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Departure
Make small rudder corrections against a point at the far end to hold the centreline.
What happened: During the ground roll you drifted 10 m off the runway centreline.
Watch for: Watch runway alignment against the centreline, correcting with small rudder inputs.
See Departure Roll
Arrival
Carry more power on short final to hold 141 kt at the threshold instead of letting speed decay before the flare.
What happened: The threshold was crossed at 139 kt against a VREF of 141 kt, already below target, and the sink was fully arrested at 30 ft with speed continuing to bleed off - crossing the threshold slow like this usually carries forward into the aircraft settling on as the speed runs out, rather than flying onto the mains.
Watch for: Airspeed indicator against 141 kt on short final.
See Arrival Landing
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 1,524 m of the approach.
Plan view — the first 1,524 m of the 3,536 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
Touched down 645 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 5 minutes and covered a distance of 3 nautical miles. The aircraft, a Boeing 737-800, then departed from runway 12 at UATE Aktau Airport in Aktau, Kazakhstan. The takeoff distance was 1,780 meters, which was 67% of the runway length. The liftoff speed was 179 knots, and the local weather conditions were characterized by a temperature of 7°C, a wind speed of 4 knots at 140°, with a crosswind of 1 knot and a headwind of 3 knots.
As the aircraft climbed out of Aktau Airport, it began its enroute climb, which started 1 mile southeast of the airport. The climb took 20 minutes and covered a distance of 132 nautical miles, during which the aircraft ascended from 966 feet above sea level to 33,996 feet above sea level, an increase of 33,030 feet. The enroute level cruise then began 59 miles northeast of Xudat, Azerbaijan, and lasted for 200 minutes, covering a distance of 1,248 nautical miles.
The enroute descent started 3 miles south of Agkistro, Greece, and took 34 minutes to descend from 33,735 feet above sea level to 8,981 feet above sea level, a decrease of 24,753 feet. The descent covered a distance of 188 nautical miles. The aircraft then began another enroute level cruise 2 miles south of Tekirdag, Turkey, which lasted for 13 minutes and covered a distance of 60 nautical miles. The final enroute descent started 13 miles south of LTBA İstanbul Atatürk Airport, Turkey, and took 5 minutes to descend from 6,003 feet above sea level to 1,849 feet above sea level, a decrease of 4,154 feet. The descent covered a distance of 20 nautical miles.
The final approach to runway 06R at LTFJ Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport was made from the southwest, heading 64.0° at 4 nautical miles and 1,540 feet above ground level. The landing was made on runway 06R, which had a length of 3,536 meters. The threshold height was good, and the threshold speed was also good at 139 knots. However, the touchdown point was 235 meters beyond the touchdown zone, and the touchdown speed was a little fast at 134 knots. The touchdown rate was fair at -207 feet per minute, and the runway touchdown position was significantly misaligned by 16.7 meters from the centerline.
The local weather conditions at the time of landing were characterized by a temperature of 6°C, a wind speed of 11 knots at 330°, with a crosswind of 11 knots and a tailwind of 1 knot. The total landing distance was 1,178 meters, which was 33% of the runway length. The runway rollout alignment was also significantly misaligned by 38.6 meters from the centerline.
The taxiing period from the runway to the parking took 7 minutes and covered a distance of 2 nautical miles. The total flight distance was 1,659 nautical miles, and the flight duration was 286 minutes. The aircraft used a total of 11,724 kilograms of fuel during the flight.
The Boeing 737-800 aircraft successfully landed at LTFJ Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport, but with some notable deviations from optimal landing procedures. The final approach was initiated from the southwest, heading 64.0° at 4 nautical miles and 1,540 feet above ground level (agl). The aircraft touched down on runway 06R, which has a length of 3,536 meters.
The threshold height was satisfactory, and the threshold speed was maintained at 139 knots, indicating a good approach speed. However, the touchdown point was 235 meters beyond the designated touchdown zone, suggesting that the aircraft may have been slightly high on its approach. The touchdown speed of 134 knots was a bit faster than ideal, which could have contributed to the slightly high touchdown point.
The touchdown rate of -207 feet per minute (fpm) was considered fair, indicating that the aircraft was able to absorb the impact of touchdown relatively smoothly. However, the runway touchdown position was significantly misaligned by 16.7 meters from the centerline, which could have made the landing more challenging for the pilots.
The local weather conditions at the time of landing were characterized by a temperature of 6°C and a wind speed of 11 knots from 330°. This resulted in a crosswind component of 11 knots and a tailwind component of 1 knot. The total landing distance was 1,178 meters, which is approximately 33% of the runway length.
During the rollout, the aircraft's alignment was again significantly misaligned by 38.6 meters from the centerline, indicating that the pilots may have struggled to maintain control of the aircraft during the landing roll. Overall, while the landing was successful, there were several areas for improvement, including maintaining a more optimal approach speed and better control during the rollout.
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