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Apply small rudder corrections at touchdown, aiming at a point at the far end of the runway, to stay on the centreline.
What happened: Touchdown drifted 20 ft off the centreline, and landings like this usually carry that drift into the rollout, where the alignment error grew to 20 ft.
Watch for: Runway centreline: aircraft tracking directly over it through touchdown and 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.
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.
The approach, gate by gate
Side view — the last 5,000 ft of the approach.
Plan view — the first 5,000 ft of the 10,510 ft runway, to the same scale as the side view.
The 999 ft touchdown sits inside the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.
The rest of the report
The flight in the Boeing 737-700 began with a smooth taxiing from the parking area to the runway, taking 8 minutes to cover a distance of 1 nm. The departure roll was from runway 32 at KSTS Charles M. Schulz Sonoma County Airport. The takeoff distance was 2,924 ft, which accounted for 49% of the runway length. The liftoff speed was 140 kt.
During the enroute climb, the aircraft ascended from 1,051 ft asl to 14,973 ft asl, covering 21 nm in 5 minutes. The aircraft then leveled off for a brief cruise for 2 minutes, covering 11 nm. Another climb followed, this time from 15,018 ft asl to 38,992 ft asl, covering 113 nm in 14 minutes of flight time.
The subsequent level cruise lasted for 18 minutes, covering 154 nm. The descent began 133 nm away and brought the aircraft from 38,997 ft asl to 8,168 ft asl in 19 minutes. Another brief level cruise followed for 2 minutes covering 6 nm before the final descent from 7,990 ft asl to 3,387 ft asl in 7 minutes over a distance of 15 nm.
The final approach to runway 26L at KLAS Harry Reid International Airport was smooth, with the aircraft landing from the east at a speed of 125 kt, slightly faster than optimal. The touchdown distance was good at 999 ft, and the touchdown rate was perfect at -36 ft/m. The total landing distance was 2,881 ft, which accounted for 27% of the runway, with a slight misalignment of 22 ft from the centerline.
Overall, the flight covered a total distance of 460 nm and lasted 85 minutes, consuming 6,877 lbs of fuel. The weather conditions varied throughout the flight, with temperatures ranging from 59 °F to 79 °F and variable wind speeds and directions. The flight was completed successfully, with a smooth landing and taxiing back to the parking area.
The Boeing 737-700 touched down on runway 26L at KLAS Harry Reid International Airport with a good threshold height, allowing the crew to maintain a stable approach. The threshold speed of 132 kt was within acceptable limits, indicating a well-executed approach. The aircraft's touchdown distance of 999 ft was also satisfactory, demonstrating the crew's ability to manage the aircraft's descent and speed.
However, the touchdown speed of 125 kt was slightly above the recommended threshold, resulting in a touchdown rate of -35 fpm, which was still within acceptable limits. The runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned by 22 ft from the centreline, but this did not significantly impact the subsequent rollout. The local weather conditions, with a temperature of 79 °F and a 10 kt headwind, contributed to a relatively smooth landing.
The total landing distance of 2,881 ft, which accounted for 27% of the runway length, was within acceptable limits. The runway rollout alignment was very good, demonstrating the crew's ability to maintain control of the aircraft during the critical phase of the landing. Overall, the landing was considered satisfactory, with a score of 97.9%, reflecting the crew's proficiency in executing a safe and controlled landing.
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