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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 5,000 ft of the approach.
Plan view — the first 5,000 ft of the 8,984 ft runway, to the same scale as the side view.
Touched down 1,782 ft 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 9 minutes and covered a distance of 2 nautical miles. The aircraft, a Boeing 737-700, then departed from runway 02R at KBNA Nashville International Airport. The takeoff distance was 3,818 feet, which accounted for 48% of the runway. The liftoff speed was 151 knots.
As the aircraft took off, it encountered local weather conditions with a temperature of 50°F and winds of 9 knots at 338°. The crosswind was 6 knots, and the headwind was 7 knots. After departing from Nashville, the enroute climb started 1 mile northeast of the airport, with the aircraft climbing from 1,526 feet above sea level to 29,070 feet above sea level, an increase of 27,544 feet in 10 minutes and covering 45 nautical miles.
The enroute level cruise began 5 miles southeast of Shelbyville, Tennessee, and lasted for 7 minutes, covering a distance of 50 nautical miles. The aircraft then started its enroute descent 4 miles northeast of Pisgah, Alabama, descending from 29,083 feet above sea level to 2,271 feet above sea level, a decrease of 26,812 feet in 24 minutes and covering 97 nautical miles.
As the aircraft approached KATL Hartsfield Jackson Atlanta International Airport, it began its final approach to runway 26R from the east, heading 270.0° at 4 nautical miles and 1,245 feet above ground level. The landing was made on runway 26R, which had a length of 8,984 feet. The threshold height was good, but the threshold speed was slightly above the target at 137 knots.
The touchdown point was 414 feet beyond the touchdown zone, with a touchdown speed of 135 knots, which was considered fast. The touchdown rate was fair at -216 feet per minute. The runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned by 19 feet from the centreline. The local weather conditions at the time of landing were a temperature of 50°F and winds of 12 knots at 303°, with a crosswind of 6 knots and a headwind of 10 knots.
The total landing distance was 4,477 feet, which accounted for 50% of the runway. The runway rollout alignment was significantly misaligned by 125 feet from the centreline. After landing, the aircraft taxied to the parking from the runway, which took 7 minutes and covered less than 1 nautical mile. The total flight distance was 199 nautical miles, and the flight duration was 57 minutes. The aircraft used 4,442 pounds of fuel during the flight.
The Boeing 737-700 aircraft successfully landed on runway 26R at KATL Hartsfield Jackson Atlanta International Airport, but with some notable deviations from the ideal landing performance. The aircraft was approaching the runway from the east, heading 270.0° at 4 nautical miles and 1,245 feet above ground level (agl). The final approach score was 86.9%, indicating a good overall performance but with some room for improvement.
Upon landing, the aircraft touched down 414 feet beyond the touchdown zone, which is slightly outside the ideal touchdown point. The touchdown speed of 135 knots was slightly above the target speed, indicating that the aircraft may have been slightly fast on touchdown. The touchdown rate of -216 feet per minute (fpm) was considered fair, suggesting that the aircraft may have experienced some deceleration issues during the landing.
The runway touchdown position was also slightly misaligned by 19 feet from the centreline, which may have contributed to the aircraft's deviation from the ideal touchdown point. The local weather conditions at the time of landing were characterized by a temperature of 50°F and winds of 12 knots at 303°. The crosswind component was 6 knots, while the headwind component was 10 knots.
The total landing distance of 4,477 feet was 50% of the available runway length, which is a relatively short distance considering the aircraft's size and weight. However, the runway rollout alignment was significantly misaligned by 125 feet from the centreline, indicating that the aircraft may have experienced some issues with directional control during the landing roll.
Overall, while the Boeing 737-700 aircraft landed safely on runway 26R at KATL, there were some notable deviations from the ideal landing performance. These issues may be addressed through further training and practice for the pilots, as well as adjustments to the aircraft's configuration and handling characteristics.
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