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Improve the 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.
One stabilised approach gate: five checks where the approach path is 500 ft above the runway. The 1,000 ft gate was not assessed, because the approach did not join final that far out.
Side view — the last 1,659 m of the approach.
Plan view — the full 1,659 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
Touched down 506 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 6 minutes and covered less than 1 nautical mile. The aircraft, a CRJ900, then departed from runway 12L at the Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport (KMSP). The takeoff distance was 1,357 meters, which accounted for 56% of the runway. The liftoff speed was 153 knots.
The local weather conditions at the time of departure were characterized by a temperature of 1 °C and a wind speed of 8 knots at 140°. The crosswind component was 3 knots, while the headwind component was 8 knots. The aircraft began its enroute climb 1 mile east of KMSP, rising from an altitude of 1,721 feet above sea level to 32,466 feet above sea level, an increase of 30,746 feet, in 18 minutes and covering 78 nautical miles.
Following the initial climb, the aircraft entered a level cruise phase, which started 2 miles north of New London, Minnesota. This phase lasted for 25 minutes and covered a distance of 164 nautical miles. The aircraft then began its enroute descent 2 miles south of the Ellendale Airport (KELH) in North Dakota, descending from 32,482 feet above sea level to 4,068 feet above sea level, a decrease of 28,414 feet, in 16 minutes and covering 82 nautical miles.
The aircraft entered another level cruise phase, this time starting 9 miles southwest of the Deckert Airstrip (NA24) in North Dakota. This phase lasted for 12 minutes and covered a distance of 21 nautical miles. The final approach to runway 13 at the Bismarck Municipal Airport (KBIS) was made from the northwest, with the aircraft heading 138.0° at 4 nautical miles and 1,223 feet above ground level.
The landing on runway 13 at KBIS was successful, with a touchdown point located 91 meters beyond the touchdown zone. The touchdown speed was a little fast at 138 knots, but the touchdown rate was excellent at -70 feet per minute. The runway touchdown alignment was very good. The local weather conditions at the time of landing were characterized by a temperature of 1 °C and a wind speed of 12 knots at 100°. The crosswind component was 8 knots, while the headwind component was 10 knots.
The total landing distance was 1,668 meters, which accounted for 101% of the runway. However, the runway rollout alignment was misaligned by 18.6 meters from the centerline. The taxiing period from the runway to the parking took 5 minutes and covered less than 1 nautical mile. The total flight distance was 354 nautical miles, which was covered in 85 minutes, and the aircraft used 2,297 kilograms of fuel during the flight.
The CRJ900 aircraft successfully landed at KBIS Bismarck Municipal Airport, achieving an overall score of 80.8%. The final approach was initiated from the northwest, heading 138.0° at 4 nautical miles and 1,223 feet above ground level (agl). The aircraft successfully touched down on runway 13, which has a length of 1,659 meters.
The threshold height was satisfactory, and the threshold speed was maintained at 147 knots, indicating a good approach speed. However, the touchdown point was 91 meters beyond the touchdown zone, suggesting that the aircraft could have been slowed down slightly before touchdown. The touchdown speed of 138 knots was a bit faster than ideal, which may have contributed to the slightly longer touchdown point.
The touchdown rate of -70 feet per minute (fpm) was excellent, indicating a smooth and controlled descent. The runway touchdown alignment was very good, suggesting that the aircraft was properly aligned with the runway centerline at touchdown. The local weather conditions at the time of landing were characterized by a temperature of 1°C and winds of 12 knots at 100°, resulting in a crosswind of 8 knots and a headwind of 10 knots.
The total landing distance of 1,668 meters was 101% of the runway length, indicating that the aircraft was able to stop within the available runway length. However, the runway rollout alignment was misaligned by 18.6 meters from the centerline, suggesting that the aircraft may have drifted slightly off the centerline during the rollout phase. Overall, the landing was satisfactory, but there is room for improvement in terms of touchdown speed and rollout alignment.
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