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Keep the wings level on final
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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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 2,220 m of the approach.
Plan view — the first 2,220 m of the 3,039 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
Touched down 737 m past the threshold — beyond 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 17 minutes and covered a distance of 4 nautical miles. The aircraft, a Boeing 737-900, then departed from runway 25R at Los Angeles International Airport (KLAX). The takeoff distance was 56 meters, which is 2% of the runway length. The aircraft lifted off at a speed of 171 knots.
The local weather conditions at the time of departure were characterized by a temperature of 27 degrees Celsius and winds of 12 knots at a direction of 10 degrees. The crosswind component was 11 knots, while the tailwind component was 3 knots. The aircraft then began its enroute climb, starting 2 miles west of El Segundo, California. The climb took 20 minutes and covered a distance of 120 nautical miles, during which the aircraft ascended from 1,053 feet above sea level to 36,716 feet above sea level, an increase of 35,663 feet.
Following the enroute climb, the aircraft entered a level cruise phase, which started 1 mile north of Oasis, California. This phase lasted for 120 minutes and covered a distance of 947 nautical miles. The aircraft then began its enroute descent, starting 3 miles west of Jarrell, Texas. The descent took 16 minutes and covered a distance of 101 nautical miles, during which the aircraft descended from 37,360 feet above sea level to 6,632 feet above sea level, a decrease of 30,728 feet.
The aircraft then entered another level cruise phase, which started overhead Mitchell Number One Airport in Sanderson, Texas. This phase lasted for 3 minutes and covered a distance of less than 1 nautical mile. The aircraft then began its final descent, starting overhead the same airport. The descent took 7 minutes and covered a distance of 24 nautical miles, during which the aircraft descended from 6,632 feet above sea level to 1,991 feet above sea level, a decrease of 4,640 feet.
The aircraft then entered another level cruise phase, which started 1 mile east of Oak Ridge North, Texas. This phase lasted for 7 minutes and covered a distance of 14 nautical miles. The aircraft then began its final approach to runway 27 at George Bush Intercontinental Houston Airport (KIAH), approaching from the east at a heading of 249.0 degrees and at an altitude of 1,439 feet above ground level.
The landing was made on runway 27, which has a length of 3,039 meters. The threshold height was good, and the threshold speed was slightly above the target speed at 144 knots. The touchdown point was 324 meters beyond the touchdown zone, and the touchdown speed was 144 knots, which was fast. The touchdown rate was fair at -252 feet per minute. The runway touchdown alignment was very good.
The local weather conditions at the time of landing were characterized by a temperature of 27 degrees Celsius and winds of 12 knots at a direction of 10 degrees. The crosswind component was 11 knots, while the tailwind component was 2 knots. The total landing distance was 2,143 meters, which is 71% of the runway length. However, the runway rollout alignment was misaligned by 23.8 meters from the centerline.
The taxiing period from the runway to the parking took 1 minute and covered a distance of less than 1 nautical mile. The total flight distance was 1,219 nautical miles, and the flight duration was 178 minutes. The aircraft used 7,716 kilograms of fuel during the flight.
The Boeing 737-900 aircraft successfully landed at KIAH George Bush Intercontinental Houston Airport, with a score of 83.2%. The final approach to runway 27 was initiated from the east, heading 249.0° at a distance of 4 nautical miles and an altitude of 1,439 feet above ground level (agl). The aircraft maintained a good threshold height, which is a crucial aspect of a safe landing.
Upon touchdown, the aircraft's threshold speed was slightly above the target speed of 144 knots. However, the touchdown point was 324 meters beyond the designated touchdown zone, indicating that the aircraft touched down slightly further down the runway than intended. The touchdown speed of 144 knots was also considered fast, which may have contributed to the slightly longer touchdown point. The touchdown rate of -252 feet per minute (fpm) was deemed fair, suggesting that the aircraft's descent was not excessively steep.
The runway touchdown alignment was very good, indicating that the aircraft was properly aligned with the runway centerline at the moment of touchdown. The local weather conditions at the time of landing were characterized by a temperature of 27°C and a wind speed of 12 knots from a direction of 10°. The crosswind component was 11 knots, while the tailwind component was 2 knots. These conditions did not appear to significantly impact the landing.
The total landing distance of 2,143 meters was 71% of the available runway length, which is a relatively short distance. However, the runway rollout alignment was misaligned by 23.8 meters from the centerline, indicating that the aircraft may have drifted off the centerline during the rollout phase. This misalignment may have been due to a variety of factors, including the aircraft's speed, the pilot's control inputs, or the runway's surface characteristics.
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