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Fly a stabilized approach and flare to touch down at the target point of 457 m.
What happened: Touchdown occurred past the normal point, landing 305 m beyond the target distance. This pattern typically reduces the margin available for stopping before the runway end.
Watch for: Watch touchdown point against the 457 m marker.
Departure
Hold the nose until reaching 155 kt before rotating.
What happened: Rotation began at 147 kt, 8 kt before the 155 kt target.
Even a modest height error carries straight through to the touchdown. Geometry alone says that crossing the threshold 10 feet high on a 3° path moves your touchdown roughly 190 feet further down the runway before the flare adds anything.
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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. They are the approach's score: the checks passed out of the checks that ran.
The approach, gate by gate
Side view — the last 2,060 m of the approach.
Plan view — the first 2,060 m of the 4,087 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
Touched down 762 m past the threshold — beyond the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.
The rest of the report
The Boeing 737-800 taxied from the parking area to runway 08 at KABQ Albuquerque International Sunport in less than 1 minute, covering less than 1 nm.
During the departure roll on runway 08, the aircraft accelerated to a liftoff speed of 147 kt and left the ground after a takeoff distance of 1,661 m, representing 43 % of the runway; ambient temperature was 24 °C.
The climb began 2 mi east of KABQ, where the airplane rose from 6,403 ft asl to 36,683 ft asl, an altitude gain of 30,280 ft achieved in 28 minutes while traversing 197 nm.
The first level cruise segment started 6 mi south of 7TS9 Ag Aviation Airport, Bay City, Texas, and lasted 22 minutes, during which the aircraft covered 164 nm.
Descent phase one commenced 3 mi south of TT50 Daniel HQ/Pease Valley Airstrip, Crowell, Texas; altitude decreased from 37,002 ft asl to 5,047 ft asl, a loss of 31,955 ft over 20 minutes and 125 nm.
A brief cruise over Krum, Texas, followed, lasting 3 minutes and adding 15 nm to the flight path.
The second descent started over Lake Dallas, Texas, with the aircraft descending from 4,469 ft asl to 1,796 ft asl, a reduction of 2,674 ft in 2 minutes while covering 9 nm.
Final approach to runway 17C at KDFW Dallas Fort Worth International Airport was conducted from the north, on a heading of 180.0° at 4 nm and 1,218 ft agl.
Landing on runway 17C was completed on a runway 4,087 m long; the threshold height was 76 ft agl and the threshold speed was 141 kt. Touchdown occurred 350 m beyond the touchdown zone at a speed of 135 kt, with a touchdown rate of minus 133 fpm; local weather reported a temperature of 31 °C, wind 5 kt from 250°, a 5 kt crosswind and a 2 kt headwind.
The aircraft rolled out a total landing distance of 1,983 m, representing 49 % of the runway, and alignment during rollout was noted as perfect.
Taxiing from the runway to the parking area required 5 minutes and covered 1 nm.
In total, the flight covered 518 nm, lasted 85 minutes, and consumed 3,971 kg of fuel.
The Boeing 737-800 executed a final approach to runway 17C at KDFW Dallas Fort Worth International Airport from the north, maintaining a heading of 180.0° at 4 nm and 1,218 ft agl; local weather was 31 °C with wind 5 kt from 250°, a 5 kt cross-wind component and a 2 kt head-wind.
At the threshold the aircraft was 76 ft agl, a height described as well above target, and it established a threshold speed of 141 kt, which was noted as good.
Touchdown occurred 350 m beyond the touchdown zone; the speed at touchdown was 135 kt, a little fast, while the vertical rate was smooth at minus 133 fpm and runway touchdown alignment was very good.
The total landing distance measured 1,983 m, representing 49 % of the 4,087 m runway, and rollout alignment was perfect.
To improve future performance, reduce the touchdown point offset by adjusting the flare point and aim for a touchdown speed closer to the target value; also consider a lower approach altitude to bring the threshold height nearer to the desired target.
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