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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 20 ft off the runway centreline.
Watch for: Watch runway alignment against the centreline, correcting with small rudder inputs.
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Arrival
Keep the back pressure coming once the flare is established, holding the nose up through to touchdown instead of easing it.
What happened: The flare arrested the sink but 105 fpm of it came back before touchdown, and in flights like this one that returning sink usually carries through to a firm or hard touchdown at 325 fpm.
Watch for: Vertical speed indicator: the sink held near zero all the way through touchdown, not allowed to build back up.
There are several things that can go wrong during the flare, carrying too much speed over the threshold, starting the flare at the wrong height and inconsistent flight control inputs, all contribute to a poor flare resulting in a hard touchdown or a float down the runway.
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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 5,000 ft of the approach.
Plan view — the first 5,000 ft of the 11,467 ft runway, to the same scale as the side view.
The 1,112 ft touchdown sits inside the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.
The rest of the report
Departing from Dallas Love Field, the Boeing 737-700 began its journey by taxiing from the parking area to the runway, a process that took 12 minutes and covered a distance of 2 nautical miles. As it rolled down runway 13L, the aircraft accelerated to a liftoff speed of 153 knots, clearing the ground in a distance of 4,284 feet, which represented 58% of the runway's length. The local weather conditions at the time of departure featured a temperature of 85°F and a wind speed of 18 knots from a direction of 159°, resulting in a 7-knot crosswind and a 17-knot headwind.
As the aircraft climbed away from the airport, it began its enroute climb 1 mile southwest of University Park, Texas, and continued to ascend to a maximum altitude of 39,572 feet above sea level, an increase of 38,083 feet in just 18 minutes. The climb phase covered a distance of 109 nautical miles. The aircraft then transitioned into a level cruise, which lasted for 91 minutes and spanned 552 nautical miles, before beginning its enroute descent 9 miles southeast of Bowie, Arizona. The descent phase saw the aircraft lose 36,007 feet in altitude in 27 minutes, covering a distance of 153 nautical miles. The aircraft then leveled off again 1 mile northeast of Mesa, Arizona, for a brief 2-minute cruise, before resuming its descent and landing at Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport.
The final approach to runway 26 at KPHX was made from the east, with the aircraft maintaining a heading of 270.0° at an altitude of 1,338 feet above ground level and a distance of 4 nautical miles from the runway threshold. The landing was successful, with the aircraft touching down on the runway in a distance of 1,121 feet, representing 26% of the runway's length. The touchdown speed was 120 knots, and the touchdown rate was -258 feet per minute. The runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned by 13 feet from the centerline. After landing, the aircraft taxied to the parking area, a process that took 6 minutes and covered less than 1 nautical mile. The total flight distance was 832 nautical miles, and the aircraft used 12,417 pounds of fuel during the journey.
The Boeing 737-700 touched down on runway 26 at KPHX Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport with a good threshold height, indicating a well-executed approach. The threshold speed of 128 kt was also satisfactory, demonstrating the pilot's ability to manage the aircraft's descent and airspeed. The touchdown distance of 1,121 ft was within acceptable limits, and the touchdown speed of 120 kt was also good, suggesting a controlled and stable approach.
However, the touchdown rate of -258 fpm was only fair, indicating a slightly higher than ideal rate of descent. This may have been due to the pilot's attempt to maintain a stable approach in the presence of a 13 kt headwind. The runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned by 13 ft from the centreline, which may have been a result of the crosswind component of 2 kt. Despite this, the pilot maintained control of the aircraft and executed a smooth touchdown.
The rollout phase was notable for its excellent alignment, with the aircraft staying very close to the centreline. The total landing distance of 2,783 ft was 26% of the runway length, which is within acceptable limits. Overall, the landing was considered to be of high quality, with a score of 98.2%. The good approach quality, controlled touchdown, and smooth rollout all contributed to a successful landing.
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