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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 18 ft off the runway centreline.
Watch for: Watch runway alignment against the centreline, correcting with small rudder inputs.
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Arrival
Keep the back pressure coming once the flare is established, holding the nose up through to touchdown instead of easing it.
What happened: The flare arrested the sink but 173 fpm of it came back before touchdown, and in flights like this one that returning sink usually carries through to a firm or hard touchdown at 383 fpm.
Watch for: Vertical speed indicator: the sink held near zero all the way through touchdown, not allowed to build back up.
There are several things that can go wrong during the flare, carrying too much speed over the threshold, starting the flare at the wrong height and inconsistent flight control inputs, all contribute to a poor flare resulting in a hard touchdown or a float down the runway.
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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 5,000 ft of the approach.
Plan view — the first 5,000 ft of the 9,989 ft runway, to the same scale as the side view.
Touched down 1,653 ft past the threshold — beyond the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.
The rest of the report
Departing from Dallas Love Field, the Boeing 737-800 began its journey by taxiing from the parking area to the runway, a process that took 10 minutes and covered 2 nautical miles. As it rolled down runway 13R, the aircraft accelerated to liftoff speed of 152 knots, clearing the ground at 4,482 feet, which was 54% of the runway's length. The local weather conditions at the time of departure were characterized by a temperature of 78°F and a wind speed of 14 knots from a direction of 180°, resulting in a 10-knot headwind and a 10-knot crosswind.
As the aircraft climbed out of Dallas Love Field, it began its enroute climb, reaching an altitude of 34,992 feet in 20 minutes, an increase of 33,534 feet, and covering 122 nautical miles. The climb phase was followed by a 72-minute level cruise, during which the aircraft covered 538 nautical miles. The descent phase started 1 mile southwest of Kanawha, Iowa, and the aircraft descended from 35,000 feet to 7,464 feet in 17 minutes, covering 105 nautical miles. The final descent phase began overhead Hampton, Minnesota, and the aircraft touched down on runway 30L at Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport, with a total landing distance of 3,540 feet, which was 35% of the runway's length.
The landing was characterized by a slightly misaligned runway touchdown position, with the aircraft touching down 29 feet off the centerline. The touchdown speed was a little fast at 135 knots, but the touchdown rate was fair at -221 feet per minute. The runway rollout alignment was also slightly misaligned, with the aircraft deviating 27 feet from the centerline. The total flight distance was 798 nautical miles, and the aircraft used 11,803 pounds of fuel during the 2-hour and 10-minute flight. After landing, the aircraft taxied to the parking area, a process that took 1 minute and covered less than 1 nautical mile.
The Boeing 737-800 touched down on runway 30L at KMSP Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport with a threshold speed of 144 kt, slightly above the target. The aircraft maintained a good threshold height, allowing for a smooth transition into the touchdown phase. However, the touchdown speed of 135 kt was a little fast, resulting in a touchdown rate of -221 fpm, which was fair but not optimal.
The aircraft's touchdown point was 301 ft beyond the touchdown zone, indicating a slight over-run. The runway touchdown position was also misaligned by 29 ft from the centreline, which could have contributed to the over-run. Despite this, the pilot maintained control of the aircraft, and the rollout phase began without incident. The runway rollout alignment was slightly misaligned by 27 ft from the centreline, but the aircraft remained on course.
The total landing distance of 3,540 ft was 35% of the runway length, indicating a relatively short landing distance. The approach quality was good, with a heading of 301.0° at 4 nm and 1,298 ft agl. The local weather conditions, with a temperature of 59°F and a wind of 7 kt at 210°, did not pose any significant challenges to the landing. Overall, the landing was scored 95.6%, reflecting a good performance with some minor areas for improvement.
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