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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: seven 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.
The approach, gate by gate
Side view — the last 5,000 ft of the approach.
Plan view — the first 5,000 ft of the 8,377 ft runway, to the same scale as the side view.
The 1,053 ft 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 9 minutes and covered a distance of 2 nautical miles. The aircraft, a Boeing 737-700, then departed from runway 35 at MDSD Las Américas International Airport in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic. The takeoff distance was 2,978 feet, which was 27% of the runway length. The liftoff speed was 146 knots.
As the aircraft climbed to a higher altitude, it encountered local weather conditions of a temperature of 80°F and winds of 2 knots at 50°. The crosswind was 2 knots, and the headwind was 1 knot. The enroute climb started 1 mile north of the airport and reached an altitude of 35,102 feet above sea level, an increase of 34,035 feet in 16 minutes, covering a distance of 94 nautical miles.
The aircraft then entered a level cruise phase, which started 9 miles northwest of Mona Airport in Punta Cana, Puerto Rico, and lasted for 35 minutes, covering a distance of 266 nautical miles. The cruise phase was followed by a descent, which started 36 miles south of The Bottom in Saba, Caribbean Netherlands, and descended from 35,101 feet to 3,553 feet above sea level, a decrease of 31,548 feet in 18 minutes, covering a distance of 99 nautical miles.
The aircraft then entered another level cruise phase, which started 11 miles northwest of Pointe-Noire in Guadeloupe and lasted for 2 minutes, covering a distance of 3 nautical miles. This was followed by a climb, which started 8 miles northwest of Pointe-Noire and climbed from 2,970 feet to 3,510 feet above sea level, an increase of 540 feet in 2 minutes, covering a distance of 4 nautical miles.
The aircraft then entered another level cruise phase, which started 5 miles north of Pointe-Noire and lasted for 3 minutes, covering a distance of 7 nautical miles. This was followed by a descent, which started 2 miles south of Sainte-Rose in Guadeloupe and descended from 2,857 feet to 747 feet above sea level, a decrease of 2,110 feet in 2 minutes, covering a distance of 5 nautical miles.
The final approach to runway 12 at TFFR Pointe-à-Pitre Le Raizet International Airport was made from the west, heading 101.0° at 4 nautical miles and 711 feet above ground level. The landing was made on runway 12, which had a length of 8,377 feet. The threshold height was above the target, and the threshold speed was slightly above the target at 136 knots.
The touchdown distance was good at 1,052 feet, but the touchdown speed was a little fast at 133 knots. The touchdown rate was very hard at -578 feet per minute. The runway touchdown position was significantly misaligned by 84 feet from the centreline. The local weather conditions at the time of landing were a temperature of 79°F and winds of 4 knots at 90°, with a crosswind of 1 knot and a headwind of 3 knots.
The total landing distance was 4,177 feet, which was 50% of the runway length. The runway rollout alignment was also misaligned by 84 feet from the centreline. The taxiing period from the runway to the parking took 4 minutes and covered a distance of less than 1 nautical mile. The total flight distance was 486 nautical miles, and the flight used 8,383 pounds of fuel.
The Boeing 737-700 aircraft successfully landed at TFFR Pointe-à-Pitre Le Raizet International Airport, but the landing was not without its challenges. The final approach to runway 12 from the west was executed at a heading of 101.0°, with the aircraft at an altitude of 711 feet above ground level (agl) and 4 nautical miles from the runway. The landing was completed at a speed that was slightly above the target threshold speed, at 136 knots.
Upon touchdown, the aircraft's speed was a little fast at 133 knots, and the touchdown rate was very hard at -578 feet per minute (fpm). This indicates that the aircraft touched down with a significant amount of force, which could potentially put additional stress on the landing gear and other aircraft components. The touchdown distance of 1,052 feet was within the acceptable range, but the hard touchdown rate may have contributed to the significant misalignment of the runway touchdown position, which was 84 feet off the centreline.
The local weather conditions at the time of the landing were relatively calm, with a temperature of 79°F and a wind speed of 4 knots at 90°. The crosswind component was minimal at 1 knot, while the headwind component was 3 knots. These conditions would not have significantly impacted the aircraft's landing performance.
The total landing distance of 4,177 feet was 50% of the runway length, which is within the acceptable range. However, the runway rollout alignment was also misaligned by 84 feet from the centreline, indicating that the aircraft's brakes were not fully effective in bringing the aircraft to a stop. This could be due to a variety of factors, including the hard touchdown rate and the aircraft's speed at touchdown.
Overall, while the landing was successful, there are several areas for improvement, including reducing the touchdown speed and rate, and improving the runway alignment during rollout.
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