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Make small rudder corrections against a fixed point at the far end of the runway to stop the drift as soon as it starts in the flare.
What happened: On the landing you drifted 6 m off the centreline, and that kind of lateral drift usually carries through to a touchdown point 6 m off centreline and into a rollout that is still skewed off the runway centreline.
Watch for: Heading indicator: track straight down the extended runway centreline through touchdown and rollout.
There are several things that can go wrong during the flare, carrying too much speed over the threshold, starting the flare at the wrong height and inconsistent flight control inputs, all contribute to a poor flare resulting in a hard touchdown or a float down the runway.
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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 1,868 m of the approach.
Plan view — the first 1,868 m of the 3,510 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
Touched down 513 m past the threshold — beyond the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.
The rest of the report
The aircraft taxied from the parking area to runway 04L at KEWR Newark Liberty International Airport in 16 minutes, covering a distance of 3 nm.
During the departure roll on runway 04L, the Boeing 737-900 accelerated to a liftoff speed of 167 kt and left the runway after traveling 1,712 m, which represented 66 % of the available length; ambient temperature was 30 °C with a wind of 7 kt from 050°, including a 3 kt cross-wind component and a 6 kt head-wind component.
Climb commenced one mile southeast of Newark, with the aircraft ascending from 989 ft asl to 26,003 ft asl, an increase of 25,015 ft achieved in 16 minutes while covering 98 nm.
The first cruise segment began overhead Sinking Spring, Pennsylvania, lasting 2 minutes and extending for 12 nm at level flight.
Descent started one mile northwest of Akron, Pennsylvania, where altitude was reduced from 26,002 ft asl to 3,994 ft asl, a loss of 22,008 ft over 16 minutes and a ground distance of 87 nm.
A second cruise phase was initiated two miles east of Poolesville, Maryland, lasting 5 minutes and spanning 22 nm.
The subsequent descent began one mile east of Clifton, Virginia, with the aircraft descending from 4,004 ft asl to 1,596 ft asl, a decrease of 2,408 ft in 4 minutes while covering 12 nm.
Final approach to runway 01C at KIAD Washington Dulles International Airport was conducted from the south, on a heading of 1.0° at 4 nm and 1,287 ft agl; local conditions were 25 °C with a wind of 9 kt from 020°, including a 3 kt cross-wind and an 8 kt head-wind component.
Landing on runway 01C was completed with a threshold speed of 150 kt, touchdown occurring 93 m beyond the touchdown zone at a speed of 141 kt; the touchdown rate was minus 211 fpm and the touchdown point was offset 5.8 m from the centreline. The aircraft required a landing distance of 1,783 m, representing 51 % of the runway length.
Runway rollout alignment was reported as very good, confirming precise directional control after touchdown.
The aircraft taxied from the runway to the parking area in 9 minutes, traversing a distance of 1 nm.
In total, the flight covered 242 nm, required 66 minutes of elapsed time, and consumed 2,942 kg of fuel.
The final approach to runway 01C at KIAD Washington Dulles International Airport was flown from the south on a heading of 1.0° at 4 nm and 1,287 ft AGL, with a temperature of 25 °C, wind 9 kt from 20°, a 3 kt cross-wind component and an 8 kt head-wind component.
Threshold height was good and the aircraft maintained the prescribed threshold speed of 150 kt, indicating a proper flare set-up.
Touchdown occurred 93 m beyond the designated touchdown zone at a speed of 141 kt, which was rated good; the vertical rate was fair at minus 211 fpm and the touchdown point was slightly misaligned by 5.8 m from the centreline.
The aircraft used a total landing distance of 1,783 m, representing 51 % of the 3,505 m runway, and rollout alignment was very good.
Refine the flare timing to bring the touchdown point further back into the touchdown zone and adjust lateral control to reduce the 5.8 m centreline offset, which will tighten the already strong performance reflected in the 97.8 % score.
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