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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 5,000 ft of the approach.
Plan view — the first 5,000 ft of the 7,600 ft runway, to the same scale as the side view.
Touched down 2,092 ft past the threshold — beyond the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.
The rest of the report
The flight began with a departure roll from runway 22 at KBWI Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport. The Boeing 737-700 took off with a takeoff distance of 1,327 feet, which was 22% of the runway. The liftoff speed was 148 knots. At the time of departure, the local weather conditions were a temperature of 63°F and winds of 5 knots at 100°, resulting in a crosswind of 5 knots and a tailwind of 2 knots.
The initial climb phase started immediately after takeoff, with the aircraft ascending from 465 feet above sea level to 37,462 feet above sea level, an increase of 36,997 feet, in just 18 minutes and covering 95 nautical miles. Following this climb, the aircraft entered a level cruise phase, which lasted less than 1 minute and covered less than 1 nautical mile, as it flew overhead KBWI Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport.
The aircraft then continued on to a level cruise phase that started 2 miles east of Ruckersville, Virginia, and lasted for 144 minutes, covering 905 nautical miles. This was followed by a descent phase that began 1 mile southwest of Buna, Texas, where the aircraft descended from 38,052 feet above sea level to 3,268 feet above sea level, a decrease of 34,783 feet, in 18 minutes and covering 91 nautical miles.
The aircraft then entered another level cruise phase, which started 3 miles north of Fresno, Texas, and lasted for 2 minutes, covering 3 nautical miles. This was followed by a descent phase that began overhead Fresno, Texas, where the aircraft descended from 3,296 feet above sea level to 1,331 feet above sea level, a decrease of 1,965 feet, in 3 minutes and covering 7 nautical miles.
The final approach to runway 04 at KHOU William P Hobby Airport was made from the southwest, with the aircraft heading 44.0° at 4 nautical miles and 1,281 feet above ground level. The landing was made on runway 04, which had a length of 7,600 feet. The threshold height was slightly above the target, and the threshold speed was also slightly above the target at 128 knots.
The touchdown point was 670 feet beyond the touchdown zone, and the touchdown speed was 120 knots, which was a little fast. The touchdown rate was fair at -290 feet per minute. The runway touchdown position was misaligned by 30 feet from the centerline. The local weather conditions at the time of landing were a temperature of 84°F and winds of 6 knots at 110°, resulting in a crosswind of 5 knots and a headwind of 2 knots.
The total landing distance was 4,207 feet, which was 55% of the runway. The runway rollout alignment was misaligned by 59 feet from the centerline. The taxiing to the parking from the runway took 2 minutes and covered less than 1 nautical mile. The total flight distance was 1,106 nautical miles, and the flight duration was 196 minutes, with a total fuel consumption of 15,517 pounds.
The Boeing 737-700 aircraft successfully landed at KHOU William P Hobby Airport, but with some minor deviations from the ideal landing parameters. The final approach was initiated from the southwest, heading 44.0° at 4 nautical miles and 1,281 feet above ground level (agl). The aircraft touched down on runway 04, which has a length of 7,600 feet.
The threshold height at 57 feet agl was slightly above the target, indicating that the aircraft was slightly higher than desired when reaching the runway threshold. Similarly, the threshold speed of 128 knots was also slightly above the target, suggesting that the aircraft was slightly faster than desired when reaching the runway threshold.
Upon touchdown, the aircraft's speed was 120 knots, which was a little fast, and the touchdown rate was fair at -290 feet per minute (fpm). However, the touchdown point was 670 feet beyond the touchdown zone, indicating that the aircraft landed slightly further down the runway than intended.
The runway touchdown position was also misaligned by 30 feet from the centreline, which may have contributed to the slightly longer landing distance. The local weather conditions at the time of landing were characterized by a temperature of 84°F, with a wind speed of 6 knots at 110°. The crosswind component was 5 knots, while the headwind component was 2 knots.
The total landing distance was 4,207 feet, which accounted for 55% of the runway length. The runway rollout alignment was also misaligned by 59 feet from the centreline, indicating that the aircraft's rollout was not perfectly aligned with the runway centreline.
Overall, while the landing was successful, there were some minor deviations from the ideal landing parameters, which may be addressed through further training or adjustments to the aircraft's performance.
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