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Improve the rollout
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.
The approach, gate by gate
Side view — the last 5,000 ft of the approach.
Plan view — the first 5,000 ft of the 10,476 ft runway, to the same scale as the side view.
Touched down 1,939 ft 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 15 minutes and covered a distance of 3 nautical miles. The aircraft, a Boeing 737-800, then departed from runway 29 at St. Louis Lambert International Airport (KSTL). The takeoff distance was 3,609 feet, which was 40% of the runway length. The liftoff speed was 147 knots.
The local weather conditions at the time of departure were characterized by a temperature of 8°F and a wind speed of 11 knots from a direction of 289°. This resulted in a crosswind of 2 knots and a headwind of 11 knots. The aircraft then began its enroute climb, which started overhead Bridgeton, Missouri. The climb took 18 minutes and covered a distance of 119 nautical miles, during which the aircraft ascended from an altitude of 1,719 feet above sea level to 34,855 feet above sea level, an increase of 33,136 feet.
Following the enroute climb, the aircraft entered a level cruise, which started 5 miles north of Oblong, Illinois. This cruise phase lasted for 50 minutes and covered a distance of 476 nautical miles. The aircraft then began its enroute descent, which started 6 miles west of Blain, Pennsylvania. The descent took 22 minutes and covered a distance of 90 nautical miles, during which the aircraft descended from an altitude of 34,999 feet above sea level to 3,007 feet above sea level, a decrease of 31,991 feet.
The aircraft then entered another level cruise, which started 3 miles west of North Star, Delaware. This cruise phase lasted for 5 minutes and covered a distance of 16 nautical miles. The aircraft then began its final descent, which started overhead Boothwyn, Pennsylvania. The descent took 2 minutes and covered a distance of 4 nautical miles, during which the aircraft descended from an altitude of 2,591 feet above sea level to 1,275 feet above sea level, a decrease of 1,316 feet.
The final approach to runway 09R at Philadelphia International Airport (KPHL) was made from the west, with a heading of 75.0° and an altitude of 1,252 feet above ground level. The landing was made on runway 09R, which had a length of 10,476 feet. The threshold speed was good at 138 knots, and the touchdown point was 556 feet beyond the touchdown zone. However, the touchdown speed was a little fast at 130 knots, and the touchdown rate was fair at -282 feet per minute.
The runway touchdown alignment was perfect, but the runway rollout alignment was slightly misaligned by 39 feet from the centerline. The local weather conditions at the time of landing were characterized by a temperature of 23°F and a wind speed of 8 knots from a direction of 330°. This resulted in a crosswind of 8 knots and a tailwind of 2 knots. The total landing distance was 3,909 feet, which was 37% of the runway length.
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 716 nautical miles, and the flight duration was 114 minutes. The aircraft used 9,796 pounds of fuel during the flight.
The Boeing 737-800 aircraft successfully landed at KPHL Philadelphia International Airport, achieving a score of 93.2%. The final approach to runway 09R was initiated from the west, with a heading of 75.0° at a distance of 4 nautical miles and an altitude of 1,252 feet above ground level (agl).
The aircraft touched down on the runway, with a threshold height that was considered good. The threshold speed was also satisfactory at 138 knots. However, the touchdown point was located 556 feet beyond the designated touchdown zone, indicating that the aircraft landed slightly further down the runway than intended. The touchdown speed of 130 knots was a bit faster than desired, and the touchdown rate of -282 feet per minute (fpm) was only fair.
Despite these minor issues, the runway touchdown alignment was perfect, indicating that the aircraft was properly aligned with the runway during the landing. The local weather conditions at the time of the landing were characterized by a temperature of 23°F and a wind speed of 8 knots from a direction of 330°. The crosswind component was 8 knots, while the tailwind component was a relatively minor 2 knots.
The total landing distance of 3,909 feet was 37% of the available runway length, which is a reasonable distance considering the aircraft's size and weight. However, the runway rollout alignment was slightly misaligned by 39 feet from the centerline, indicating that the aircraft may have drifted slightly off course during the rollout phase of the landing.
Overall, the landing was considered successful, with the aircraft achieving a high score despite some minor issues with touchdown speed and distance. The pilots' skills and experience were likely a key factor in the successful outcome of the landing.
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