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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. They are the approach's score: the checks passed out of the checks that ran.
The approach, gate by gate
Side view — the last 5,000 ft of the approach.
Plan view — the first 5,000 ft of the 9,996 ft runway, to the same scale as the side view.
The 1,114 ft touchdown sits inside the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.
The rest of the report
Departing from KLAS Harry Reid International Airport in Las Vegas, Nevada, the Boeing 737-700 began its journey by taxiing from the parking area to the runway, a process that took 13 minutes and covered a distance of 3 nautical miles. As the aircraft reached the runway threshold, it initiated its departure roll on runway 26R, utilizing 3,365 feet, or 31% of the runway, to achieve liftoff at a speed of 146 knots. The local weather conditions at the time of departure featured a temperature of 75°F, with a wind speed of 19 knots from 239°, resulting in a 10-knot crosswind and a 17-knot headwind.
As the aircraft climbed away from Las Vegas, it began its enroute climb, ascending from 3,124 feet above sea level to 36,985 feet, an increase of 33,862 feet, in 19 minutes and covering 134 nautical miles. Following this climb, the aircraft entered a level cruise phase, which lasted 79 minutes and covered 700 nautical miles, 27 miles north of Seligman, Arizona. The aircraft then initiated its enroute descent, reducing its altitude from 37,001 feet to 2,675 feet, a decrease of 34,326 feet, in 24 minutes and covering 137 nautical miles. A brief level cruise phase followed, lasting 12 minutes and covering 27 nautical miles, before the aircraft began its final approach to runway 18L at KTUL Tulsa International Airport.
The Boeing 737-700 touched down on runway 18L, which had a length of 10,014 feet, at a speed of 121 knots, with a touchdown distance of 1,117 feet, or 27% of the runway. The aircraft's touchdown rate was -190 feet per minute, and the runway touchdown position was significantly misaligned by 51 feet from the centerline. Following a successful landing, the aircraft taxied to the parking area, a process that took 6 minutes and covered less than 1 nautical mile. The total flight distance was 1,006 nautical miles, and the aircraft used 12,726 pounds of fuel during the journey, which lasted 153 minutes.
The Boeing 737-700 touched down on runway 18L at KTUL Tulsa International Airport with a good threshold height, allowing the crew to maintain a stable approach. The threshold speed of 127 kt was also within acceptable limits, indicating a well-executed approach. The aircraft's touchdown distance of 1,117 ft was within the expected range, and the touchdown speed of 121 kt was also satisfactory. The touchdown rate of -190 fpm was within the desired parameters, demonstrating a controlled descent.
However, the aircraft's touchdown position was significantly misaligned from the centreline by 51 ft, which may have been due to a slight deviation in the approach or a slight drift during the final stages of the landing. The local weather conditions, with a temperature of 64 °F and winds of 15 kt at 129 °, may have contributed to this deviation. The crosswind of 12 kt and headwind of 9 kt were relatively moderate, but still required the crew to make adjustments to maintain a stable approach.
The total landing distance of 2,735 ft was 27% of the runway length, which is within the acceptable range. However, the runway rollout alignment was also misaligned by 51 ft from the centreline, which may have been a continuation of the deviation experienced during the touchdown. Despite these minor deviations, the overall landing performance was satisfactory, with a score of 93.0%.
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