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Departure
Use smaller, smoother aileron inputs to hold the climb bank angle near wings-level.
What happened: During Climb 3 the bank angle averaged 12°, well beyond a steady wings-level climb.
Watch for: Attitude indicator - bank angle, keeping it close to wings-level through the climb.
Arrival
Begin the flare with progressive back pressure and keep it coming until the sink is arrested, rather than flying it on flat.
What happened: The nose was barely raised in the flare and little of the sink was taken out, flying the aircraft onto the runway. This pattern usually carries through to a firm touchdown with a noticeable sink rate.
Watch for: Vertical speed indicator: a smoothly reducing sink through the normal flare band, not a steady rate into the runway.
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.
At the 500 ft gate: speed below the reference speed.
The approach, gate by gate
Side view — the last 1,590 m of the approach.
Plan view — the first 1,590 m of the 3,196 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
Touched down 639 m 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 14 minutes and covered a distance of 7 nautical miles. The aircraft, a Boeing 737-900, then departed from runway 34 at GQNO Nouakchott–Oumtounsy International Airport. The takeoff distance was 1,048 meters, which accounted for 35% of the runway. The liftoff speed was 164 knots, and the local weather conditions at the time of departure were characterized by a temperature of 28 degrees Celsius, with a wind speed of 6 knots at a direction of 70 degrees.
The crosswind component was 6 knots, while the tailwind component was 1 knot. As the aircraft took off, it began its enroute climb, which started 1 mile northwest of the airport. The climb took 26 minutes and covered a distance of 168 nautical miles, during which the aircraft ascended from an altitude of 1,026 feet above sea level to 34,028 feet above sea level, an increase of 33,002 feet.
Following the enroute climb, the aircraft entered a level cruise phase, which began 26 miles north of Kaedi, Mauritania. This phase lasted for 41 minutes and covered a distance of 335 nautical miles. The aircraft then started its enroute descent, which began 19 miles south of Kita, Mali. The descent took 23 minutes and covered a distance of 86 nautical miles, during which the aircraft descended from an altitude of 34,156 feet above sea level to 2,467 feet above sea level, a decrease of 31,689 feet.
The final approach to runway 06 at GABS Modibo Keita International Airport was made from the southwest, with a heading of 57.0 degrees at an altitude of 4 nautical miles and 1,235 feet above ground level. The landing was made on runway 06, which had a length of 3,196 meters. The threshold height at 95 feet above ground level was significantly above the target, but the threshold speed was good at 146 knots.
The touchdown point was 196 meters beyond the touchdown zone, and the touchdown speed was 141 knots, which was good. The touchdown rate was firm at -371 feet per minute. The runway touchdown alignment was perfect, and the runway rollout alignment was also perfect. The local weather conditions at the time of landing were characterized by a temperature of 22 degrees Celsius, with a wind speed of 3 knots at a direction of 19 degrees. The crosswind component was 2 knots, while the headwind component was 3 knots.
The total landing distance was 1,482 meters, which accounted for 46% of the runway. The taxiing period from the runway to the parking took 1 minute and covered a distance of less than 1 nautical mile. The total flight distance was 602 nautical miles, and the flight duration was 103 minutes. The aircraft used 5,337 kilograms of fuel during the flight.
The Boeing 737-900 aircraft successfully landed at GABS Modibo Keita International Airport, achieving an overall score of 85.5%. The final approach to runway 06 was conducted from the southwest, heading 57.0° at a distance of 4 nautical miles and an altitude of 1,235 feet above ground level.
The aircraft's performance during the landing was satisfactory, with a threshold speed of 146 knots, which met the target. However, the threshold height at 95 feet above ground level was significantly above the target, indicating a slight deviation in the aircraft's descent. Despite this, the touchdown speed of 141 knots was within the acceptable range, and the touchdown rate of -371 feet per minute was firm, indicating a controlled descent.
The landing distance of 1,482 meters, which accounted for 46% of the runway length, was within the acceptable range. The runway touchdown alignment was perfect, indicating that the aircraft was aligned with the runway centerline at the moment of touchdown. The crosswind and headwind conditions were minimal, with a crosswind of 2 knots and a headwind of 3 knots, which did not significantly impact the landing.
The runway rollout alignment was also perfect, indicating that the aircraft maintained its alignment with the runway centerline during the rollout phase. Overall, the landing was successful, with the aircraft achieving a good touchdown speed and a firm touchdown rate, despite a slight deviation in the threshold height.
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