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Reduce power earlier on approach to be at 145 kt by the stabilisation gate, not just by the threshold.
What happened: The approach was too fast at the stabilisation gate, crossing the threshold at 134 kt against a VREF of 145 kt.
Watch for: Airspeed indicator against 145 kt at the stabilisation gate.
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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.
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.
At the 1,000 ft gate: centreline 1.6° off, against a 1° limit and speed 31 kt FAST on the reference speed of 145 kt.
The approach, gate by gate
Side view — the last 1,524 m of the approach.
Plan view — the first 1,524 m of the 2,136 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
The 282 m touchdown sits inside the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.
The rest of the report
The Boeing 737-800 taxied from the parking area to runway 20R at KSNA John Wayne Orange County International Airport; the taxi-out required 4 minutes and covered less than 1 nm.
The aircraft commenced its departure roll on runway 20R, using a takeoff distance of 1,144 m (66 % of the runway) and lifting off at 150 kt. Local weather was temperature 30 °C, wind 15 kt from 210°, with a 1 kt crosswind and a 15 kt headwind.
Enroute climb began 1 mile north-east of Costa Mesa, California, climbing from 997 ft asl to 16,984 ft asl - an increase of 15,986 ft - in 7 minutes while covering 40 nm.
Level cruise was established 1 mile south-west of Wildomar, California, lasting 2 minutes and covering 12 nm.
Descent started 4 miles north-west of the 9CA8 Boeing Huntington Beach Heliport, Huntington Beach, California, descending from 16,975 ft asl to 1,807 ft asl - a decrease of 15,168 ft - in 14 minutes and covering 71 nm.
Final approach to runway 13R at KPSP Palm Springs International Airport was flown from the north-west on a heading of 141.0° at 4 nm and 1,346 ft agl.
The Boeing 737-800 landed on runway 13R, whose length is 2,136 m. Threshold speed was 134 kt, touchdown speed 129 kt, and touchdown distance 283 m. Touchdown rate was minus 296 fpm and runway touchdown alignment was very good. Local weather reported temperature 46 °C, wind 8 kt from 150°, with a 1 kt crosswind and an 8 kt headwind.
Total landing distance recorded was 839 m, representing 39 % of the runway, and rollout alignment was very good.
After rollout, the aircraft taxied to the parking area; the taxi-in took 2 minutes and covered less than 1 nm.
Overall, the flight covered 129 nm, required 30 minutes, and consumed 1,591 kg of fuel.
The final approach to runway 13R at KPSP was conducted from the north-west on a heading of 141.0 ° at 4 nm and 1,346 ft agl. The aircraft encountered a temperature of 46 °C with wind 8 kt from 150 °, providing a headwind component of 8 kt and a crosswind of 1 kt. The approach maintained the expected glide path and the threshold height was reported as good.
At the threshold the aircraft established a speed of 134 kt, which the data describes as good. The flare was executed in line with the established speed and the aircraft remained on the correct glide path through the flare segment.
Touchdown occurred 283 m down the runway at a speed of 129 kt, both noted as good. The vertical rate at touchdown was -296 fpm, rated as fair, while runway touchdown alignment was described as very good.
The rollout covered a total distance of 839 m, representing 39 % of the 2,136 m runway, and the runway rollout alignment was very good.
To refine the already strong performance, a slightly shallower descent rate at touchdown would improve the smoothness of the landing without affecting the excellent alignment or speed control. Maintaining the current approach speed and alignment while moderating the rate will help achieve an even higher consistency.
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