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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: 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 1,524 m of the approach.
Plan view — the first 1,524 m of the 2,738 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
The 362 m touchdown sits inside 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 5 minutes and covered a distance of 1 nautical mile. The aircraft then departed from runway 06 at Lehigh Valley International Airport (KABE), with a takeoff distance of 1,154 meters, which accounted for 53% of the runway. The liftoff speed was 153 knots.
The local weather conditions at the time of departure were characterized by a temperature of 6°C, with a wind speed of 15 knots at a direction of 10°. This resulted in a crosswind of 10 knots and a headwind of 11 knots. The aircraft then began its enroute climb, starting 1 mile northeast of KABE, and climbed from an altitude of 1,421 feet above sea level to 31,913 feet above sea level, an increase of 30,492 feet, in 14 minutes and covering a distance of 72 nautical miles.
Following the enroute climb, the aircraft entered a level cruise phase, which started 1 mile southwest of Enola, Pennsylvania, and lasted for 84 minutes, covering a distance of 420 nautical miles. The aircraft then began its enroute descent, starting 3 miles west of Oolenoy Valley Airport (SC75) in South Carolina, and descended from an altitude of 32,225 feet above sea level to 5,254 feet above sea level, a decrease of 26,971 feet, in 21 minutes and covering a distance of 101 nautical miles.
The aircraft then entered another level cruise phase, which started overhead Conyers, Georgia, and lasted for 2 minutes, covering a distance of 5 nautical miles. The aircraft then began its final descent, starting 3 miles south of Lithonia, Georgia, and descended from an altitude of 4,827 feet above sea level to 2,652 feet above sea level, a decrease of 2,175 feet, in 3 minutes and covering a distance of 10 nautical miles.
The final approach to runway 26R at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport (KATL) was made from the east, with a heading of 271.0°, at an altitude of 1,620 feet above ground level and a distance of 4 nautical miles from the runway. The landing was made on runway 26R, which had a length of 2,738 meters. The threshold height at 63 feet above ground level was above the target, and the threshold speed was well above the target at 153 knots.
The touchdown distance was good at 310 meters, with a touchdown speed of 149 knots, which was fast. The touchdown rate was very hard at -510 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 10°C, with a wind speed of 16 knots at a direction of 320°. This resulted in a crosswind of 12 knots and a headwind of 10 knots.
The total landing distance was 1,376 meters, which accounted for 50% of the runway. However, the runway rollout alignment was misaligned by 21.1 meters from the centerline. The taxiing period from the runway to the parking took 4 minutes and covered a distance of less than 1 nautical mile. The total flight distance was 617 nautical miles, with a total flight time of 121 minutes, and the aircraft used 3,139 kilograms of fuel.
The CRJ900 aircraft successfully landed on runway 26R at KATL Hartsfield Jackson Atlanta International Airport, but with some notable deviations from the ideal landing parameters. The aircraft was approaching the runway from the east, heading 271.0° at 4 nautical miles and 1,620 feet above ground level (agl). The final approach was conducted with a local temperature of 10°C and wind conditions of 16 kt at 320°, resulting in a crosswind of 12 kt and a headwind of 10 kt.
Upon touchdown, the aircraft's threshold height was above the target, indicating that the aircraft touched down slightly higher than intended. However, the threshold speed was significantly above the target, reaching 153 kt, which may have contributed to the hard touchdown rate. The touchdown distance of 310 meters was considered good, but the touchdown speed of 149 kt was faster than desired. The most concerning aspect of the landing was the very hard touchdown rate of -510 feet per minute (fpm), which may have put excessive stress on the aircraft's landing gear and potentially caused discomfort for the passengers.
The runway touchdown alignment was very good, indicating that the aircraft was properly aligned with the runway centerline at touchdown. The total landing distance of 1,376 meters was 50% of the runway length, which is within the acceptable range. However, the runway rollout alignment was misaligned by 21.1 meters from the centerline, which may have been caused by the aircraft's high speed at touchdown or the pilot's response to the landing.
Overall, while the CRJ900 aircraft successfully landed on runway 26R, there were some notable deviations from the ideal landing parameters. The hard touchdown rate and high touchdown speed may require further investigation to determine the root cause and to implement corrective actions to improve the landing performance.
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