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Use smoother, smaller aileron inputs to keep the wings level and hold bank angle near wings-level during the climb.
What happened: During the climb, bank angle rose to 1.8°, more roll than the climb out called for.
Watch for: Attitude indicator: wings level during the climb
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 5,642 ft of the approach.
Plan view — the first 5,642 ft of the 9,011 ft runway, to the same scale as the side view.
Touched down 2,538 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 27 minutes and covered a distance of 4 nautical miles. The aircraft, a Boeing 737-700, then departed from runway 12R at St. Louis Lambert International Airport, with a takeoff distance of 4,169 feet, which was 40% of the runway length. The liftoff speed was 141 knots.
As the aircraft climbed to a higher altitude, it encountered local weather conditions of a temperature of 88 degrees Fahrenheit and winds of 5 knots at 110 degrees. The crosswind was 1 knot, and the headwind was 5 knots. The enroute climb started overhead Edmundson, Missouri, and the aircraft climbed from 1,615 feet above sea level to 39,121 feet above sea level, an increase of 37,506 feet in 20 minutes, covering a distance of 142 nautical miles.
After reaching the cruising altitude, the aircraft entered a level cruise, starting 2 miles south of Fredonia, Kentucky, and lasted for 47 minutes, covering a distance of 360 nautical miles. The aircraft then began its descent, starting 5 miles east of Clarks Hill, South Carolina, and descended from 39,180 feet above sea level to 10,498 feet above sea level, a decrease of 28,683 feet in 11 minutes, covering a distance of 75 nautical miles.
The aircraft then entered another level cruise, starting 3 miles northwest of Saint George, South Carolina, and lasted for 3 minutes, covering a distance of 18 nautical miles. The descent started 1 mile west of Summerville Airport, and the aircraft descended from 9,859 feet above sea level to 3,789 feet above sea level, a decrease of 6,070 feet in 5 minutes, covering a distance of 19 nautical miles.
The aircraft then entered another level cruise, starting 6 miles southwest of North Charleston, South Carolina, and lasted for 5 minutes, covering a distance of 10 nautical miles. The descent started 2 miles southeast of James Island, and the aircraft descended from 3,027 feet above sea level to 1,314 feet above sea level, a decrease of 1,712 feet in 4 minutes, covering a distance of 9 nautical miles.
The final approach to runway 33 at Charleston International Airport was from the southeast, heading 327.0 degrees at 4 nautical miles and 1,260 feet above ground level. The landing on runway 33 was successful, with a touchdown point 1,161 feet beyond the touchdown zone. The touchdown speed was 124 knots, which was a little fast, and the touchdown rate was fair at -203 feet per minute. The runway touchdown alignment was perfect.
The local weather conditions at the time of landing were a temperature of 79 degrees Fahrenheit and winds of 4 knots at 50 degrees. The crosswind was 3 knots, and the headwind was 0 knots. The total landing distance was 5,364 feet, which was 60% of the runway length. The runway rollout alignment was slightly misaligned by 29 feet from the centerline.
The taxiing period from the runway to the parking took 10 minutes and covered a distance of 1 nautical mile. The total flight distance was 644 nautical miles, taking 123 minutes, and the aircraft used 9,512 pounds of fuel.
The Boeing 737-700 aircraft successfully landed at KCHS Charleston International Airport, achieving a score of 90.3%. The final approach to runway 33 was initiated from the southeast, heading 327.0° at a distance of 4 nautical miles and an altitude of 1,260 feet above ground level (agl).
Upon landing, the aircraft touched down 1,161 feet beyond the touchdown zone, which is slightly outside the target area. The touchdown speed of 124 knots was a bit faster than the target speed, indicating that the pilot may have needed to apply more braking force to slow down the aircraft. However, the touchdown rate of -203 feet per minute (fpm) was considered fair, suggesting that the pilot was able to manage the descent effectively.
The local weather conditions at the time of landing were favorable, with a temperature of 79°F and a wind speed of 4 knots from a direction of 50°. This resulted in a negligible crosswind component of 3 knots and a headwind of 0 knots. The runway length of 9,011 feet was sufficient to accommodate the aircraft's landing distance of 5,364 feet, which accounted for 60% of the runway.
Although the runway touchdown alignment was perfect, the runway rollout alignment was slightly misaligned by 29 feet from the centerline. This minor deviation may have been due to the pilot's efforts to maintain control of the aircraft during the rollout phase.
Overall, the landing was considered successful, with the aircraft touching down safely and the pilot demonstrating good control during the rollout phase. However, there is room for improvement in terms of touchdown speed and alignment during the rollout phase.
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