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Departure
Make small rudder corrections against a fixed point at the far end of the runway to hold the centreline during the roll.
What happened: The aircraft drifted 111 ft off the runway centreline during the ground roll, and wing drift like that usually keeps reappearing as bank in the climb, with 3.2° of bank in the first climb segment and 4.1° still showing in the second.
Watch for: Heading indicator: steady on the runway centreline during the roll, then wings level through the climb.
Arrival
Begin raising the nose earlier, by 11 ft, so the flare has time to arrest the sink before touchdown.
What happened: The flare began late at 5.2 ft, 6 ft below the normal band, and a late flare like this usually leaves too little time to arrest the sink before touchdown.
Watch for: Watch radio altitude and start the flare in the normal band, around 11 ft.
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.
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 6,651 ft of the approach.
Plan view — the first 6,651 ft of the 9,980 ft runway, to the same scale as the side view.
Touched down 3,988 ft past the threshold — beyond the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.
The rest of the report
A Boeing B737-800 departed from Greenville Spartanburg International Airport (KGSP) on runway 22, utilizing 99% of the 10,892-foot runway to achieve liftoff at a speed of 136 knots. The local weather conditions at the time of departure featured a temperature of 78°F, with a gentle headwind of 1 knot and a crosswind of 1 knot.
As the aircraft climbed to its initial cruising altitude, it transitioned through several phases of flight, including a notable climb from 798 feet above sea level to 7,999 feet, an increase of 7,201 feet in just 4 minutes. The aircraft then leveled off at various points, including a 2-minute cruise at 7,992 feet, before resuming its ascent to 14,019 feet. The aircraft's descent phases were also notable, with a significant decrease of 9,923 feet in 13 minutes. The flight plan took the aircraft through several airfields in South Carolina and Georgia, including Wellford, Boiling Springs, and Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport (KATL).
The aircraft's landing on runway 26L at KATL was notable for its excessive threshold height, with the aircraft touching down 1,591 feet beyond the touchdown zone at a speed of 143 knots. The touchdown rate was firm at -336 feet per minute, and the runway touchdown position was significantly misaligned by 54 feet from the centreline. The total landing distance was 5,354 feet, accounting for 54% of the 9,980-foot runway. Following the landing, the aircraft taxied to the parking area, completing the flight with a total distance of 209 nautical miles and a fuel consumption of 5,923 pounds.
The Boeing B737-800 touched down on runway 26L at KATL Hartsfield Jackson Atlanta International Airport, a 9,980 ft long runway. The approach quality was compromised by an excessively high threshold height of 312 ft above ground level (agl), exceeding the target. However, the threshold speed was satisfactory at 149 knots, indicating a well-executed approach phase.
Upon touchdown, the aircraft's speed of 143 knots was slightly above the desired value, contributing to a firm touchdown rate of -336 feet per minute. The touchdown point was located 1,591 ft beyond the designated touchdown zone, which may have been influenced by the aircraft's speed and alignment. The runway touchdown position was significantly misaligned by 54 ft from the centreline, indicating a deviation from the desired path.
The total landing distance of 5,354 ft accounted for 54% of the runway length, a relatively short distance considering the aircraft's size and weight. Unfortunately, the runway rollout alignment was also misaligned by 56 ft from the centreline, further highlighting the need for improvement in the pilot's landing technique. Overall, the landing scored 65.2%, indicating room for improvement in terms of approach quality, touchdown characteristics, and alignment.
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