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Arrival
Track the centreline through touchdown using small rudder corrections against a point at the far end of the runway.
What happened: The aircraft touched down off the centreline at 5.3 m, and drifting off centreline at touchdown usually carries through into the rollout, as it did here with alignment reaching 7.3 m.
Watch for: Watch runway centreline position, keeping deviation inside the limit through touchdown and rollout.
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.
The approach, gate by gate
Side view — the last 1,524 m of the approach.
Plan view — the first 1,524 m of the 3,680 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
The 368 m touchdown sits inside the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.
The rest of the report
Taxiing from the parking area to the runway at Luanda Airport, Angola, took approximately 3 minutes and covered less than 1 nautical mile. The Boeing 737-800 then began its departure roll on runway 23R, utilizing 1,075 meters, or 28% of the runway, to achieve liftoff at a speed of 146 knots. Local weather conditions at the time of departure included a temperature of 27 degrees Celsius, with a wind speed of 3 knots from a direction of 256 degrees, resulting in a 1-knot crosswind and a 3-knot headwind.
As the aircraft climbed out of Luanda Airport, it transitioned into an enroute climb, reaching an altitude of 38,797 feet above sea level in 37 minutes, covering a distance of 293 nautical miles. The climb began at an initial altitude of 1,543 feet above sea level. Following the enroute climb, the aircraft entered a level cruise phase, lasting 100 minutes and covering 831 nautical miles, starting 15 miles east of Kasongo-Lunda Airport in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. The cruise phase was followed by an enroute descent, which began 8 miles west of Ibanda Airport in Tanzania, and lasted 22 minutes, covering 161 nautical miles. The descent resulted in a decrease of 33,829 feet in altitude, from 38,946 feet to 5,117 feet above sea level.
The final approach to runway 17 at Entebbe International Airport was initiated from the north, with the aircraft heading 172.0 degrees at 4 nautical miles and 1,338 feet above ground level. The landing was executed with a threshold speed slightly above the target at 136 knots, and a touchdown distance of 356 meters, which was within acceptable limits. The touchdown speed was a little fast at 131 knots, but the touchdown rate was good at -189 feet per minute. The runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned by 5.2 meters from the centerline. Following the landing, the aircraft taxied to the parking area in approximately 1 minute, covering less than 1 nautical mile. The total flight distance was 1,291 nautical miles, with a total flight time of 165 minutes, and the aircraft utilized 7,554 kilograms of fuel.
The Boeing 737-800 touched down on runway 17 at HUEN Entebbe International Airport with a good threshold height, but slightly above the target threshold speed of 135 kt, at 136 kt. The aircraft maintained a steady descent, resulting in a touchdown distance of 356 m, well within the acceptable range. However, the touchdown speed of 131 kt was a little fast, indicating a slight loss of control during the final stages of the approach.
The aircraft's touchdown rate of -189 fpm was good, indicating a controlled descent. Unfortunately, the runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned by 5.2 m from the centreline, which may have been due to a slight deviation in the approach path. The local weather conditions, with a temperature of 27 °C and a gentle headwind of 3 kt, did not pose any significant challenges to the landing. The crosswind component of 2 kt was minimal, and the aircraft's handling characteristics were not affected.
The Boeing 737-800's rollout was very good, with excellent alignment on the centreline. The total landing distance of 956 m, which accounted for 26% of the runway length, was acceptable. Overall, the landing was considered good, with a score of 97.8%. While there were some minor deviations from the ideal, the crew's skills and the aircraft's performance ensured a safe and controlled landing.
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