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A crosswind landing is a geometry problem. The air mass you're flying in is moving sideways across the runway, and you need your ground track down the centreline with your wheels aligned to it at the moment of contact. There are two techniques that will help, the crab and the sideslip.
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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.
The approach, gate by gate
Side view — the last 1,621 m of the approach.
Plan view — the first 1,621 m of the 2,716 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
The 440 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 18 minutes and covered a distance of 3 nautical miles. The aircraft, a Boeing 737-800, then departed from runway 31 at LaGuardia Airport (KLGA) in New York. The takeoff distance was 1,314 meters, which accounted for 62% of the runway. The liftoff speed was 150 knots.
The local weather conditions at the time of departure were characterized by a temperature of 2 degrees Celsius, with a wind speed of 8 knots at 190 degrees. The crosswind was 7 knots, while the tailwind was 3 knots. As the aircraft took off, it began its enroute climb, which started overhead LaGuardia Airport. The climb took 21 minutes and covered a distance of 144 nautical miles, with the aircraft ascending from 1,009 feet above sea level to 34,848 feet.
Following the initial climb, the aircraft entered a level cruise phase, which lasted 16 minutes and covered 127 nautical miles. The cruise phase was followed by another climb, which took place over a specific location defined by latitude and longitude coordinates. The climb from 35,050 feet to 35,996 feet took 2 minutes and covered 13 nautical miles.
The aircraft then entered another level cruise phase, which lasted 31 minutes and covered 247 nautical miles. This was followed by a third climb, which took place over another specific location defined by latitude and longitude coordinates. The climb from 36,524 feet to 36,993 feet took 2 minutes and covered 13 nautical miles.
The aircraft then entered a long level cruise phase, which lasted 140 minutes and covered 1,082 nautical miles. This was followed by a descent phase, which started over a location defined by latitude and longitude coordinates. The descent took 30 minutes and covered 158 nautical miles, with the aircraft descending from 37,000 feet to 1,315 feet.
The final approach to runway 11 at Queen Beatrix International Airport (TNCA) was made from the west, with the aircraft heading 104.0 degrees at 4 nautical miles and 1,266 feet above ground level. The landing was made on runway 11, which had a length of 2,716 meters. The threshold height was good, and the threshold speed was also good at 141 knots.
The touchdown distance was good at 440 meters, but the touchdown speed was a little fast at 138 knots. The touchdown rate was firm at -331 feet per minute. However, the runway touchdown position was misaligned by 11.5 meters from the centerline. The local weather conditions at the time of landing were characterized by a temperature of 33 degrees Celsius, with a wind speed of 21 knots at 80 degrees. The crosswind was 8 knots, while the headwind was 19 knots.
The total landing distance was 1,536 meters, which accounted for 57% of the runway. The runway rollout alignment was slightly misaligned by 14.3 meters from the centerline. The taxiing period from the runway to the parking took 4 minutes and covered less than 1 nautical mile.
Overall, the flight covered a total distance of 1,793 nautical miles and took 257 minutes. The aircraft used 10,075 kilograms of fuel during the flight.
The Boeing 737-800 aircraft successfully landed at TNCA Queen Beatrix International Airport, achieving a score of 93.0%. The final approach to runway 11 was initiated from the west, with a heading of 104.0° at a distance of 4 nautical miles and an altitude of 1,266 feet above ground level.
The aircraft touched down on the runway with a good threshold height, and the threshold speed was also satisfactory at 141 knots. However, the touchdown speed of 138 knots was slightly faster than ideal, which may have contributed to a firm touchdown rate of -331 feet per minute. The touchdown distance of 440 meters was within acceptable limits.
Despite the good overall performance, there were some minor issues with the landing. The runway touchdown position was misaligned by 11.5 meters from the centerline, which may have been due to a slight deviation in the aircraft's approach path. Additionally, the runway rollout alignment was also slightly misaligned by 14.3 meters from the centerline.
The local weather conditions at the time of the landing were characterized by a temperature of 33°C and a wind speed of 21 knots from a direction of 80°. This resulted in a crosswind of 8 knots and a headwind of 19 knots, which may have affected the aircraft's approach and landing performance. However, the pilots were able to successfully manage the aircraft and achieve a safe landing.
Overall, the landing was considered successful, with the aircraft coming to a stop within 57% of the runway length. The total landing distance was 1,536 meters, which was within acceptable limits. While there were some minor issues with the landing, the pilots' skills and the aircraft's performance were able to overcome these challenges and achieve a safe and successful landing.
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