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Maintain the centreline
A small uncorrected heading error at 40 knots becomes a metre of offset per second by 100 knots, noticed only at rotation, producing a crabbed liftoff. Root cause is nearly always eyes on the tape instead of the far end of the runway. Small heading changes displace a distant point visibly long before the nearby centreline stripes look wrong.
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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 1,524 m of the approach.
Plan view — the first 1,524 m of the 2,131 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
The 324 m 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 14 minutes and covered a distance of 3 nautical miles. The aircraft, a Boeing 737-800, then departed from runway 05 at Toronto Lester B. Pearson International Airport, with a takeoff distance of 1,587 meters, which was 50% of the runway length. The liftoff speed was 153 knots.
The local weather conditions at the time of departure were a temperature of 3 degrees Celsius, with a wind speed of 8 knots at 240 degrees. This resulted in a crosswind of 2 knots and a tailwind of 8 knots. The aircraft then began its enroute climb, starting 1 mile north of the airport and reaching a height of 33,681 feet above sea level, an increase of 32,256 feet in 9 minutes, covering a distance of 151 nautical miles.
The enroute level cruise started 3 miles east of Murphy Field in Auburn, New York, and lasted for 7 minutes, covering a distance of 77 nautical miles. The aircraft then began its enroute descent, starting 2 miles south of Grace's Landing Airport in South Kortright, New York, and descending from 34,050 feet to 392 feet above sea level, a decrease of 33,658 feet in 17 minutes, covering a distance of 101 nautical miles.
The final approach to runway 31 at LaGuardia Airport was made from the southeast, heading 304.0 degrees at 1 nautical mile and 377 feet above ground level. The landing was made on runway 31, which had a length of 2,131 meters. The threshold height was well above the target, and the threshold speed was slightly below the target at 135 knots. The touchdown distance was good at 301 meters, and the touchdown speed was 129 knots, which was also good.
However, the touchdown rate was very hard at -598 feet per minute, and the runway touchdown position was significantly misaligned by 17.4 meters from the centerline. The local weather conditions at the time of landing were a temperature of 5 degrees Celsius, with a wind speed of 10 knots at 300 degrees, resulting in a headwind of 10 knots. The total landing distance was 1,010 meters, which was 47% of the runway length. The runway rollout alignment was also misaligned by 17.8 meters from the centerline.
The taxiing period from the runway to the parking took 3 minutes and covered a distance of less than 1 nautical mile. The total flight distance was 335 nautical miles, and the flight duration was 49 minutes. The aircraft used 2,864 kilograms of fuel during the flight.
The Boeing 737-800 aircraft successfully landed at LaGuardia Airport's runway 31, but the landing was not without its challenges. The aircraft was approaching the runway from the southeast, heading 304.0° at 1 nautical mile and 377 feet above ground level. The landing was scored at 74.5%, indicating that while the aircraft touched down safely, there were some issues with the landing technique.
One of the main concerns was the threshold height, which was well above the target height of 79 feet above ground level. This could have been due to the aircraft being too high on final approach, which may have resulted in a slightly longer landing distance. Additionally, the threshold speed was slightly below the target speed of 135 knots, which could have affected the aircraft's ability to maintain a stable approach.
Despite these issues, the touchdown distance was good at 301 meters, and the touchdown speed of 129 knots was also within acceptable limits. However, the touchdown rate was very hard at -598 feet per minute, which could have put additional stress on the aircraft's landing gear and potentially caused damage.
Another issue with the landing was the runway touchdown position, which was significantly misaligned by 17.4 meters from the centerline. This could have been due to a combination of factors, including crosswind or pilot error. The local weather conditions, with a temperature of 5°C and a headwind of 10 knots, may have also played a role in the misalignment.
The total landing distance was 1,010 meters, which is 47% of the runway length. This is a relatively short landing distance, but it could have been shorter if the aircraft had been able to maintain a more stable approach and touchdown. The runway rollout alignment was also misaligned by 17.8 meters from the centerline, which could have been due to the same factors that caused the initial misalignment.
Overall, while the landing was successful, there were several issues that need to be addressed to improve the aircraft's landing technique. These include maintaining a more stable approach, reducing the touchdown rate, and improving the runway alignment.
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