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Departure
Make small rudder corrections against a point at the far end to hold the centreline.
What happened: During the ground roll you drifted 8.2 m off the runway centreline.
Watch for: Watch runway alignment against the centreline, correcting with small rudder inputs.
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Arrival
Reduce power on final so the aircraft arrives at 137 kt over the threshold instead of carrying excess speed.
What happened: Crossing the threshold at 156 kt against a 137 kt target usually carries extra energy into the flare as a balloon, and the sink that returns afterward usually arrives hard at touchdown.
Watch for: Airspeed indicator: 137 kt at the threshold
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.
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: sink rate above what the glideslope needed, off the runway's 3° glideslope and speed above the reference speed.
The approach, gate by gate
Side view — the last 1,672 m of the approach.
Plan view — the first 1,672 m of the 2,567 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
Touched down 998 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 8 minutes and covered a distance of 1 nautical mile. The aircraft, a CRJ900, then departed from runway 12 at PAKN King Salmon Airport. The takeoff distance was 1,739 meters, which accounted for 64% of the runway. The liftoff speed was 168 knots, and the local weather conditions at the time of departure were a temperature of 16°C, with a wind speed of 7 knots at 170°.
As the aircraft climbed out of King Salmon Airport, it began its enroute climb 1 mile south east of the airport. The climb started at an altitude of 1,072 feet above sea level and reached a maximum altitude of 34,262 feet above sea level, an increase of 33,189 feet in 20 minutes, covering a distance of 136 nautical miles.
The enroute level cruise started 5 miles west of Kodiak, Alaska, and lasted for 55 minutes, covering a distance of 474 nautical miles. The aircraft then began its enroute descent 26 miles south east of AK76 East Alsek River Airport Yakutat, descending from 33,830 feet above sea level to 3,556 feet above sea level, a decrease of 30,273 feet in 16 minutes, covering a distance of 88 nautical miles.
The aircraft then entered another level cruise phase, this time starting 11 miles north of PANR Funter Bay Seaplane Base Funter Bay, and lasted for 3 minutes, covering a distance of 5 nautical miles. The enroute descent started 7 miles west of 5Z3 Juneau Seaplane Base Juneau, descending from 3,602 feet above sea level to 1,804 feet above sea level, a decrease of 1,798 feet in 2 minutes, covering a distance of 5 nautical miles.
The final approach to runway 08 at PAJN Juneau International Airport was made from the west, heading 102.0° at 2 nautical miles and 1,761 feet above ground level. The landing was made on runway 08, which had a length of 2,567 meters. The threshold height at 136 feet above ground level was excessively over target, and the threshold speed was well above target at 157 knots.
The touchdown point was 444 meters beyond the touchdown zone, with a touchdown speed of 126 knots, which was good. The touchdown rate was firm at -355 feet per minute. However, the runway touchdown position was significantly misaligned by 21.4 meters from the centreline. The local weather conditions at the time of landing were a temperature of 13°C, with a wind speed of 15 knots at 110°.
The total landing distance was 1,452 meters, which accounted for 57% of the runway. The runway rollout alignment was misaligned by 23.4 meters from the centreline. 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 715 nautical miles, taking 108 minutes, and the aircraft used 3,071 kilograms of fuel.
The CRJ900 aircraft successfully landed at PAJN Juneau International Airport, but the landing was not without its challenges. The final approach was initiated from the west, heading 102.0° at 2 nautical miles and 1,761 feet above ground level (agl). The aircraft touched down on runway 08, which has a length of 2,567 meters.
However, the landing was not perfectly executed. The threshold height at 136 feet agl was excessively over target, indicating that the aircraft was higher than it should have been at the point of touchdown. Additionally, the threshold speed was well above the target speed of 157 knots, which could have put additional stress on the aircraft's landing gear and brakes.
Despite these issues, the touchdown speed of 126 knots was good, and the touchdown rate of -355 feet per minute (fpm) was firm, indicating a controlled descent. However, the touchdown point was 444 meters beyond the touchdown zone, which could have resulted in a longer rollout distance and increased the risk of overrunning the runway.
The runway touchdown position was significantly misaligned by 21.4 meters from the centerline, which could have made the landing more challenging and increased the risk of veering off the runway. The local weather conditions were not particularly challenging, with a temperature of 13°C and a wind of 15 knots at 110°.
The crosswind component was minimal at 1 knot, while the headwind component was 15 knots, which could have helped to stabilize the aircraft during the landing. The total landing distance was 1,452 meters, which is 57% of the runway length. The runway rollout alignment was also misaligned by 23.4 meters from the centerline, which could have made it more difficult for the pilots to maintain control of the aircraft during the rollout phase.
Overall, while the landing was not perfect, the pilots were able to bring the aircraft safely to the ground, despite the challenges they faced. However, there are areas for improvement, particularly in terms of maintaining a more precise approach and touchdown, and aligning the aircraft with the centerline of the runway.
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