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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.
One stabilised approach gate: seven checks where the approach path is 300 ft above the runway. The 1,000 ft gate was not assessed, because the approach did not join final that far out.
At the 300 ft gate: sink rate above what the glideslope needed, off the runway's 3° glideslope, off the centreline and speed below the reference speed.
The approach, gate by gate
Side view — the last 5,000 ft of the approach.
Plan view — the first 5,000 ft of the 7,184 ft runway, to the same scale as the side view.
The 1,160 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 6 minutes and covered a distance of 2 nautical miles. The aircraft, a Boeing 737-800, then departed from runway 08R at Miami International Airport (KMIA). The takeoff distance was 7,042 feet, which was 67% of the runway length. The liftoff speed was 160 knots.
As the aircraft took off, it encountered local weather conditions with a temperature of 81 degrees Fahrenheit and winds of 8 knots at 143 degrees. The crosswind was 6 knots, and the headwind was 4 knots. After departing from Miami, the aircraft began its enroute climb, starting 1 mile southwest of Brownsville, Florida. The climb took 25 minutes and covered a distance of 170 nautical miles, with the aircraft rising from 984 feet above sea level to 33,981 feet.
Following the climb, the aircraft entered a level cruise, starting 40 miles north of Walkers Cay Airport in the Bahamas. This cruise phase lasted 74 minutes and covered a distance of 549 nautical miles. The aircraft then began its enroute descent, starting 8 miles east of McKenney, Virginia. The descent took 21 minutes and covered a distance of 125 nautical miles, with the aircraft decreasing from 33,577 feet to 2,985 feet.
The aircraft then entered another level cruise, starting 1 mile southeast of Great Falls, Virginia. This cruise phase lasted only 2 minutes and covered a distance of 6 nautical miles. The aircraft then began its final descent, starting overhead Cabin John, Maryland. The descent took 3 minutes and covered a distance of 9 nautical miles, with the aircraft decreasing from 3,047 feet to 392 feet.
The final approach to runway 19 at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (KDCA) was made from the north, with the aircraft heading 175.0 degrees at 1 nautical mile and 362 feet above ground level. The landing was made on runway 19, which was 7,184 feet long. The threshold height was good, and the threshold speed was slightly below target at 126 knots.
The touchdown distance was good at 1,155 feet, and the touchdown speed was 121 knots, which was also good. The touchdown rate was firm at -338 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 a temperature of 48 degrees Fahrenheit and winds of 2 knots at 190 degrees. The crosswind was 1 knot, and the headwind was 2 knots.
After landing, the aircraft taxied to the parking, which took 2 minutes and covered a distance of less than 1 nautical mile. The total flight distance was 864 nautical miles, and the flight duration was 135 minutes. The aircraft used 13,524 pounds of fuel during the flight.
The Boeing 737-800 aircraft successfully landed at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (KDCA) on runway 19. The final approach was conducted from the north, heading 175.0° at 1 nautical mile and 362 feet above ground level (agl). The aircraft maintained a good threshold height, which is a critical aspect of a safe landing.
Upon touchdown, the aircraft's threshold speed was slightly below the target speed of 126 knots, but still within a safe range. The touchdown distance of 1,155 feet was also good, indicating that the aircraft was able to slow down effectively after touchdown. The touchdown speed of 121 knots was also within the acceptable range, and the touchdown rate of -338 feet per minute (fpm) was firm, which is desirable to prevent the aircraft from bouncing or floating on the runway.
The local weather conditions at the time of landing were favorable, with a temperature of 48°F and a wind speed of 2 knots from 190°. This resulted in a negligible crosswind component of 1 knot and a headwind component of 2 knots, which did not pose any significant challenges to the landing. The runway length of 7,184 feet was more than sufficient to accommodate the aircraft's landing distance of 3,541 feet, which was 49% of the runway length.
The runway touchdown alignment was perfect, indicating that the aircraft was properly aligned with the runway centerline at the moment of touchdown. Similarly, the runway rollout alignment was also perfect, which is essential to ensure that the aircraft remains on the centerline during the rollout phase and does not veer off the runway.
Overall, the landing was executed safely and efficiently, with the aircraft touching down on the runway at a good speed and distance, and maintaining perfect alignment throughout the rollout phase. The score of 97.6% reflects the high level of proficiency demonstrated by the pilot during this landing.
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