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Maintain the centreline
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.
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 1,524 m of the approach.
Plan view — the first 1,524 m of the 2,042 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
The 222 m touchdown sits inside the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.
The rest of the report
The flight in question was operated by a CRJ900 aircraft, which began its journey by taxiing from the parking area to the runway at Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport (KDTW). This process took approximately 4 minutes and covered a distance of 1 nautical mile. The aircraft then departed from runway 03L, with a takeoff distance of 1,176 meters, which accounted for 45% of the runway length. The liftoff speed was recorded at 148 knots.
As the aircraft climbed to its cruising altitude, it encountered local weather conditions of 2°C temperature and a wind speed of 18 knots at 310°. The crosswind component was 18 knots, while the headwind component was 4 knots. The enroute climb started approximately 1 mile northeast of KDTW and reached an altitude of 28,975 feet above sea level (asl) after climbing 27,330 feet in 14 minutes, covering a distance of 78 nautical miles.
The enroute level cruise began 15 miles northwest of Lake County Executive Airport (KLNN) in Ohio and lasted for 18 minutes, covering a distance of 144 nautical miles. The aircraft then started its enroute descent 7 miles west of Emporium, Pennsylvania, and descended from 29,339 feet asl to 4,356 feet asl, a decrease of 24,983 feet in 17 minutes, covering a distance of 103 nautical miles.
The enroute level cruise was initiated again 3 miles southeast of Giffin Airport (3PA4) in Pennsylvania and lasted for 2 minutes, covering a distance of 7 nautical miles. The aircraft then began its final descent 1 mile west of Husky Haven Airport (P32) in Arizona and descended from 4,381 feet asl to 3,779 feet asl, a decrease of 601 feet in 2 minutes, covering a distance of 7 nautical miles.
The enroute level cruise was initiated once more 3 miles southwest of New Milford, Pennsylvania, and lasted for 9 minutes, covering a distance of 20 nautical miles. The aircraft then began its final approach to runway 34 at Greater Binghamton/Edwin A Link field (KBGM), heading 328.0° at 4 nautical miles and 1,213 feet above ground level (agl).
The landing on runway 34 was successful, with a touchdown distance of 222 meters and a touchdown speed of 142 knots, which was slightly above the target speed. However, the touchdown rate was recorded at -406 feet per minute, indicating a hard touchdown. The runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned by 5.7 meters from the centerline, and the local weather conditions were -2°C temperature and a wind speed of 29 knots at 290°.
The total landing distance was 1,131 meters, accounting for 55% of the runway length. The runway rollout alignment was also slightly misaligned by 8.4 meters from the centerline. The aircraft then taxiied to the parking area, taking approximately 4 minutes and covering a distance of less than 1 nautical mile.
The total flight distance was 367 nautical miles, and the flight duration was 71 minutes. The aircraft used 1,710 kilograms of fuel during the flight.
The CRJ900 aircraft successfully landed at KBGM Greater Binghamton/Edwin A Link field, achieving a score of 94.8%. The final approach to runway 34 was initiated from the southeast, with the aircraft heading 328.0° at 4 nautical miles and 1,213 feet above ground level (agl). The landing was executed on a runway with a length of 2,042 meters, and the threshold height was reported as good.
During the landing, the threshold speed was slightly above the target at 148 knots, which may have contributed to a slightly faster touchdown speed. The touchdown speed was recorded at 142 knots, which is a little above the recommended speed. The touchdown distance was good at 222 meters, indicating a smooth and controlled descent.
However, the touchdown rate was reported as hard at -406 feet per minute (fpm), which may indicate a slightly aggressive descent. Additionally, the runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned by 5.7 meters from the centerline, which may have been due to a slight deviation in the approach path.
The local weather conditions at the time of the landing were characterized by a temperature of -2°C, with a wind speed of 29 knots at 290°. The crosswind component was 18 knots, while the headwind component was 23 knots. These conditions may have contributed to the slightly faster touchdown speed and harder touchdown rate.
The total landing distance was 1,131 meters, which is 55% of the runway length. The runway rollout alignment was also slightly misaligned by 8.4 meters from the centerline, which may indicate a slight deviation in the rollout path. Overall, the landing was successful, but there were some minor deviations from the recommended procedures.
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