The local weather conditions at the time of departure were characterized by a temperature of 67°F and a wind speed of 10 knots from a direction of 332°. This resulted in a crosswind of 4 knots and a headwind of 9 knots. The aircraft began its enroute climb 1 mile north of KMEM Memphis International Airport, rising from an altitude of 1,411 feet above sea level to 36,172 feet above sea level, an increase of 34,761 feet, in 19 minutes and covering a distance of 108 nautical miles.
Following the enroute climb, the aircraft entered a level cruise phase, which started 2 miles northeast of 33AR Skypoint Estates Airport Greers Ferry, Arkansas. This phase lasted for 187 minutes and covered a distance of 1,322 nautical miles. The enroute descent began 15 miles north of Yosemite Valley, California, and lasted for 25 minutes, during which the aircraft descended from 36,215 feet above sea level to 1,832 feet above sea level, a decrease of 34,383 feet, and covered a distance of 126 nautical miles.
The final approach to runway 30 at KOAK San Francisco Bay Oakland International Airport was made from the southeast, heading 309.0°, at an altitude of 1,749 feet above ground level and 2 nautical miles from the runway. The landing was made on runway 30, which had a length of 10,511 feet. The threshold height at 129 feet above ground level was excessively over target, and the threshold speed was well above target at 164 knots.
The touchdown point was 605 feet beyond the touchdown zone, but the touchdown speed of 146 knots was good, and the touchdown rate was firm at -385 feet per minute. However, the runway touchdown position was significantly misaligned by 53 feet from the centreline. The local weather conditions at the time of landing were characterized by a temperature of 64°F and a wind speed of 6 knots from a direction of 290°, resulting in a crosswind of 2 knots and a headwind of 6 knots.
The total landing distance was 5,226 feet, which was 50% of the runway length. The runway rollout alignment was misaligned by 58 feet from the centreline. The taxiing period from the runway to the parking took 8 minutes and covered a distance of less than 1 nautical mile. The total flight distance was 1,564 nautical miles, and the flight duration was 257 minutes. The aircraft used 69,691 pounds of fuel during the flight.
The Boeing 777F aircraft successfully landed at San Francisco Bay Oakland International Airport (KOAK) on runway 30. However, the landing was not without some issues. The final approach was initiated from the southeast, heading 309.0° at 2 nautical miles and 1,749 feet above ground level (agl). The aircraft touched down on the runway, but the touchdown point was 605 feet beyond the designated touchdown zone.
The touchdown speed of 146 knots was within the acceptable range, indicating that the pilot maintained control and managed the descent effectively. The touchdown rate of -385 feet per minute (fpm) was firm, suggesting that the aircraft was not excessively heavy or over-extended during the landing. However, the threshold height at 129 feet agl was significantly above the target, indicating that the pilot may have initiated the descent slightly late or may have been unable to maintain the desired rate of descent.
The threshold speed of 164 knots was well above the target, which may have been due to the aircraft's high speed during the approach or the pilot's decision to maintain a higher speed to ensure a safe landing. The runway length of 10,511 feet was more than sufficient to accommodate the aircraft's landing distance, which was 5,226 feet, or 50% of the runway.
The local weather conditions at the time of the landing were favorable, with a temperature of 64°F and a wind speed of 6 knots from 290°. The crosswind component was minimal at 2 knots, while the headwind component was 6 knots, which may have contributed to the aircraft's high threshold speed. Despite the favorable weather conditions, the pilot struggled to maintain alignment with the runway centerline, with the runway touchdown position being 53 feet off-center and the runway rollout alignment being 58 feet off-center.
Overall, while the landing was successful, there were some issues with the pilot's control and alignment during the approach and landing phases. Further analysis and training may be necessary to improve the pilot's skills and ensure a more precise and controlled landing.
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