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Make small rudder corrections against a point at the far end to hold the centreline.
What happened: During the ground roll you drifted 7.7 m off the runway centreline.
Watch for: Watch runway alignment against the centreline, correcting with small rudder inputs.
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Arrival
Fly a steeper descent on final so you cross the threshold at 50 ft agl instead of 118 ft agl.
What happened: The aircraft crossed the threshold at 118 ft agl against a 50 ft agl target, well above the normal profile. The touchdown point was also long at 924 m against a 457 m target, a pattern often seen after high threshold crossings.
Watch for: Radio altimeter against the 50 ft threshold crossing target on short final.
Ground effect becomes significant below about one wingspan of height. A Cessna 172, with a 36 ft span, enters ground effect at flare height - the float it feels in the hold-off is ground effect arriving on cue. An A320, with a span around 117 ft, has been in ground effect since before the threshold and there is no sudden cushion to feel, only a gradual reduction in induced drag that lengthens any float you allow.
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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.
The approach, gate by gate
Side view — the last 1,892 m of the approach.
Plan view — the first 1,892 m of the 3,203 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
Touched down 924 m past the threshold — beyond the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.
The rest of the report
The Boeing 737-MAX8 taxied from the parking area to runway 21 at KABQ Albuquerque International Sunport, a movement that lasted 6 minutes and covered 2 nm.
The aircraft commenced its departure roll on runway 21, achieving a takeoff distance of 2,509 m (82 % of the runway). Liftoff speed was 153 kt. Ambient conditions were temperature 31 °C, wind 12 kt from 250°, with a 5 kt crosswind component and a 10 kt headwind.
Climb began approximately 1 mile east of South Valley, NM, with the airplane accelerating from 6,118 ft asl to 28,992 ft asl, an altitude gain of 22,874 ft achieved in 12 minutes while covering 73 nm.
Level cruise was established 7 miles northwest of Bluewater Village, NM, and persisted for 17 minutes, during which the aircraft traversed 235 nm.
Descent was initiated 15 miles north of Seligman, AZ, descending from 29,006 ft asl to 3,361 ft asl, a loss of 25,645 ft over 16 minutes and a distance of 110 nm.
The final approach to runway 26L at KLAS Harry Reid International Airport was flown from the east on a heading of 270.0°, at 4 nm and 1,239 ft agl. Local weather at the destination was temperature 39 °C, wind 10 kt from 209°, with a 9 kt crosswind component and a 5 kt headwind.
Touchdown on runway 26L occurred with a total landing distance of 1,791 m (56 % of the 3,203 m runway). The threshold height was 118 ft agl, noted as excessively over target, while the threshold speed was 140 kt. The aircraft contacted the runway 488 m beyond the touchdown zone at 134 kt, with a firm touchdown rate of minus 353 fpm. The touchdown point was laterally displaced 26.2 m from the centreline.
During rollout, runway alignment remained off centreline by 25.2 m.
After landing, the aircraft taxied to the parking area in 3 minutes, covering less than 1 nm.
Overall, the flight covered 428 nm, required 53 minutes, and consumed 2,586 kg of fuel.
The Boeing 737-MAX8 began its final approach to runway 26L at KLAS Harry Reid International Airport from the east, tracking a heading of 270.0° at 4 nm and 1,239 ft agl while the local temperature was 39 °C, wind 10 kt from 209°, with a 9 kt crosswind component and a 5 kt headwind component.
At the threshold the aircraft was 118 ft agl, which was excessively over target, and the threshold speed was good at 140 kt.
Touchdown occurred 488 m beyond the designated touchdown zone with a good speed of 134 kt and a firm rate of descent of minus 353 fpm; the touchdown point was significantly misaligned by 26.2 m from the centreline.
The total landing distance measured 1,791 m, representing 56 % of the 3,203 m runway, and the rollout remained misaligned by 25.2 m from the centreline.
Focus on reducing the threshold height to meet target and improving lateral alignment to keep the touchdown point within the touchdown zone and centred on the runway. Adjusting these parameters will help bring the landing distance and rollout alignment closer to optimal values.
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