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Fly a stabilized approach and flare to touch down at the target point of 457 m.
What happened: Touchdown occurred past the normal point, landing 502 m beyond the target distance. This pattern typically reduces the margin available for stopping before the runway end.
Watch for: Watch touchdown point against the 457 m marker.
Departure
Rotate the moment the speed tape reaches 150 kt, not after it.
What happened: Rotation was held until 159 kt, 9 kt past the 150 kt rotation target. Carrying that much extra speed into rotation usually adds unwanted energy right at liftoff.
Ground effect becomes significant below about one wingspan of height. A Cessna 172, with a 36 ft span, enters ground effect at flare height - the float it feels in the hold-off is ground effect arriving on cue. An A320, with a span around 117 ft, has been in ground effect since before the threshold and there is no sudden cushion to feel, only a gradual reduction in induced drag that lengthens any float you allow.
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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. They are the approach's score: the checks passed out of the checks that ran.
At the 1,000 ft gate: centreline 5.9° off, against a 1° limit.
Side view — the last 1,722 m of the approach.
Plan view — the full 1,722 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
Touched down 959 m past the threshold — beyond the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.
The rest of the report
The Boeing 737-800 taxied from the parking area to runway 07L at KPHX Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport, a movement that required 10 minutes and covered 3 nm.
During the departure roll on runway 07L, the aircraft accelerated to a liftoff speed of 160 kt and departed after using 1,548 m of runway, representing 49 % of the available length; ambient temperature was 17 °C with a wind of 1 kt from 270°, a crosswind of 0 kt and a tailwind component of 1 kt.
Climb commenced 1 mile east of KPHX, with the airplane ascending from 2,083 ft asl to 37,987 ft asl, a gain of 35,904 ft achieved in 21 minutes while covering 145 nm.
Level cruise began 4 miles east of 15AZ Quail Mesa Ranch Airport and lasted 7 minutes, during which the aircraft travelled 54 nm.
Descent was initiated 6 miles north of KNII Niland Airport, descending from 37,993 ft asl to 805 ft asl, a loss of 37,187 ft over 27 minutes and a distance of 139 nm.
The final approach to runway 26R at KLGB Long Beach Airport was flown from the east on a heading of 271.0° at 2 nm and 742 ft agl.
A go-around was executed on runway 26R at KLGB when the aircraft reached 51 ft agl, after which the flight resumed a subsequent approach.
Landing on runway 26R occurred with a runway length of 1,722 m; the threshold height of 82 ft agl and threshold speed of 137 kt were slightly above target, and touchdown was made beyond the midpoint, using more than 50 % of the runway, at a speed of 136 kt and a descent rate of minus 224 fpm; the touchdown point was offset 9.3 m from the centreline. Local weather reported a temperature of 15 °C, wind 1 kt from 270°, crosswind 0 kt and headwind 1 kt.
The rollout extended to a total landing distance of 1,838 m, equal to 107 % of the runway, and the aircraft’s alignment was off by 16.7 m from the centreline.
In total, the flight covered 379 nm, required 79 minutes, and consumed 3,664 kg of fuel.
The Boeing 737-800 approached runway 26R at KLGB from the east on a heading of 271.0° while 2 NM out and 742 ft agl, with temperature 15 °C, wind 1 kt from 270°, a 0 kt cross-wind and a 1 kt head-wind.
At the threshold the aircraft was 82 ft agl, a height that was significantly above target, and the threshold speed was 137 kt, slightly above target.
Touchdown occurred very long, using more than 50 % of the available runway; the speed at touchdown was 136 kt, a little fast, and the vertical rate was fair at minus 224 fpm. The touchdown point was misaligned by 9.3 m from the centreline.
The total landing distance measured 1 838 m, representing 107 % of the 1 722 m runway, and the rollout alignment was off by 16.7 m from the centreline.
To improve future performance, aim to achieve an earlier touchdown and reduce the approach speed to keep the landing distance within runway limits, and concentrate on maintaining centreline alignment through flare and rollout.
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