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Preparing for a stable approach will give you time to decide on whether to attempt the landing or going around. Too much altitude with a high sink rate will result in carrying too much speed onto the runway. Configuring flaps and the gear late also won't help the speed decay.
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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: five 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.
Side view — the last 1,524 m of the approach.
Plan view — the first 1,524 m of the 2,605 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
Touched down 534 m past the threshold — beyond the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.
The rest of the report
The flight in the Boeing 737-900 began with a quick 2-minute taxi from the parking area to the runway at TNCM Princess Juliana International Airport. The departure roll from runway 10 covered a distance of 1,305 m, which was 57% of the total runway length. The liftoff speed was 152 knots. The local weather at the time of departure was 29°C with a 4 knots wind coming from 60°, resulting in a 2 knots crosswind and 4 knots headwind.
The enroute climb started 1 mile south of Marigot, Saint Martin, with the aircraft climbing from 1,052 ft asl to 37,388 ft asl. This climb covered a distance of 200 nm and took 31 minutes to complete. The level cruise portion of the flight began 81 miles south of Central Aguirre, Puerto Rico, and lasted 162 minutes, covering 969 nm.
The enroute descent started 24 miles west of Cocle del Norte, Panama, with the aircraft descending from 37,711 ft asl to 1,658 ft asl. This descent covered a distance of 94 nm and took 15 minutes to complete. The final approach to runway 22 at MPDA Enrique Malek International Airport involved approaching from the northeast at 4 nm and 1,589 ft agl, with a heading of 217.0°.
The landing on runway 22 at MPDA Enrique Malek International Airport saw the aircraft touch down slightly beyond the touchdown zone at a speed of 142 knots. The touchdown rate was fair at -246 ft/m, with the touchdown point being slightly misaligned by 3.5 m from the centerline. The total landing distance covered was 1,158 m, which was 44% of the total runway length. The runway rollout alignment was reported as very good.
After landing, taxiing from the runway to the parking area took 1 minute and covered less than 1 nm. The total flight distance from takeoff to landing was 1,269 nm, with a total flight time of 216 minutes. The flight consumed 8,622 kg of fuel. The local weather at the time of landing was 22°C with a 1 knot wind coming from 360°, resulting in a 1 knot tailwind and crosswind.
The Boeing 737-900 aircraft successfully landed at MPDA Enrique Malek International Airport, achieving a score of 96.1%. The final approach to runway 22 was initiated from the north east, heading 217.0° at a distance of 4 nautical miles and an altitude of 1,589 feet above ground level.
The aircraft touched down on the runway, with the threshold height being satisfactory. However, the threshold speed was significantly above the target speed, reaching 154 knots. This indicates that the aircraft was descending at a faster rate than intended, which may have contributed to the subsequent touchdown speed being a little fast at 142 knots.
The touchdown point was located 140 meters beyond the designated touchdown zone, which suggests that the aircraft may have been slightly over-extended during the landing. The touchdown rate of -246 feet per minute was considered fair, indicating a moderate rate of descent.
Upon landing, the aircraft's runway touchdown position was found to be slightly misaligned from the centerline by 3.5 meters. This may have been due to a slight deviation in the aircraft's approach path or a minor error in the pilot's alignment with the runway.
The local weather conditions at the time of landing were characterized by a temperature of 22°C and a wind speed of 1 knot from a direction of 360°. This resulted in a negligible crosswind and tailwind component, with both being 1 knot.
The total landing distance of 1,158 meters was 44% of the available runway length, which is a relatively short distance. This suggests that the aircraft was able to land safely and efficiently, with a good runway rollout alignment being achieved. Overall, the landing was considered successful, with the aircraft scoring 96.1% and demonstrating good control and precision during the approach and landing phases.
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