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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: 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.
The 1,004 ft 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 19 minutes and covered a distance of 4 nautical miles. The aircraft, a Boeing 737-700, then departed from runway 08R at Miami International Airport (KMIA). The takeoff distance was 3,903 feet, which was 37% of the runway length. The liftoff speed was 162 knots.
As the aircraft took off, it encountered local weather conditions with a temperature of 90 degrees Fahrenheit and winds of 7 knots at 110 degrees. The crosswind was 3 knots, and the headwind was 6 knots. After departing from KMIA, the aircraft began its enroute climb, starting 1 mile south east of Miami Springs, Florida. The climb took 17 minutes and covered a distance of 95 nautical miles, with the aircraft ascending from 1,058 feet above sea level to 36,174 feet above sea level, an increase of 35,116 feet.
Following the enroute climb, the aircraft entered a level cruise, starting 1 mile east of Payson Ranch Airport in Punta Gorda, Florida. This cruise phase lasted 95 minutes and covered a distance of 637 nautical miles. The aircraft then began its enroute descent, starting 29 miles south of Cameron, Louisiana. The descent took 23 minutes and covered a distance of 99 nautical miles, with the aircraft descending from 35,804 feet above sea level to 1,854 feet above sea level, a decrease of 33,951 feet.
After the descent, the aircraft entered another level cruise, starting 2 miles north of Deer Park, Texas. This cruise phase lasted only 4 minutes and covered a distance of 7 nautical miles. The aircraft then began its final approach to runway 22 at William P Hobby Airport (KHOU), approaching from the north east at a heading of 209.0 degrees. The aircraft was at 3 nautical miles and 1,536 feet above ground level.
The landing on runway 22 at KHOU was successful, with the aircraft touching down at a distance of 1,007 feet. The touchdown speed was 139 knots, which was faster than the target speed. The touchdown rate was heavy at -663 feet per minute, but the runway touchdown alignment was very good. The local weather conditions at the time of landing were a temperature of 87 degrees Fahrenheit and winds of 12 knots at 195 degrees. The crosswind was 5 knots, and the headwind was 10 knots.
In total, the flight covered a distance of 846 nautical miles and took 161 minutes to complete. The aircraft used 15,922 pounds of fuel during the flight.
The Boeing 737-700 aircraft successfully landed at KHOU William P Hobby Airport, achieving a score of 93.3%. The final approach to runway 22 was initiated from the north-east, with a heading of 209.0° at a distance of 3 nautical miles and an altitude of 1,536 feet above ground level (agl).
The aircraft's approach to the runway was well-executed, with a good threshold height and a runway touchdown alignment that was very good. However, the threshold speed was above the target speed, coming in at 142 knots. This may have been due to the aircraft's approach configuration or the pilot's decision to prioritize a safe landing over a precise speed target.
Upon touchdown, the aircraft's distance was 1,007 feet, which is considered good. However, the touchdown speed of 139 knots was slightly faster than ideal, indicating that the aircraft may have been slightly over-extended upon landing. The touchdown rate of -663 feet per minute (fpm) was also heavy, suggesting that the aircraft may have been subjected to a significant deceleration force upon touchdown.
The local weather conditions at the time of the landing were favorable, with a temperature of 87°F and a wind speed of 12 knots from a direction of 195°. The crosswind component was relatively light at 5 knots, while the headwind component was 10 knots, which may have contributed to the aircraft's slightly faster touchdown speed.
Overall, the landing was successful, but there were some areas for improvement, particularly in terms of the aircraft's touchdown speed and rate. However, the pilot's decision to prioritize a safe landing over a precise speed target was likely a prudent one, given the favorable weather conditions and the aircraft's good runway alignment.
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