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Adjust power to bring the approach speed onto 117 kt and hold it through the gates.
What happened: The approach speed deviated from the target through the stabilisation gates. This kind of deviation usually carries through to an unstable threshold crossing.
Watch for: Watch the airspeed indicator against 117 kt.
Departure
Make small rudder corrections to track the centreline, aiming at a point at the far end of the runway.
What happened: You drifted off the runway centreline during the takeoff roll.
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. These checks are the approach's score.
At the 500 ft gate: glideslope 6.2° against the runway's 3°, centreline 9.1° off, against a 1° limit and speed 43 kt FAST on the reference speed of 117 kt.
The approach, gate by gate
Side view — the last 6,027 ft of the approach.
Plan view — the first 6,027 ft of the 11,010 ft runway, to the same scale as the side view.
Touched down 3,279 ft past the threshold — beyond the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.
The rest of the report
The Boeing 727-100 operated by Philippine Airlines taxied to runway 22 at WMKP Penang International Airport and commenced the take-off roll. The aircraft used a takeoff distance of 3,578 ft, representing 33 % of the available runway, and lifted off at 154 kt. Ambient conditions were a temperature of 95 °F with a wind of 5 kt from 210°, a 1 kt cross-wind component and a 5 kt head-wind component.
During the en-route climb the aircraft departed the vicinity of WMKP and ascended from 934 ft asl to 1,769 ft asl, a gain of 834 ft achieved in less than one minute while covering less than one nautical mile.
Level cruise was established overhead WMKP and persisted for two minutes, during which the airplane progressed six nautical miles.
The final approach to runway 04 at WMKP was executed from the south-west, on a heading of 42.0° at one nautical mile distance and 614 ft agl. Local weather at the time was a temperature of 89 °F, wind 5 kt from 212°, a 1 kt cross-wind component and a 5 kt tail-wind component.
Landing on runway 04, which is 11,010 ft long, occurred with a threshold height of 142 ft agl that was noted as excessively over target and a threshold speed of 121 kt. The aircraft touched down 1,899 ft beyond the designated touchdown zone at a speed of 100 kt, with a touchdown rate of minus 288 fpm. Alignment at touchdown was very good. The total landing distance recorded was 5,747 ft, equivalent to 52 % of the runway, and the rollout alignment was slightly off centreline by 44 ft.
During rollout the aircraft remained on the runway, completing the deceleration phase and preparing for the subsequent taxi-in.
In total, the flight covered a distance of 8 nm, took 4 (units as provided), and consumed -4,259 lb of fuel.
The Boeing 727-100 of Philippine Airlines established the final approach to runway 04 at WMKP Penang International Airport from the south-west on a heading of 42.0 °, 1 nm out and 614 ft agl, with a threshold speed of 121 kt. Local conditions were temperature 89 °F, wind 5 kt from 212 °, a 1 kt crosswind component and a 5 kt tailwind component.
At threshold the aircraft crossed at 142 ft agl, which was noted as excessively over target, and continued the flare to the runway touchdown point.
Touchdown occurred 1,899 ft beyond the touchdown zone at a speed of 100 kt, with a fair vertical rate of minus 288 fpm and runway touchdown alignment described as very good.
The total landing distance was 5,747 ft, representing 52 % of the 11,010 ft runway, and the rollout ended slightly misaligned by 44 ft from the centreline.
Minor refinements are advised: lower the altitude on final to bring the threshold crossing height nearer the intended value, which will help achieve a touchdown point within the designated zone and further optimise runway usage.
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