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Departure
Make small rudder corrections against a point at the far end to hold the centreline.
What happened: During the ground roll you drifted 11 m off the runway centreline.
Watch for: Watch runway alignment against the centreline, correcting with small rudder inputs.
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Arrival
Make one smooth, continuous back-pressure through the flare to about 3.7° nose-up, holding it steady rather than pumping the elevator before touchdown.
What happened: The flare was pumped, with pitch reversing several times as the sink was most arrested at 17 ft; pumped flares like this usually carry through to a firm touchdown, which happened here at 381 fpm.
Watch for: Attitude indicator: hold a steady nose-up pitch of 3.7° through the flare, smoothly to touchdown.
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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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.
The approach, gate by gate
Side view — the last 1,566 m of the approach.
Plan view — the first 1,566 m of the 4,036 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
Touched down 742 m past the threshold — beyond 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 5 minutes and covered a distance of 1 nautical mile. The aircraft, a Boeing 737-800, then departed from runway 07 at WBGG Kuching International Airport. The takeoff distance was 1,350 meters, which accounted for 36% of the runway. The liftoff speed was 146 knots, and the local weather conditions were characterized by a temperature of 26°C, a wind speed of 3 knots at 344°, with a crosswind of 3 knots and a headwind of 0 knots.
As the aircraft climbed out of Kuching International Airport, it began its enroute climb 1 mile east of the airport, rising from an altitude of 1,074 feet above sea level to 37,437 feet above sea level, an increase of 36,362 feet in 23 minutes, covering a distance of 133 nautical miles. The enroute level cruise started 69 miles west of WW50 Paloh/Liku and lasted for 34 minutes, covering a distance of 264 nautical miles.
The enroute descent began 25 miles northwest of WMBT Tioman Airport and lasted for 30 minutes, during which the aircraft descended from 37,423 feet above sea level to 1,357 feet above sea level, a decrease of 36,066 feet. The descent covered a distance of 133 nautical miles. The final approach to runway 32R at WMKK Kuala Lumpur International Airport was made from the southeast, heading 326.0° at 4 nautical miles and 1,296 feet above ground level.
The landing on runway 32R at WMKK Kuala Lumpur International Airport was characterized by a touchdown point that was 309 meters beyond the touchdown zone. The touchdown speed was 133 knots, which was slightly fast, and the touchdown rate was firm at -343 feet per minute. The runway touchdown position was significantly misaligned by 21.1 meters from the centerline. The local weather conditions during landing were characterized by a temperature of 25°C.
The total landing distance was 1,468 meters, which accounted for 36% of the runway. The runway rollout alignment was misaligned by 20.9 meters from the centerline. The taxiing period from the runway to the parking took 9 minutes and covered a distance of less than 1 nautical mile. The total flight distance was 538 nautical miles, and the flight duration was 103 minutes, during which the aircraft used 4,203 kilograms of fuel.
The Boeing 737-800 aircraft successfully landed at Kuala Lumpur International Airport's runway 32R, but the landing was not without some issues. The aircraft was approaching the runway from the southeast, heading 326.0° at a distance of 4 nautical miles and an altitude of 1,296 feet above ground level.
Upon landing, the aircraft touched down 309 meters beyond the designated touchdown zone, which is a significant deviation. The touchdown speed of 133 knots was slightly above the target speed, indicating that the pilot may have been unable to fully arrest the aircraft's descent before touching down. The touchdown rate of -343 feet per minute was firm, suggesting that the aircraft's wheels made contact with the runway with a moderate amount of force.
One of the most notable issues with this landing was the significant misalignment of the runway touchdown position, which was off-center by 21.1 meters. This could have been due to a variety of factors, including pilot error or issues with the aircraft's navigation systems. The runway rollout alignment was also misaligned by 20.9 meters from the centerline, which could have made it more difficult for the pilot to maintain control of the aircraft during the rollout phase.
The threshold height at 84 feet above ground level was significantly above the target height, which may have contributed to the aircraft's touchdown speed being slightly above target. The threshold speed was also slightly above target at 142 knots, which could have been due to the aircraft's high rate of descent.
The local weather conditions at the time of the landing were relatively warm, with a temperature of 25°C. This may have had some impact on the aircraft's performance, but it is unlikely to have been a major factor in the issues encountered during the landing.
Overall, while the Boeing 737-800 aircraft was able to land safely at Kuala Lumpur International Airport, the landing was not without some issues. The significant misalignment of the runway touchdown position and the firm touchdown rate suggest that the pilot may have been working to maintain control of the aircraft during the landing phase.
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