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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 9,974 ft runway, to the same scale as the side view.
The 687 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 4 minutes and covered less than 1 nautical mile. The aircraft, a Boeing 737-900, then departed from runway 35 at KAGS Augusta Regional At Bush Field in Augusta, Georgia. The takeoff distance was 5,613 feet, which was 70% of the runway length. The liftoff speed was 161 knots.
As the aircraft climbed to a higher altitude, it encountered local weather conditions of a temperature of 72°F and a wind speed of 2 knots at 330°. The crosswind was 1 knot, and the headwind was 2 knots. The enroute climb started 1 mile north of KAGS Augusta Regional At Bush Field and lasted for 24 minutes, during which the aircraft climbed from 1,176 feet above sea level to 34,282 feet above sea level, an increase of 33,106 feet. The climb covered a distance of 158 nautical miles.
After reaching the cruising altitude, the aircraft entered a level cruise phase, which started 2 miles northeast of Bakersville, North Carolina. This phase lasted for 96 minutes and covered a distance of 618 nautical miles. The aircraft then began its descent, starting 8 miles east of WS84 Cran Bog N Airport in Warrens, Wisconsin. The descent from 33,888 feet above sea level to 14,206 feet above sea level took 20 minutes and covered a distance of 105 nautical miles.
The aircraft then entered another level cruise phase, which started 1 mile east of River Falls, Wisconsin. This phase lasted for 16 minutes and covered a distance of less than 1 nautical mile. The aircraft then began its descent again, starting overhead River Falls, Wisconsin. The descent from 13,863 feet above sea level to 7,943 feet above sea level took 7 minutes and covered a distance of 22 nautical miles.
The aircraft then entered another level cruise phase, which started 1 mile northeast of Eagan, Minnesota. This phase lasted for 7 minutes and covered a distance of 16 nautical miles. The aircraft then began its final descent, starting 1 mile south of Minnetonka, Minnesota. The descent from 6,844 feet above sea level to 2,183 feet above sea level took 4 minutes and covered a distance of 9 nautical miles.
The final approach to runway 12R at KMSP Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport was made from the northwest, heading 116.0° at 4 nautical miles and 1,332 feet above ground level. The landing on runway 12R, which was 9,974 feet long, was successful, with a threshold height of good, a threshold speed slightly above target at 144 knots, and a touchdown distance of 688 feet. The touchdown speed was a little fast at 142 knots, and the touchdown rate was hard at -404 feet per minute.
The runway touchdown alignment was very good, and the runway rollout alignment was also very good. The local weather conditions at the time of landing were a temperature of 54°F and a wind speed of 2 knots at 52°. The crosswind was 2 knots, and the headwind was 1 knot. The total landing distance was 4,294 feet, which was 43% of the runway length.
After landing, the aircraft taxied to the parking from the runway, which took 1 minute and covered less than 1 nautical mile. The total flight distance was 935 nautical miles, and the flight duration was 168 minutes. The aircraft used 17,840 pounds of fuel during the flight.
The Boeing 737-900 aircraft successfully landed at KMSP Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport, achieving a score of 96.5%. The final approach to runway 12R was initiated from the northwest, with a heading of 116.0° at an altitude of 1,332 feet above ground level (agl) and a distance of 4 nautical miles from the runway.
The aircraft's approach and landing performance were generally good, with a good threshold height and a touchdown distance of 688 feet, which is within acceptable limits. However, the touchdown speed of 142 knots was slightly above the target speed, indicating that the pilot may have been able to flare the aircraft more effectively to achieve a smoother touchdown.
The touchdown rate of -404 feet per minute (fpm) was considered hard, which may indicate that the pilot may have been able to control the descent more smoothly to achieve a gentler touchdown. The runway touchdown alignment was very good, indicating that the pilot maintained a stable and aligned approach to the runway.
The local weather conditions at the time of the landing were favorable, with a temperature of 54°F and a wind speed of 2 knots from a direction of 52°. The crosswind component was minimal at 2 knots, and the headwind component was 1 knot, which did not significantly impact the landing performance.
The total landing distance of 4,294 feet was 43% of the runway length, which is within acceptable limits. The runway rollout alignment was also very good, indicating that the pilot maintained control of the aircraft during the rollout phase and aligned with the runway centerline.
Overall, the landing performance of the Boeing 737-900 aircraft at KMSP Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport was good, with some areas for improvement in terms of touchdown speed and touchdown rate. However, the pilot's ability to maintain a stable and aligned approach to the runway and control the aircraft during the rollout phase was commendable.
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