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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.
One stabilised approach gate: five checks where the approach path is 500 ft above the runway. The 1,000 ft gate was not assessed, because the approach did not join final that far out.
Side view — the last 9,016 ft of the approach.
Plan view — the full 9,016 ft runway, to the same scale as the side view.
The 1,281 ft touchdown sits inside 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 8 minutes and covered a distance of 1 nautical mile. The aircraft, a Boeing 737-700, then departed from runway 24L at Cleveland Hopkins International Airport (KCLE). The takeoff distance was 4,423 feet, which was 55% of the runway length. The liftoff speed was 175 knots.
As the aircraft climbed to a higher altitude, it encountered local weather conditions with a temperature of 52°F and winds of 5 knots at 260°. The crosswind was 2 knots, and the headwind was 4 knots. The enroute climb started 1 mile northeast of Olmsted Falls, Ohio, and the aircraft climbed from 1,847 feet above sea level (asl) to 6,005 feet asl, an increase of 4,158 feet in 2 minutes, covering a distance of 9 nautical miles.
The aircraft then entered a level cruise phase, starting 1 mile southeast of Elyria, Ohio, and lasted for 2 minutes, covering a distance of 7 nautical miles. The enroute climb phase started 1 mile south of Oberlin, Ohio, and the aircraft climbed from 6,016 feet asl to 13,991 feet asl, an increase of 7,975 feet in 3 minutes, covering a distance of 18 nautical miles.
The aircraft then entered another level cruise phase, starting 1 mile southwest of Norwalk, Ohio, and lasted for 2 minutes, covering a distance of 9 nautical miles. The enroute climb phase started 5 miles northwest of Willard, Ohio, and the aircraft climbed from 14,938 feet asl to 35,981 feet asl, an increase of 21,043 feet in 11 minutes, covering a distance of 67 nautical miles.
The aircraft then entered a level cruise phase, starting 2 miles north of Lima, Ohio, and lasted for 25 minutes, covering a distance of 162 nautical miles. The enroute descent started overhead Tecumseh, Indiana, and the aircraft descended from 35,936 feet asl to 5,009 feet asl, a decrease of 30,927 feet in 31 minutes, covering a distance of 147 nautical miles.
The aircraft then entered a level cruise phase, starting 3 miles west of St. Charles, Missouri, and lasted for 5 minutes, covering a distance of 9 nautical miles. The enroute descent started 3 miles northwest of St. Peters, Missouri, and the aircraft descended from 4,989 feet asl to 4,351 feet asl, a decrease of 638 feet in 2 minutes, covering a distance of 4 nautical miles.
The aircraft then entered a level cruise phase, starting 2 miles northeast of St. Peters, Missouri, and lasted for 2 minutes, covering a distance of 4 nautical miles. The enroute descent started 1 mile south of St. Charles, Illinois, and the aircraft descended from 4,616 feet asl to 2,220 feet asl, a decrease of 2,396 feet in 2 minutes, covering a distance of 4 nautical miles.
The final approach to runway 12L at St. Louis Lambert International Airport (KSTL) was from the northwest, heading 129.0° at 4 nautical miles and 1,677 feet above ground level (agl). The landing on runway 12L was successful, with a touchdown distance of 1,279 feet and a touchdown speed of 139 knots, which was a little fast. The touchdown rate was heavy at -665 feet per minute (fpm).
The local weather conditions at the time of landing were a temperature of 70°F
The Boeing 737-700 aircraft successfully landed on runway 12L at KSTL St. Louis Lambert International Airport, but the landing was not without its challenges. The aircraft was approaching the runway from the north-west, heading 129.0° at 4 nautical miles and 1,677 feet above ground level (agl). The pilot's final approach was scored at 66.6%, indicating a decent but not exceptional performance.
Upon landing, the aircraft touched down at a speed of 139 kt, which was slightly faster than the target speed. This resulted in a heavy touchdown rate of -665 fpm, which may have caused some discomfort for the passengers. The touchdown distance of 1,279 ft was within the acceptable range, but the runway touchdown position was significantly misaligned by 52 ft from the centreline. This misalignment could have been due to various factors, including wind conditions or pilot error.
The local weather conditions at the time of landing were relatively calm, with a temperature of 70°F and a wind speed of 9 kt at 158°. The crosswind component was 5 kt, while the headwind component was 8 kt. These conditions were not particularly challenging, but they may have contributed to the pilot's difficulty in maintaining a straight course during the landing.
The total landing distance of 9,410 ft was 104% of the runway length, which is within the acceptable range. However, the runway rollout alignment was excessively misaligned by 472 ft from the centreline. This misalignment could have been due to the pilot's difficulty in maintaining control of the aircraft during the landing roll.
Overall, the landing was not perfect, but it was still a safe and successful operation. The pilot's score of 66.6% indicates that there is room for improvement, particularly in terms of maintaining a straight course during the landing and rollout phases.
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