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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 43 ft off the runway centreline.
Watch for: Watch runway alignment against the centreline, correcting with small rudder inputs.
See Departure Roll
Arrival
Make one smooth continuous pitch input through the flare rather than chasing the runway with the elevator.
What happened: The flare was pumped, with pitch reversing direction several times on the way down instead of one smooth input.
Watch for: Watch the pitch attitude trend through the flare, aiming for a single steady rise through 1° with no reversals.
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.
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, wings not level and speed above the reference speed.
The approach, gate by gate
Side view — the last 6,413 ft of the approach.
Plan view — the first 6,413 ft of the 10,272 ft runway, to the same scale as the side view.
Touched down 3,277 ft past the threshold — beyond the full-score zone. The 2.40 G arrival is the firm side of smooth.
The rest of the report
The flight in question was operated by a Boeing B737-800 aircraft. The pre-flight taxiing process took 49 minutes and covered a distance of 4 nautical miles (nm) from the parking area to the runway. The aircraft departed from runway 07L at Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport (PANC).
During takeoff, the aircraft lifted off at a speed of 152 knots (kt) and covered a distance of 4,131 feet, which was 39% of the runway length. The local weather conditions at the time of departure were characterized by a temperature of 33°F and a wind speed of 1 kt from a direction of 328°.
After takeoff, the aircraft began its enroute climb, which started 1 mile south east of Lake Hood Anchorage (LHD). The climb phase involved a significant increase in altitude, from 1,189 feet above sea level (asl) to 18,621 ft asl, over a distance of 20 nm and a time period of 15 minutes. This was followed by a brief level cruise phase, lasting 3 minutes and covering 10 nm, which started 1 mile north west of Brocker Lake Seaplane Base (6A7).
The aircraft then began another climb phase, this time from 19,040 ft asl to 21,290 ft asl, over a distance of 12 nm and a time period of 3 minutes. This was followed by another level cruise phase, lasting 2 minutes and covering 4 nm, which started 12 miles south east of Secluded Lake Airport (49AK).
The enroute descent phase began 11 miles east of Secluded Lake Airport, with the aircraft descending from 21,433 ft asl to 15,909 ft asl, over a distance of 26 nm and a time period of 12 minutes. This was followed by another level cruise phase, lasting 7 minutes and covering 16 nm, which started 11 miles north east of Bald Mountain Airport (2AK7).
The aircraft then began another descent phase, this time from 15,712 ft asl to 11,498 ft asl, over a distance of 29 nm and a time period of 9 minutes. This was followed by another level cruise phase, lasting 29 minutes and covering 16 nm, which started 11 miles south of Summit Airport (PAST).
The enroute descent phase began 1 mile north east of Cantwell Airport (PATW), with the aircraft descending from 10,895 ft asl to 9,768 ft asl, over a distance of 10 nm and a time period of 3 minutes. This was followed by another level cruise phase, lasting 5 minutes and covering 13 nm, which started 3 miles south of Denali Airport (AK06).
The aircraft then began a climb phase, this time from 9,805 ft asl to 10,284 ft asl, over a distance of 3 nm and a time period of 2 minutes. This was followed by another level cruise phase, lasting 3 minutes and covering 2 nm, which started 8 miles east of Healy River Airport (PAHV).
The enroute descent phase began 8 miles south of Totatlanika River Airport (9AK), with the aircraft descending from 10,097 ft asl to 9,306 ft asl, over a distance of 3 nm and a time period of 2 minutes. This was followed by another level cruise phase, lasting 3 minutes and covering 6 nm, which started 5 miles south of Totatlanika River Airport.
The aircraft then began another descent phase, this time from 8,784 ft asl to 4,254 ft asl, over a distance of 15 nm and a time period of 9 minutes. This was followed by another level
The Boeing B737-800 aircraft landed at PAFA Fairbanks International Airport, with a score of 63.4%. The final approach to runway 02L was initiated from the southwest, heading 41.0° at 1 nautical mile and 834 feet above ground level (agl). The aircraft successfully landed on the runway, but several parameters were outside the target range.
The threshold height at 159 feet agl was excessively over the target, indicating that the aircraft touched down higher than desired. Additionally, the threshold speed was excessively high at 194 knots, suggesting that the aircraft was not slowed down sufficiently before touchdown. The touchdown point was 1,797 feet beyond the touchdown zone, and the touchdown speed of 184 knots was also excessively fast. Furthermore, the touchdown rate was very hard at -558 feet per minute (fpm), which is a significant concern for passenger safety.
The runway touchdown position was misaligned by 31 feet from the centreline, indicating that the aircraft did not land directly on the centre of the runway. Local weather conditions at the time of landing were relatively calm, with a temperature of 13°F and winds of 1 knot at 266°. The crosswind and tailwind components were both 1 knot, which is minimal and unlikely to have significantly impacted the landing.
The total landing distance was 6,032 feet, which is 59% of the runway length. This is a relatively long landing distance, indicating that the aircraft took some time to come to a stop after touchdown. The runway rollout alignment was slightly misaligned by 48 feet from the centreline, which is a minor concern but still requires attention.
Overall, while the aircraft landed safely, there are several areas for improvement to enhance the quality of the landing. The excessive threshold height, speed, and touchdown rate, as well as the misaligned touchdown position and runway rollout alignment, all contribute to a score of 63.4%.
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