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Reduce power on approach to bring your speed back to 126 kt and hold it there through to the threshold.
What happened: The approach ran fast through the speed gate, and that kind of excess speed usually carries straight through to the threshold, where you crossed at 133 kt against a target of 126 kt.
Watch for: Airspeed indicator against 126 kt on approach, carried through to 126 kt at the threshold.
Preparing for a stable approach will give you time to decide on whether to attempt the landing or going around. Too much altitude with a high sink rate will result in carrying too much speed onto the runway. Configuring flaps and the gear late also won't help the speed decay.
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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.
At the 500 ft gate: speed 19 kt FAST on the reference speed of 126 kt.
The approach, gate by gate
Side view — the last 1,524 m of the approach.
Plan view — the first 1,524 m of the 2,441 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
The 374 m touchdown sits inside the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.
The rest of the report
The Boeing 737-700 taxied from its parking position to runway 24 at KMKG Muskegon County Airport in 3 minutes, covering less than 1 nm.
During the departure roll on runway 24, the aircraft accelerated over a takeoff distance of 983 m (50 % of the runway) and rotated at a liftoff speed of 139 kt. Ambient conditions were 26 °C with a wind of 3 kt from 220°, yielding a 2 kt headwind component and a 1 kt cross-wind.
Climb commenced overhead Norton Shores, with the airplane climbing from 1,584 ft asl to 39,802 ft asl-a gain of 38,218 ft-in 41 minutes while covering 272 nm.
The first level-cruise segment began 2 mi southeast of KROH Rochester Airport and persisted for 175 minutes, during which 1,205 nm were flown.
Descent began 7 mi south of OR46 Ajax Airport, descending from 40,000 ft asl to 4,216 ft asl, a loss of 35,784 ft in 18 minutes and covering 124 nm.
A brief cruise followed, starting 2 mi east of 4OR4 Schrock Airport; it lasted 2 minutes and spanned 6 nm.
The second descent started 2 mi south of OG16 Jim’s Airstrip, dropping from 3,996 ft asl to 1,638 ft asl-a decrease of 2,358 ft-in 3 minutes and covering 9 nm.
Final approach to runway 16R at KEUG Mahlon Sweet Field was conducted from the north, on a heading of 179.0°, at 4 nm and 1,265 ft agl.
Landing on runway 16R, which is 2,441 m long, was achieved with a threshold speed of 134 kt, a touchdown distance of 374 m, and a touchdown speed of 126 kt. The aircraft’s vertical speed at touchdown was minus 114 fpm and alignment was perfect; local weather reported 15 °C with a wind of 4 kt from 179°, providing a 3 kt headwind and zero cross-wind.
The total landing roll measured 861 m, representing 35 % of the runway, and rollout alignment remained perfect.
After landing, the aircraft taxied from the runway to its parking area in 1 minute, covering less than 1 nm.
In total, the flight covered 1,622 nm, required 244 minutes of elapsed time, and consumed 9,826 kg of fuel.
The Boeing 737-700 entered the final approach to runway 16R at KEUG Mahlon Sweet Field from the north on a heading of 179.0° at 4 nm and 1,265 ft agl. The approach was assessed as stabilised at the 1,000 ft gate, with gear, flaps, sink rate, glideslope and centreline all within limits.
During the threshold and flare the aircraft maintained a good threshold height and a threshold speed slightly above target at 134 kt. Touchdown occurred 374 m down the runway; the touchdown speed of 126 kt was a little fast, while the vertical rate was smooth at -114 fpm and runway touchdown alignment was perfect.
Touchdown was achieved with the aircraft aligned precisely on the centreline, the distance of 374 m considered good, the speed marginally above the desired value, and the descent rate remaining smooth at -114 fpm.
Rollout continued for a total landing distance of 861 m, representing 35 % of the 2,441 m runway, and the runway rollout alignment remained perfect.
Minor refinements should focus on achieving the target threshold speed of 134 kt and reducing the touchdown speed slightly below 126 kt to match the intended profile, which will further optimise landing performance.
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