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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 66 ft off the runway centreline.
Watch for: Watch runway alignment against the centreline, correcting with small rudder inputs.
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Arrival
Carry more power on approach to hold 141 kt at the threshold instead of letting speed decay into the flare.
What happened: The flare arrested the sink at 73 ft while already below the speed target, and the aircraft settled as the remaining energy ran out, usually carrying a firm touchdown with it at 1,466 fpm.
Watch for: Watch airspeed on short final against 141 kt, keeping it there through the flare.
Arrive slow and the sink rate at the threshold is already above schedule, the flare is short because there is no energy to extend it, and the touchdown is hard in a way that feels exactly like a late flare. Diagnosing a slow arrival as a late flare is the catastrophic misread: you respond by flaring earlier, which bleeds more speed, which makes the next one worse. The tiebreaker is threshold speed against VRef, not feel. Never diagnose a flare without it.
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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 runway's 3° glideslope and off the centreline.
The approach, gate by gate
Side view — the last 5,000 ft of the approach.
Plan view — the first 5,000 ft of the 8,984 ft runway, to the same scale as the side view.
The 1,467 ft touchdown sits inside the full-score zone. The 4.42 G arrival is the firm side of smooth.
The rest of the report
The flight began with a taxiing period from the parking to the runway, which took 48 minutes and covered a distance of 3 nautical miles. The aircraft, a Boeing B737-800, then departed from runway 18C at Charlotte Douglas International Airport (KCLT). The takeoff distance was 6,301 feet, which was 63% of the runway length. The liftoff speed was 187 knots.
The local weather conditions at the time of departure were characterized by a temperature of 44°F and a wind speed of 1 knot from a direction of 105°. The crosswind component was 1 knot, while the headwind component was 0 knots. The aircraft then began its enroute climb, starting 1 mile south of KCLT and reaching an altitude of 25,093 feet above sea level (asl) after climbing 23,404 feet in 15 minutes, covering a distance of 54 nautical miles.
As the aircraft continued its journey, it began its enroute descent 2 miles northeast of Inman, South Carolina. The descent started from an altitude of 25,141 feet asl and ended at 3,004 feet asl, a decrease of 22,138 feet in 29 minutes, covering a distance of 83 nautical miles. The aircraft then entered a level cruise phase, starting 1 mile east of Homer, Georgia, and lasting for 30 minutes, covering a distance of 59 nautical miles.
The final approach to runway 26R at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport (KATL) was made from the east, heading 270.0° at an altitude of 434 feet above ground level (agl) and a distance of 4 nautical miles from the runway. The landing was made on runway 26R, which had a length of 8,984 feet. The threshold height was good, and the threshold speed was also satisfactory at 140 knots.
The touchdown distance was 1,423 feet, which was good, and the touchdown speed was 118 knots, also within acceptable limits. However, the touchdown rate was very heavy at -1,683 feet per minute (fpm). The runway touchdown position was excessively misaligned by 128 feet from the centerline. The local weather conditions at the time of landing were characterized by a temperature of 51°F and a wind speed of 1 knot from a direction of 186°. The crosswind component was 1 knot, while the headwind component was 0 knots.
The total landing distance was 2,864 feet, which was 32% of the runway length. The runway rollout alignment was significantly misaligned by 117 feet from the centerline. The taxiing period from the runway to the parking took 13 minutes and covered a distance of less than 1 nautical mile. The total flight distance was 205 nautical miles, and the flight duration was 95 minutes. The aircraft used 8,495 pounds of fuel during the flight.
The Boeing B737-800 aircraft successfully landed on runway 26R at KATL Hartsfield Jackson Atlanta International Airport, but with some notable issues. The final approach was initiated from the east, heading 270.0° at 4 nautical miles and 434 feet above ground level (agl). The aircraft maintained a good threshold height, and the threshold speed was also satisfactory at 140 knots.
However, the touchdown distance was slightly longer than expected at 1,423 feet, and the touchdown speed was 118 knots, which was within the acceptable range. The touchdown rate was a concern, as it was very heavy at -1,683 feet per minute (fpm). This could potentially put additional stress on the aircraft's landing gear and other components.
One of the major issues with this landing was the runway touchdown position, which was excessively misaligned by 128 feet from the centreline. This could have been due to a variety of factors, including pilot error, navigation system malfunctions, or adverse weather conditions. The local weather at the time of the landing was relatively calm, with a temperature of 51°F and a wind speed of 1 knot from 186°.
The crosswind component was minimal at 1 knot, and the headwind component was zero. Despite the good weather conditions, the aircraft's landing distance was 2,864 feet, which was 32% of the runway length. This is a relatively short landing distance, but it could have been shorter if the aircraft had touched down closer to the centreline.
The runway rollout alignment was also significantly misaligned by 117 feet from the centreline, which could have made it more difficult for the pilots to control the aircraft during the rollout phase. Overall, while the landing was successful, there were several areas for improvement, including the touchdown position and rollout alignment.
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