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Reduce power earlier on final so speed is back to 122 kt before the gate, not after it.
What happened: Speed control was already loose at the stabilisation gate, and this flight crossed the threshold at 129 kt against a target of 122 kt, 7 kt fast. Carrying excess speed into the gate like this usually carries straight through to a fast threshold crossing.
Watch for: Airspeed indicator, targeting 122 kt by the gate and held to 122 kt at the threshold.
Ground control varies with speed, full authority at walking pace, progressively reducing as groundspeed rises. The aircraft becomes twitchy at any speed, every small pedal input swings the nose, which can encourage large-amplitude leg inputs that no real aircraft would accept.
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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.
At the 1,000 ft gate: speed 46 kt FAST on the reference speed of 122 kt.
The approach, gate by gate
Side view — the last 1,524 m of the approach.
Plan view — the first 1,524 m of the 3,356 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
The 315 m touchdown sits inside the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.
The rest of the report
Departing from OOMS Muscat International Airport, the Boeing 737-600 began its journey with a taxiing phase that lasted six minutes and covered a distance of two nautical miles. As it reached the runway, the aircraft initiated its departure roll on runway 26L, utilizing 933 meters, or 30% of the runway's length, to achieve liftoff at a speed of 140 knots. The local weather conditions at the time of departure featured a temperature of 33 degrees Celsius, with a wind speed of four knots from a direction of 329 degrees, resulting in a crosswind of four knots and a headwind of two knots.
As the aircraft climbed out of Muscat, it began its enroute climb, ascending from an initial altitude of 974 feet above sea level to a cruising altitude of 38,669 feet, a vertical increase of 37,695 feet, over a distance of 255 nautical miles, within a timeframe of 33 minutes. The enroute level cruise phase followed, lasting 162 minutes and covering a distance of 1,238 nautical miles, with the aircraft maintaining a steady altitude. The enroute descent phase commenced 22 miles southeast of Kayalpattinam, India, where the aircraft descended from 38,556 feet to 1,307 feet above sea level, a decrease of 37,249 feet, over a distance of 117 nautical miles, within a timeframe of 19 minutes.
Upon approaching VCBI Bandaranaike International Colombo Airport, the aircraft initiated its final approach to runway 04 from the southwest, aligning itself with a heading of 37.0 degrees at a distance of four nautical miles and an altitude of 1,268 feet above ground level. The landing was executed on the 3,356-meter-long runway, with a touchdown distance of 308 meters, or 23% of the runway's length. The touchdown speed of 121 knots was slightly above the target, while the touchdown rate of -126 feet per minute was smooth. However, the runway touchdown position was misaligned by 10.3 meters from the centerline, and the runway rollout alignment was slightly misaligned by 10.5 meters from the centerline. Following the landing, the aircraft taxied to the parking area, covering a distance of less than one nautical mile within a timeframe of one minute. The total flight distance was 1,617 nautical miles, with a total flight time of 222 minutes, and the aircraft utilized 8,776 kilograms of fuel during the journey.
The Boeing 737-600 touched down on runway 04 at VCBI Bandaranaike International Colombo Airport with a score of 95.6%. The aircraft approached the runway from the south west, heading 37.0° at 4 nm and 1,268 ft above ground level. The final approach quality was good, with a well-executed threshold height. However, the threshold speed was above the target at 129 kt, indicating a slight over-speed.
The touchdown characteristics were generally good, with a touchdown distance of 308 m. The touchdown speed of 121 kt was a little fast, but the touchdown rate was smooth at -126 fpm. Unfortunately, the runway touchdown position was misaligned by 10.3 m from the centreline. The local weather conditions were favourable, with a temperature of 29 °C, wind at 2 kt at 100°, and a negligible crosswind and headwind.
The total landing distance of 783 m was 23% of the runway length, indicating a good use of the available runway. However, the runway rollout alignment was slightly misaligned by 10.5 m from the centreline. Overall, the landing was satisfactory, with some minor deviations from the ideal performance.
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