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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: 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: off the centreline and speed below the reference speed.
The approach, gate by gate
Side view — the last 5,000 ft of the approach.
Plan view — the first 5,000 ft of the 5,979 ft runway, to the same scale as the side view.
The 1,064 ft 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 5 minutes and covered less than 1 nautical mile. The aircraft, a Boeing 737-800, then departed from runway 10 at PAWG Wrangell Airport. The takeoff distance was 3,577 feet, which was 60% of the runway length. The liftoff speed was 148 knots.
The local weather conditions at the time of departure were a temperature of 47°F, with a wind speed of 8 knots at 96°. This resulted in a crosswind of 3 knots and a headwind of 7 knots. The aircraft climbed from 999 feet above sea level to 8,801 feet above sea level, an increase of 7,802 feet, in 4 minutes and covering 11 nautical miles.
As the aircraft continued its journey, it began its descent 10 miles west of 68A Wrangell Seaplane Base. The descent from 8,591 feet above sea level to 6,028 feet above sea level, a decrease of 2,563 feet, took 5 minutes and covered 16 nautical miles. The aircraft then entered a level cruise 7 miles south of Petersburg, lasting 8 minutes and covering 20 nautical miles.
The aircraft began its next descent 12 miles north of Petersburg, descending from 5,695 feet above sea level to 1,332 feet above sea level, a decrease of 4,363 feet, in 5 minutes and covering 13 nautical miles. The level cruise that followed started overhead PAPG Petersburg James A Johnson Airport and lasted 2 minutes, covering 2 nautical miles.
The final approach to runway 23 at PAPG Petersburg James A Johnson Airport was from the east, with a heading of 240.0° at 2 nautical miles and 890 feet above ground level. The landing on runway 23 was successful, with a touchdown distance of 1,069 feet, which was good. The touchdown speed was 121 knots, and the touchdown rate was fair at -225 feet per minute. However, the runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned by 13 feet from the centreline.
The local weather conditions at the time of landing were a temperature of 41°F, with a wind speed of 0 knots at 0°. This resulted in no crosswind or headwind. The total landing distance was 2,551 feet, which was 43% of the runway length. The runway rollout alignment was very good. The taxiing period from the runway to the parking took less than 1 minute and covered less than 1 nautical mile.
The total flight distance was 67 nautical miles, and the flight duration was 35 minutes. The aircraft used 3,053 pounds of fuel during the flight.
The Boeing 737-800 aircraft successfully landed at PAPG Petersburg James A Johnson Airport, achieving a high score of 99.4%. The final approach to runway 23 was conducted from the east, with the aircraft heading 240.0° at 2 nautical miles and 890 feet above ground level (agl). The landing was executed on a runway with a length of 5,979 feet, providing ample space for the aircraft to touch down safely.
The threshold height was reported as good, indicating that the aircraft was at the correct height as it approached the runway. However, the threshold speed was slightly below the target speed of 124 knots, which may have been due to the aircraft's descent rate or the pilot's decision to slow down before touchdown. The touchdown distance of 1,069 feet was within acceptable limits, and the touchdown speed of 121 knots was also good.
The touchdown rate of -225 feet per minute (fpm) was considered fair, suggesting that the aircraft may have touched down slightly harder than desired. Nevertheless, the runway touchdown position was only 13 feet off-centerline, which is a relatively minor deviation. The local weather conditions were favorable, with a temperature of 41°F and no wind, resulting in a crosswind and headwind of 0 knots.
The total landing distance of 2,551 feet was 43% of the runway length, which is a reasonable distance considering the aircraft's size and weight. The runway rollout alignment was very good, indicating that the pilots maintained control of the aircraft during the rollout phase and brought it to a stop safely. Overall, the landing was successful, and the aircraft came to a stop without incident.
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