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Arrival
Make small rudder corrections to track the centreline, aiming at a point on the far end of the runway.
What happened: Heading drifted off the extended centreline during the final approach segment.
Watch for: Heading indicator against the runway centreline track.
See Arrival Final 1
Preparing for a stable approach will give you time to decide on whether to attempt the landing or going around. Too much altitude with a high sink rate will result in carrying too much speed onto the runway. Configuring flaps and the gear late also won't help the speed decay.
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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: seven 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.
At the 500 ft gate: off the centreline and wings not level.
The approach, gate by gate
Side view — the last 1,733 m of the approach.
Plan view — the first 1,733 m of the 1,991 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
The 228 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 area to the runway, which took 5 minutes and covered a distance of 1 nautical mile. The aircraft, a Boeing 737-600, then departed from runway 20 at Tribhuvan International Airport (VNKT) in Nepal. The takeoff distance was 1,036 meters, which was 35% of the runway length. The liftoff speed was 135 knots.
As the aircraft climbed to a higher altitude, it encountered local weather conditions with a temperature of 22°C and a wind speed of 2 knots at 120°. The crosswind was 1 knot, and the headwind was 0 knots. The enroute climb started 1 mile east of Patan, a city in the Bagmati Province of Nepal, and continued for 18 minutes, covering a distance of 107 nautical miles. The aircraft climbed from an altitude of 5,309 feet above sea level to 35,005 feet above sea level, an increase of 29,695 feet.
After reaching the desired altitude, the aircraft entered a level cruise phase, which started 7 miles south east of Tumling Tar Airport (VNTR) in Nepal. This phase lasted for 7 minutes and covered a distance of 57 nautical miles. The aircraft then began its descent, which started 3 miles north of Naksalbari in West Bengal, India. The descent from 34,994 feet above sea level to 7,810 feet above sea level took 17 minutes and covered a distance of 75 nautical miles.
The final approach to runway 15 at Paro International Airport (VQPR) in Bhutan was made from the north, heading 160.0° at an altitude of 440 feet above ground level and a distance of 1 nautical mile from the runway. The landing was made on runway 15, which had a length of 1,991 meters. The threshold height was good, and the threshold speed was also good at 131 knots. The touchdown distance was 228 meters, which was good, but the touchdown speed was a little fast at 131 knots. The touchdown rate was smooth at -100 feet per minute, and the runway touchdown alignment was very good.
The local weather conditions at the time of landing were a temperature of 15°C and a wind speed of 1 knot at 270°. The crosswind was 1 knot, and the headwind was 0 knots. The total landing distance was 1,660 meters, which was 83% of the runway length. However, the runway rollout alignment was slightly misaligned by 7.8 meters from the centerline. The taxiing period from the runway to the parking area took 3 minutes and covered a distance of less than 1 nautical mile.
The total flight distance was 244 nautical miles, and the flight duration was 49 minutes. The aircraft used 2,271 kilograms of fuel during the flight.
The Boeing 737-600 aircraft successfully landed at VQPR Paro International Airport, achieving an overall score of 86.6%. The final approach to runway 15 was conducted from the north, heading 160.0° at 1 nautical mile and 440 feet above ground level (agl). The aircraft demonstrated good control and precision during the approach, ultimately landing safely on the runway.
The threshold height was satisfactory, and the threshold speed of 131 knots was also within acceptable limits. However, the touchdown speed of 131 knots was slightly faster than desired, which may have contributed to a slightly higher touchdown rate of -100 feet per minute (fpm). Despite this, the touchdown rate was still considered smooth, indicating that the pilot maintained control and stability during the landing.
The runway touchdown alignment was very good, indicating that the aircraft was properly aligned with the runway centerline at the moment of touchdown. The local weather conditions at the time of landing were favorable, with a temperature of 15°C and a wind speed of 1 knot from 270°. This resulted in a negligible crosswind component of 1 knot and a headwind of 0 knots.
The total landing distance of 1,660 meters was 83% of the available runway length of 1,991 meters, which is a relatively short distance. However, the runway rollout alignment was slightly misaligned by 7.8 meters from the centerline, indicating that the aircraft may have deviated slightly from the desired path during the rollout phase. Overall, the landing was considered safe and successful, with the aircraft demonstrating good control and precision throughout the approach and landing phases.
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