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Make small rudder corrections against a point at the far end to hold the centreline.
What happened: During the ground roll you drifted 12 m off the runway centreline.
Watch for: Watch runway alignment against the centreline, correcting with small rudder inputs.
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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.
Two stabilised approach gates, each with seven checks, where the approach path is 1,000 ft and 500 ft above the runway.
The approach, gate by gate
Side view — the last 1,897 m of the approach.
Plan view — the first 1,897 m of the 3,353 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
Touched down 618 m past the threshold — beyond 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 12 minutes and covered a distance of 2 nautical miles. The aircraft, a Boeing 737-800, then departed from runway 02C at Singapore Changi Airport (WSSS). The takeoff distance was 1,826 meters, which was 45% of the runway length. The liftoff speed was 171 knots.
As the aircraft took off, it encountered local weather conditions with a temperature of 29 degrees Celsius and a wind speed of 19 knots at 120 degrees. The crosswind component was 19 knots, while the tailwind component was 2 knots. After departing from Singapore, the aircraft began its enroute climb, which started overhead the airport. The climb took 21 minutes and covered a distance of 135 nautical miles, during which the aircraft ascended from 1,077 feet above sea level to 34,320 feet above sea level, an increase of 33,243 feet.
Following the climb, the aircraft entered a level cruise phase, which lasted for 222 minutes and covered a distance of 1,621 nautical miles. The cruise phase took place at a specific location with a latitude of 1.35006 and a longitude of 106.2457048. After the cruise phase, the aircraft began its enroute descent, which started 7 miles west of Port Hurd Airstrip (YPHU) on Bathurst Island in the Northern Territory, Australia. The descent took 18 minutes and covered a distance of 69 nautical miles, during which the aircraft descended from 34,322 feet above sea level to 1,367 feet above sea level, a decrease of 32,955 feet.
The final approach to runway 29 at Darwin International Airport (YPDN) was made from the east, heading 289.0 degrees at 4 nautical miles and 1,267 feet above ground level. The landing was successful, with a touchdown point 204 meters beyond the touchdown zone. The touchdown speed was 136 knots, which was good, and the touchdown rate was -165 feet per minute, also good. The runway touchdown alignment was very good, and the local weather conditions at the time of landing were a temperature of 28 degrees Celsius and a wind speed of 17 knots at 300 degrees, with a crosswind component of 3 knots and a headwind component of 17 knots.
The total landing distance was 1,818 meters, which was 54% of the runway length. The runway rollout alignment was also very good. After landing, the aircraft taxied to the parking, which took 2 minutes and covered a distance of less than 1 nautical mile. The total flight distance was 1,834 nautical miles, and the flight duration was 273 minutes. The aircraft used 12,447 kilograms of fuel during the flight.
The Boeing 737-800 aircraft successfully landed at YPDN Darwin International Airport / RAAF Darwin, achieving a high score of 97.6%. The final approach to runway 29 was conducted from the east, with a heading of 289.0° at a distance of 4 nautical miles and an altitude of 1,267 feet above ground level (agl).
The aircraft touched down on the runway with a good threshold height, and the threshold speed was also satisfactory at 144 knots. The touchdown point was located 204 meters beyond the designated touchdown zone, which is a relatively minor deviation. The touchdown speed of 136 knots was within acceptable limits, and the touchdown rate of -165 feet per minute (fpm) was also good.
The local weather conditions at the time of landing were characterized by a temperature of 28°C and a wind speed of 17 knots from a direction of 300°. This resulted in a crosswind of 3 knots and a headwind of 17 knots, which did not appear to significantly impact the landing. The runway length at YPDN Darwin International Airport / RAAF Darwin is 3,353 meters, providing a sufficient margin for the aircraft to come to a stop.
The total landing distance of 1,818 meters was 54% of the available runway length, which is a relatively short distance. This suggests that the aircraft was able to maintain a high level of control and stability throughout the landing process. The runway rollout alignment was also very good, indicating that the aircraft was able to maintain a stable and controlled descent after touchdown.
Overall, the landing of the Boeing 737-800 at YPDN Darwin International Airport / RAAF Darwin was a successful and well-executed operation, with the aircraft achieving a high score of 97.6%. The combination of good weather conditions, a well-executed approach, and a stable touchdown and rollout all contributed to this positive outcome.
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