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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 23 ft off the runway centreline.
Watch for: Watch runway alignment against the centreline, correcting with small rudder inputs.
See Departure Roll
Arrival
Reduce power on final so the aircraft arrives at 137 kt over the threshold instead of carrying excess speed.
What happened: Crossing the threshold at 155 kt against a 137 kt target usually carries extra energy into the flare as a balloon, and the sink that returns afterward usually arrives hard at touchdown.
Watch for: Airspeed indicator: 137 kt at the threshold
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: seven checks where the approach path is 300 ft above the runway. The 1,000 ft gate was not assessed, because the approach did not join final that far out.
At the 300 ft gate: sink rate above what the glideslope needed, off the runway's 3° glideslope and off the centreline.
The approach, gate by gate
Side view — the last 6,054 ft of the approach.
Plan view — the first 6,054 ft of the 8,690 ft runway, to the same scale as the side view.
Touched down 2,966 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 area to the runway, which took 16 minutes and covered a distance of 3 nautical miles. The aircraft, a Boeing B737-800, then departed from runway 27R at Hartsfield Jackson Atlanta International Airport (KATL). The takeoff distance was 4,324 feet, which accounted for 36% of the runway length. The aircraft lifted off at a speed of 142 knots.
As the aircraft climbed to a higher altitude, it encountered local weather conditions with a temperature of 51°F and winds of 3 knots at 109 degrees. The crosswind was 1 knot, and the tailwind was 2 knots. The enroute climb started 1 mile south of College Park, Georgia, and the aircraft climbed from 2,006 feet above sea level (asl) to 7,975 feet asl, an increase of 5,969 feet in 4 minutes, covering a distance of 5 nautical miles.
The aircraft then entered a level cruise phase, starting 2 miles north of Union City, Georgia, and lasting 2 minutes, covering less than 1 nautical mile. However, this was followed by another climb phase, which started 2 miles northwest of Union City and took the aircraft from 8,008 feet asl to 22,426 feet asl, an increase of 14,419 feet in 6 minutes, covering a distance of 38 nautical miles.
As the aircraft continued its journey, it encountered another descent phase, starting 1 mile north of McDonough, Georgia, and descending from 22,274 feet asl to 20,980 feet asl, a decrease of 1,294 feet in 2 minutes, covering a distance of 9 nautical miles. The aircraft then entered another level cruise phase, starting 6 miles southwest of Porterdale, Georgia, and lasting 11 minutes, covering a distance of 48 nautical miles.
The aircraft then climbed again, starting overhead Crawford, Georgia, and taking the aircraft from 21,576 feet asl to 29,474 feet asl, an increase of 7,898 feet in 9 minutes, covering a distance of 49 nautical miles. However, this was followed by a descent phase, starting 3 miles southeast of Donalds, South Carolina, and descending from 29,353 feet asl to 3,342 feet asl, a decrease of 26,012 feet in 24 minutes, covering a distance of 95 nautical miles.
The aircraft then climbed again, starting 4 miles northeast of Lesslie, South Carolina, and taking the aircraft from 3,335 feet asl to 5,834 feet asl, an increase of 2,499 feet in 3 minutes, covering a distance of 5 nautical miles. The aircraft then entered another level cruise phase, starting 3 miles west of Marvin, North Carolina, and lasting 2 minutes, covering a distance of 3 nautical miles.
However, this was followed by another descent phase, starting 3 miles northeast of Fort Mill, South Carolina, and descending from 5,391 feet asl to 1,100 feet asl, a decrease of 4,291 feet in 5 minutes, covering a distance of 13 nautical miles. The aircraft then began its final approach to runway 36R at Charlotte Douglas International Airport (KCLT), heading 355.0 degrees at 0 nautical miles and 354 feet above ground level (agl).
The aircraft landed on runway 36R, which had a length of 8,690 feet. The threshold height was excessively over target at 228 feet agl, and the threshold speed was well above target at 156 knots. The touchdown point was 1,562 feet beyond the touchdown zone, and the touchdown speed
The Boeing B737-800 aircraft successfully landed at Charlotte Douglas International Airport (KCLT) on runway 36R, but the landing was not without its issues. The final approach was initiated from the south, heading 355.0° at an altitude of 354 feet above ground level (agl) and 0 nautical miles from the runway. The aircraft touched down 1,562 feet beyond the touchdown zone, which is a significant deviation from the target.
The touchdown speed of 143 knots was slightly above the target, indicating that the pilot may have been unable to fully arrest the aircraft's descent before touching down. The touchdown rate of -823 feet per minute (fpm) was also excessively high, suggesting a heavy landing. Furthermore, the runway touchdown position was misaligned by 34 feet from the centreline, which could have contributed to the aircraft's deviation from the target touchdown zone.
The local weather conditions at the time of the landing were relatively calm, with a temperature of 41°F and a wind speed of 5 knots from 69°. The crosswind component was 4 knots, while the headwind component was 1 knot. Despite these favorable conditions, the pilot was unable to achieve a smooth touchdown.
The total landing distance of 5,750 feet was 66% of the runway length, which is a relatively high percentage. This suggests that the aircraft may have been unable to fully utilize the available runway length, possibly due to the heavy touchdown and subsequent rollout. The runway rollout alignment was also misaligned by 51 feet from the centreline, which could have contributed to the overall performance of the landing.
Overall, while the aircraft was able to land safely, the landing was not without its issues. The pilot may have benefited from additional training or practice to improve their ability to achieve a smooth touchdown and fully utilize the available runway length.
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