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Departure
Make small rudder corrections against a point at the far end to hold the centreline.
What happened: During the ground roll you drifted 54 ft off the runway centreline.
Watch for: Watch runway alignment against the centreline, correcting with small rudder inputs.
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Arrival
Begin the flare with progressive back pressure and keep it coming until the sink is arrested, rather than flying it on flat.
What happened: The nose was barely raised in the flare and little of the sink was taken out, flying the aircraft onto the runway. This pattern usually carries through to a firm touchdown with a noticeable sink rate.
Watch for: Vertical speed indicator: a smoothly reducing sink through the normal flare band, not a steady rate into the runway.
Ground effect becomes significant below about one wingspan of height. A Cessna 172, with a 36 ft span, enters ground effect at flare height - the float it feels in the hold-off is ground effect arriving on cue. An A320, with a span around 117 ft, has been in ground effect since before the threshold and there is no sudden cushion to feel, only a gradual reduction in induced drag that lengthens any float you allow.
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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.
The approach that landed joined below the 1,000 ft and 500 ft gates, after a go-around. The gate assessed on the earlier approach is not shown - it was not the landing's.
Side view — the last 5,065 ft of the approach.
Plan view — the first 5,065 ft of the 8,322 ft runway, to the same scale as the side view.
Touched down 4,665 ft past the threshold — beyond the full-score zone. The 2.65 G arrival is the firm side of smooth.
The rest of the report
The flight began with a taxiing period from the parking to the runway, which took 23 minutes and covered a distance of 4 nautical miles. The aircraft, a Boeing 737-800, then departed from runway 08R at Miami International Airport (KMIA). The takeoff distance was 3,798 feet, which accounted for 36% of the runway. The liftoff speed was 157 knots.
As the aircraft took off, it encountered local weather conditions with a temperature of 92 degrees Fahrenheit and winds of 7 knots at 152 degrees. The crosswind was 7 knots, while the headwind was 3 knots. After departing from KMIA, the aircraft began its enroute climb, starting 1 mile south of Brownsville, Florida. The climb took 8 minutes and covered a distance of 35 nautical miles, with the aircraft rising from 1,067 feet above sea level to 22,098 feet.
Following the climb, the aircraft entered a level cruise, starting 14 miles southeast of the Southern Ranch Airport (2FA4) in Clewiston, Florida. This cruise lasted for 12 minutes and covered a distance of 82 nautical miles. The aircraft then began its descent, starting overhead Nocatee, Florida. The descent took 16 minutes and covered a distance of 67 nautical miles, with the aircraft decreasing in altitude from 22,120 feet to 4,079 feet.
The aircraft then entered another level cruise, starting 2 miles east of Lutz, Florida. This cruise lasted for 2 minutes and covered a distance of 3 nautical miles. The aircraft then began its final descent, starting overhead Land O' Lakes, Florida. The descent took 4 minutes and covered a distance of 10 nautical miles, with the aircraft decreasing in altitude from 3,643 feet to 1,312 feet.
The final approach to runway 19L at Tampa International Airport (KTPA) was from the north, with the aircraft heading 182.0 degrees at 4 nautical miles and 1,286 feet above ground level. However, the aircraft performed a go-around at 26 feet above ground level. The touchdown distance was good at 561 feet, with the touchdown speed being 102 knots. The touchdown rate was very heavy at -3,212 feet per minute.
The runway touchdown position was significantly misaligned by 63 feet from the centerline. The local weather conditions at the time of landing were a temperature of 90 degrees Fahrenheit and winds of 4 knots at 240 degrees. The crosswind was 3 knots, while the headwind was 2 knots. The total landing distance was 1,943 feet, which accounted for 23% of the runway. The runway rollout alignment was misaligned by 73 feet from the centerline.
The taxiing period from the runway to the parking took 3 minutes and covered less than 1 nautical mile. The total flight distance was 210 nautical miles, with the flight lasting 58 minutes and using 6,543 pounds of fuel.
The Boeing 737-800 aircraft successfully landed at KTPA Tampa International Airport, but with some notable issues. The final approach was conducted from the north, heading 182.0° at 4 nautical miles and 1,286 feet above ground level (agl). The aircraft touched down on runway 19L, which has a length of 8,322 feet.
The threshold height was reported as good, but the threshold speed was slightly above the target at 148 knots. This may indicate a slight deviation from the ideal approach speed, but it did not seem to have a significant impact on the landing. The touchdown distance was good at 561 feet, and the touchdown speed of 102 knots was also within acceptable limits.
However, the touchdown rate was very heavy at -3,212 feet per minute (fpm), which is significantly higher than the typical touchdown rate. This could be a concern as it may indicate a hard landing, which can put additional stress on the aircraft's landing gear and potentially cause damage.
Another issue with the landing was the significant misalignment of the runway touchdown position, which was off by 63 feet from the centreline. This could be due to a variety of factors, including wind, pilot error, or a combination of both. The local weather conditions at the time of the landing were hot, with a temperature of 90°F, and a relatively light wind of 4 knots at 240°.
The crosswind component was minimal at 3 knots, and the headwind component was 2 knots, which suggests that wind was not a major factor in the misalignment. The total landing distance was 1,943 feet, which is 23% of the runway length. This is relatively short, but the misaligned rollout alignment, which was off by 73 feet from the centreline, suggests that the aircraft may have been difficult to control during the rollout phase.
Overall, while the landing was successful, there were some notable issues that need to be addressed, including the heavy touchdown rate and the significant misalignment of the runway touchdown position and rollout alignment.
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