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Arrival
Hold a little more back pressure through the last of the flare to arrest the sink before 256 fpm develops.
What happened: Touchdown sink rate was 256 fpm, a firm arrival with no other fault on this landing to account for it.
Watch for: Vertical speed indicator: minimal sink at touchdown
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.
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.
At the 1,000 ft gate: centreline 1.9° off, against a 1° limit.
At the 500 ft gate: centreline 1.0° off, against a 1° limit and speed 18 kt FAST on the reference speed of 122 kt.
The approach, gate by gate
Side view — the last 1,524 m of the approach.
Plan view — the first 1,524 m of the 2,701 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
The 295 m touchdown sits inside the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.
The rest of the report
Taxiing from the parking area to the runway at Philip S. W. Goldson International Airport in Belize City took approximately 4 minutes, covering a distance of 1 nautical mile. The Boeing 737-600 then began its departure roll on runway 07, utilizing 42% of the 912-meter runway to achieve liftoff at a speed of 139 knots. The local weather conditions at the time of departure featured a temperature of 31 degrees Celsius, with a gentle wind of 3 knots from a direction of 150 degrees, resulting in a negligible crosswind component.
As the aircraft climbed out of Belize City, it began its enroute climb, reaching an altitude of 40,951 feet above sea level in 39 minutes, covering a distance of 307 nautical miles. The climb phase was characterized by a significant increase in altitude, with the aircraft rising from 943 feet to 40,951 feet. Following the climb, the aircraft entered a level cruise phase, lasting 22 minutes and covering 177 nautical miles, before beginning its enroute descent. The descent phase, which started 90 miles southwest of Negril, Jamaica, saw the aircraft decrease in altitude from 41,000 feet to 1,323 feet in 25 minutes, covering a distance of 171 nautical miles.
The final approach to runway 12 at Norman Manley International Airport was initiated from the west, with the aircraft maintaining a heading of 115.0 degrees at an altitude of 1,296 feet above ground level, 4 nautical miles from the threshold. The landing was executed with a threshold speed of 130 knots, which was above the target speed. The touchdown distance was 293 meters, and the touchdown speed was 121 knots, slightly above the target. The touchdown rate was -271 feet per minute, and the runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned from the centerline by 3.9 meters. The total landing distance was 751 meters, utilizing 28% of the 2,701-meter runway. Following the landing, the aircraft taxied to the parking area, having completed a total flight distance of 661 nautical miles, utilizing 4,144 kilograms of fuel in the process.
The Boeing 737-600 touched down on runway 12 at MKJP Norman Manley International Airport with a good threshold height, indicating a well-executed approach. However, the threshold speed was above the target, coming in at 130 kt, which may have been due to the favorable wind conditions. The local weather was characterized by a temperature of 28 °C and a gentle headwind of 6 kt, with a crosswind of only 1 kt.
As the aircraft made contact with the runway, the touchdown distance was within acceptable limits at 293 m, but the touchdown speed was a little fast at 121 kt. The touchdown rate of -271 fpm was fair, indicating a relatively smooth transition from the air to the ground. The runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned from the centreline by 3.9 m, which may have been due to a slight deviation in the approach path. The total landing distance of 751 m was 28% of the runway length, indicating a relatively short landing.
During the rollout phase, the aircraft remained on the runway, but the alignment was slightly off-centre by 8.1 m. Despite this, the overall performance of the landing was satisfactory, with a score of 96.9%. The crew's ability to manage the aircraft's speed and position during the approach and touchdown phases was evident, and the landing was completed safely and efficiently.
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