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Departure
Raise the gear lever promptly once a positive climb is confirmed, before reaching the target retraction height.
What happened: Gear retraction was delayed, with the gear not coming up until 0 ft agl.
Watch for: Landing gear: up by the normal retraction gate
Arrival
Hold the aim point and wait for the proper flare height before you start rotating; let the runway come up to you rather than anticipating it.
What happened: The flare began early, well above the normal flare band, and touchdown followed at 1,970 ft past the threshold, 470 ft beyond the 1,500 ft target. Starting the flare early like this usually carries the touchdown long.
Watch for: Radio altimeter against the normal flare band, then touchdown distance against 1,500 ft.
Make sure that you retract the landing gear once you have a positive rate of climb and there is no usable runway left to land back on.
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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.
The approach, gate by gate
Side view — the last 5,410 ft of the approach.
Plan view — the first 5,410 ft of the 9,976 ft runway, to the same scale as the side view.
Touched down 1,970 ft past the threshold — beyond the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.
The rest of the report
The Boeing 737-900ER taxied from the parking area to runway 15L at George Bush Intercontinental Airport (KIAH), a movement that lasted 9 minutes and covered approximately 1 nm.
The aircraft commenced its departure roll on runway 15L, advancing 6,068 ft (50 % of the runway) before lifting off at 167 kt. Ambient temperature was 86 °F with a wind of 3 kt from 192°, providing a 2 kt headwind component and a 2 kt crosswind.
Climb began about 1 mile south of KIAH, with the airplane climbing from 1,071 ft asl to 33,999 ft asl, an altitude gain of 32,928 ft achieved in 20 minutes while covering 138 nm.
The first cruise segment was initiated roughly 4 miles southeast of TS70 Jack Miller Airport, persisting for 107 minutes and encompassing 702 nm of level flight.
Descent started approximately 2 miles south of Lake Mills, Iowa, with the aircraft descending from 33,999 ft to 2,998 ft asl, a loss of 31,001 ft over 19 minutes and a ground track of 106 nm.
A brief level cruise followed one mile east of Wayzata, Minnesota, lasting 3 minutes and covering 8 nm.
The final approach to runway 12R at Minneapolis-Saint Paul International Airport (KMSP) was flown from the northwest on a heading of 121.0°, intercepting the approach at 4 nm and 1,257 ft agl.
Landing was executed on runway 12R, which measures 9,976 ft. The threshold speed was recorded at 147 kt; touchdown occurred 593 ft beyond the touchdown zone with a speed of 142 kt. The aircraft’s vertical speed at touchdown was minus 129 fpm and alignment was noted as perfect. Local conditions were 76 °F with a wind of 4 kt from 63°, providing a 2 kt headwind and a 3 kt crosswind.
The total landing roll measured 5,133 ft (51 % of the runway), and the rollout alignment was described as very good.
After rollout, the aircraft taxied to the parking area, a movement that required 3 minutes and covered less than 1 nm.
Overall, the flight covered 961 nm, required 150 minutes of airborne time, and consumed 14,746 lbs of fuel.
The final approach to runway 12R at KMSP was flown from the north-west on a heading of 121.0° at 4 nm and 1,257 ft agl. The approach was assessed as stabilised at the 1,000 ft gate, with gear, flaps, sink rate, glideslope and centreline all within limits.
At threshold the height was good and the threshold speed was good at 147 kt. The aircraft crossed the runway threshold with a smooth flare and maintained the appropriate attitude for touchdown.
Touchdown occurred 593 ft beyond the touchdown zone with a touchdown speed of 142 kt, which was good, and a smooth touchdown rate of minus 129 fpm. Runway touchdown alignment was perfect.
The rollout covered a total landing distance of 5,133 ft, representing 51 % of the 9,976-ft runway, and runway rollout alignment was very good. Local weather was 76 °F with wind 4 kt from 63°, including a 3-kt crosswind and a 2-kt headwind.
Maintain the current speed and alignment discipline, but aim to touch down nearer the standard aim point (approximately 300 m or 1,000 ft) to reduce the rollout distance and keep the touchdown point within the designated zone.
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