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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 12,009 ft runway, to the same scale as the side view.
The 1,441 ft touchdown sits inside 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 a distance of 1 nautical mile. The aircraft, a Boeing 737-900, then departed from runway 30 at KLGB Long Beach Airport (Daugherty Field). The takeoff distance was 4,935 feet, which accounted for 74% of the runway. The liftoff speed was 151 knots.
As the aircraft took to the skies, it encountered local weather conditions with a temperature of 64°F and winds of 6 knots at 149°. The crosswind was 1 knot, while the tailwind was 5 knots. The enroute climb began 1 mile north of Signal Hill, California, where the aircraft ascended from 1,070 feet above sea level to 36,705 feet above sea level, an increase of 35,635 feet in 24 minutes, covering a distance of 150 nautical miles.
Following the initial climb, the aircraft entered a level cruise phase, which started 16 miles northeast of Baker, California, and lasted for 34 minutes, covering a distance of 270 nautical miles. The enroute descent began 7 miles southeast of Deseret, Utah, where the aircraft descended from 36,100 feet above sea level to 4,893 feet above sea level, a decrease of 31,207 feet in 18 minutes, covering a distance of 99 nautical miles.
The aircraft then initiated a second climb, this time from 1 mile south of KSLC Salt Lake City International Airport, where it ascended from 4,880 feet above sea level to 4,883 feet above sea level, an increase of 3 feet in 4 minutes, covering a distance of 5 nautical miles.
The final approach to runway 16R at KSLC Salt Lake City International Airport was made from the north, with a heading of 175.0° at 2 nautical miles and 647 feet above ground level. The landing was executed on the runway, which had a length of 12,009 feet. The threshold height was good, and the threshold speed was slightly above the target at 136 knots.
The touchdown distance was good at 1,446 feet, but the touchdown speed was a little fast at 133 knots. The touchdown rate was smooth at -137 feet per minute, and the runway touchdown alignment was perfect. The local weather conditions at the time of landing were a temperature of 45°F and winds of 16 knots at 280°, with a crosswind of 16 knots and a tailwind of 4 knots.
The total landing distance was 4,685 feet, which accounted for 39% of the runway. The runway rollout alignment was very good. The taxiing period from the runway to the parking took 3 minutes and covered less than 1 nautical mile. The total flight distance was 529 nautical miles, which was covered in 89 minutes, and the aircraft used 8,678 pounds of fuel.
The Boeing 737-900 aircraft successfully landed at Salt Lake City International Airport (KSLC) on runway 16R. The final approach was executed from the north, heading 175.0° at an altitude of 647 feet above ground level (agl) and 2 nautical miles from the runway. The aircraft maintained a good threshold height, indicating a stable and controlled descent.
Upon touchdown, the aircraft's speed was slightly above the target threshold speed of 136 knots, registering at 136 kn. However, the touchdown distance of 1,446 feet was considered good, indicating a smooth and controlled landing. The touchdown speed of 133 kn was a little fast, but the smooth touchdown rate of -137 feet per minute (fpm) suggests that the aircraft's descent was well-managed.
The local weather conditions at the time of landing were characterized by a temperature of 45°F and a wind speed of 16 knots from a direction of 280°. This resulted in a crosswind component of 16 kn and a tailwind component of 4 kn. Despite these conditions, the aircraft's runway touchdown alignment was perfect, demonstrating the pilot's skill and control.
The total landing distance of 4,685 feet was 39% of the runway length, which is a relatively short distance considering the aircraft's size and weight. The runway rollout alignment was also very good, indicating that the aircraft's brakes were applied smoothly and effectively, bringing the aircraft to a stop in a controlled manner. Overall, the landing was considered successful, with a score of 98.8%.
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