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Make small rudder corrections against a fixed point at the far end of the runway to hold the centreline during the roll.
What happened: The aircraft drifted 8.3 m off the runway centreline during the ground roll, and wing drift like that usually keeps reappearing as bank in the climb, with 6.8° of bank in the first climb segment and 2.2° still showing in the second.
Watch for: Heading indicator: steady on the runway centreline during the roll, then wings level through the climb.
Even a modest height error carries straight through to the touchdown. Geometry alone says that crossing the threshold 10 feet high on a 3° path moves your touchdown roughly 190 feet further down the runway before the flare adds anything.
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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: seven 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.
At the 500 ft gate: off the centreline and speed below the reference speed.
The approach, gate by gate
Side view — the last 1,524 m of the approach.
Plan view — the first 1,524 m of the 2,483 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
The 424 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 12 minutes and covered a distance of 3 nautical miles. The aircraft, a Boeing 737-800, then departed from runway 20 at Lisbon Portela Airport (LPPT), with a takeoff distance of 841 meters, which was 27% of the runway length. The liftoff speed was 159 knots, and the local weather conditions were characterized by a temperature of 17°C, with a wind speed of 17 knots at 229°.
As the aircraft climbed to its cruising altitude, it started its enroute climb overhead Alvalade, a location in the Distrito de Lisboa, Portugal. The climb was from an initial altitude of 1,321 feet above sea level to a final altitude of 34,971 feet, an increase of 33,650 feet in 21 minutes, covering a distance of 99 nautical miles. The enroute level cruise then started 71 miles west of Sagres, a location in the Distrito de Faro, Portugal, and lasted for 29 minutes, covering a distance of 327 nautical miles.
The enroute descent started 61 miles northeast of Porto Santo Airport Vila Baleira, a location in Madeira, Portugal. The descent was from an altitude of 35,001 feet to 3,021 feet, a decrease of 31,980 feet in 21 minutes, covering a distance of 110 nautical miles. The aircraft then entered another enroute level cruise, this time starting 16 miles south of Canico, a location in Madeira, Portugal, and lasting for 2 minutes, covering a distance of 5 nautical miles.
The final enroute descent started 11 miles south of Canico, and the aircraft descended from an altitude of 2,993 feet to 378 feet, a decrease of 2,616 feet in 5 minutes, covering a distance of 13 nautical miles. The aircraft then began its final approach to runway 05 at Madeira International Airport Cristiano Ronaldo (LPMA), approaching from the southwest at a heading of 45.0°.
The landing on runway 05 was successful, with a touchdown distance of 424 meters, which was good. The touchdown speed was 113 knots, which was also good, but the touchdown rate was fair at -272 feet per minute. The runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned from the centerline by 6.2 meters. The local weather conditions at the time of landing were characterized by a temperature of 19°C, with a wind speed of 13 knots at 283°.
The total landing distance was 1,325 meters, which was 53% of the runway length. The runway rollout alignment was very good. 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 560 nautical miles, and the flight duration was 92 minutes, with a fuel consumption of 4,842 kilograms.
The Boeing 737-800 aircraft successfully landed at LPMA Madeira International Airport Cristiano Ronaldo, achieving a score of 94.0%. The final approach to runway 05 was initiated from the south-west, heading 45.0° at an altitude of 195 feet above ground level (agl) and 0 nautical miles from the runway.
Upon landing, the aircraft touched down on the runway at a speed of 113 knots, which was within the acceptable range. The touchdown distance of 424 meters was also considered good, indicating a smooth and controlled descent. However, the threshold height at 69 feet agl was above the target, suggesting a slightly higher-than-ideal approach.
The threshold speed of 123 knots was slightly below the target, but this did not significantly impact the overall landing performance. The runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned by 6.2 meters from the centerline, which may require some adjustments in the approach or landing technique.
The local weather conditions at the time of landing were characterized by a temperature of 19°C and winds of 13 knots at 283°. The crosswind component was 11 knots, while the tailwind component was 7 knots. These conditions did not appear to significantly affect the landing performance.
The total landing distance of 1,325 meters was 53% of the runway length, which is a relatively short distance considering the aircraft's size and weight. The runway rollout alignment was very good, indicating a smooth and controlled deceleration after touchdown.
Overall, the landing was considered successful, with a high score of 94.0%. However, there were some minor deviations from the target values, such as the threshold height and touchdown position. These can be addressed through adjustments in the approach or landing technique to achieve even better performance in the future.
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