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Use smaller, smoother aileron inputs to hold the climb bank angle near wings-level.
What happened: During Climb 3 the bank angle averaged 4.3°, well beyond a steady wings-level climb.
Watch for: Attitude indicator - bank angle, keeping it close to wings-level through the climb.
Arrive slow and the sink rate at the threshold is already above schedule, the flare is short because there is no energy to extend it, and the touchdown is hard in a way that feels exactly like a late flare. Diagnosing a slow arrival as a late flare is the catastrophic misread: you respond by flaring earlier, which bleeds more speed, which makes the next one worse. The tiebreaker is threshold speed against VRef, not feel. Never diagnose a flare without it.
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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.
The approach, gate by gate
Side view — the last 2,026 m of the approach.
Plan view — the first 2,026 m of the 3,045 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
Touched down 636 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 6 minutes and covered a distance of 1 nautical mile. The aircraft, a Boeing 737-900, then departed from runway 30L at the Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport (KMSP). The takeoff distance was 1,597 meters, which accounted for 53% of the runway. The liftoff speed was 160 knots, and the local weather conditions at the time of departure were characterized by a temperature of 32 degrees Celsius and a wind speed of 15 knots from a direction of 300 degrees.
As the aircraft climbed, it started its enroute climb 1 mile northeast of Richfield, Minnesota. The climb took 13 minutes and covered a distance of 112 nautical miles, during which the aircraft ascended from an altitude of 1,823 feet above sea level to 31,634 feet above sea level, an increase of 29,811 feet. Following the climb, the aircraft entered a level cruise phase, which started 3 miles northeast of Stoddard, Wisconsin, and lasted for 10 minutes. During this phase, the aircraft covered a distance of 216 nautical miles.
The enroute descent phase began 2 miles southwest of Chebanse, Illinois, and lasted for 17 minutes. The aircraft descended from an altitude of 31,868 feet above sea level to 2,071 feet above sea level, a decrease of 29,797 feet. The descent covered a distance of 108 nautical miles. The final approach to runway 23L at the Indianapolis International Airport (KIND) was made from the northeast, with a heading of 225.0 degrees at an altitude of 4 nautical miles and 1,267 feet above ground level.
The landing on runway 23L was characterized by a touchdown point that was 230 meters beyond the touchdown zone. The touchdown speed was 154 knots, which was faster than the target speed. However, the touchdown rate was good at -188 feet per minute. The runway touchdown position was misaligned by 8.6 meters from the centerline. The local weather conditions at the time of landing were characterized by a temperature of 30 degrees Celsius and a wind speed of 15 knots from a direction of 330 degrees, with a crosswind of 14 knots and a tailwind of 4 knots.
The total landing distance was 1,956 meters, which accounted for 64% of the runway. The runway rollout alignment was slightly misaligned by 8.3 meters from the centerline. The taxiing period from the runway to the parking took 3 minutes and covered a distance of less than 1 nautical mile. The total flight distance was 445 nautical miles, and the flight duration was 49 minutes. The aircraft used 3,929 kilograms of fuel during the flight.
The Boeing 737-900 aircraft successfully landed at KIND Indianapolis International Airport on runway 23L, but with some notable deviations from the ideal landing parameters. The aircraft was approaching the runway from the north east, heading 225.0° at 4 nautical miles and 1,267 feet above ground level (agl). The final approach was conducted with a speed that was well above the target threshold speed, reaching 159 knots.
Upon touchdown, the aircraft landed 230 meters beyond the designated touchdown zone, which indicates a slight overextension of the landing distance. The touchdown speed of 154 knots was also faster than the target speed, suggesting that the pilot may have been unable to fully arrest the aircraft's descent before touching down. However, the touchdown rate of -188 feet per minute (fpm) was considered good, indicating that the pilot was able to maintain control of the aircraft during the landing.
The local weather conditions at the time of the landing were characterized by a temperature of 30°C and a wind speed of 15 knots from 330°. This resulted in a crosswind component of 14 knots and a tailwind component of 4 knots. The runway length was 3,045 meters, which is sufficient to accommodate the aircraft's landing distance of 1,956 meters, representing 64% of the runway.
The runway touchdown position was misaligned by 8.6 meters from the centerline, and the runway rollout alignment was also slightly misaligned by 8.3 meters from the centerline. These deviations from the ideal alignment may have been due to the crosswind and tailwind components, which can make it more challenging to maintain a straight course during the landing.
Overall, while the landing was successful, there were some notable deviations from the ideal parameters, which may be attributed to the challenging weather conditions and the aircraft's performance characteristics.
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