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Work on the flare
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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Two stabilised approach gates, each with five checks, where the approach path is 1,000 ft and 500 ft above the runway.
At the 1,000 ft gate: sink rate above what the glideslope needed and off the runway's 3° glideslope.
At the 500 ft gate: sink rate above what the glideslope needed and off the runway's 3° glideslope.
The approach, gate by gate
Side view — the last 1,524 m of the approach.
Plan view — the first 1,524 m of the 3,189 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
Touched down 1,021 m past the threshold — beyond the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.
The rest of the report
Taxiing from the parking area to the runway at Seattle–Tacoma International Airport (KSEA) took 13 minutes and covered a distance of 2 nautical miles. The Boeing 737-900 then departed from runway 16L, utilizing 1,676 meters or 46% of the runway's length to achieve liftoff at a speed of 164 knots. The local weather conditions at the time of departure featured a temperature of 11 degrees Celsius, with a wind speed of 8 knots from a direction of 192 degrees, resulting in a 2-knot crosswind and an 8-knot headwind.
As the aircraft climbed away from the airport, it began its enroute climb approximately 1 mile southwest of SeaTac, rising from an altitude of 1,388 feet above sea level to 31,799 feet in 19 minutes, covering a distance of 100 nautical miles. The climb was followed by an 18-minute level cruise at an altitude of 31,799 feet, which spanned 120 nautical miles. The aircraft then initiated a second climb, this time from 32,346 feet to 34,018 feet, in just 2 minutes and 11 nautical miles. The majority of the flight was spent in a level cruise, lasting 133 minutes and covering 925 nautical miles. As the aircraft approached its destination, it began its descent from 34,001 feet to 1,988 feet in 22 minutes, covering 125 nautical miles.
The final approach to runway 33 at Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport (PANC) was initiated from the south, with the aircraft flying at an altitude of 1,809 feet above ground level and a distance of 2 nautical miles from the runway threshold. The landing was completed on a runway length of 3,189 meters, with the threshold height significantly above target and the threshold speed slightly above target. The touchdown point was 570 meters beyond the touchdown zone, with a touchdown speed of 133 knots and a touchdown rate of -247 feet per minute. The runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned from the centerline by 7.4 meters. The local weather conditions at the time of landing featured a temperature of -4 degrees Celsius, with a wind speed of 27 knots from a direction of 329 degrees, resulting in a 7-knot crosswind and a 26-knot headwind. The total flight distance was 1,288 nautical miles, with a total flight time of 201 minutes and a fuel consumption of 8,936 kilograms.
The Boeing 737-900 touched down on runway 33 at PANC Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport, with a threshold height significantly above target at 96 ft agl. The aircraft's approach quality was compromised by this deviation, which may have contributed to the slightly above target threshold speed of 151 kt. The aircraft's descent was managed effectively, with a touchdown speed of 133 kt, which was within acceptable limits.
The touchdown point was located 570 m beyond the touchdown zone, indicating a slightly longer than ideal rollout. The touchdown rate of -247 fpm was fair, suggesting a controlled descent but not optimal. The runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned by 7.4 m from the centreline, which may have been a result of the crosswind component of 7 kt. The local weather conditions, with a temperature of -4 °C and a headwind of 26 kt, likely played a role in the aircraft's performance.
The overall landing score was 74.0%, reflecting a combination of factors, including the approach quality, touchdown characteristics, and centreline alignment. The aircraft's ability to manage the descent and touchdown speed was commendable, but the deviations from target threshold height and touchdown zone alignment detracted from the overall performance.
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