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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.
Two stabilised approach gates, each with seven checks, where the approach path is 1,000 ft and 500 ft above the runway.
At the 500 ft gate: off the runway's 3.2° glideslope.
The approach, gate by gate
Side view — the last 1,524 m of the approach.
Plan view — the first 1,524 m of the 1,576 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
The 345 m touchdown sits inside the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.
The rest of the report
The flight began with the aircraft taxiing from the parking area to the runway, a process that took 10 minutes and covered a distance of 2 nautical miles. The aircraft in question was an Airbus A319, and it departed from runway 31 at KACY Atlantic City International Airport. The takeoff distance was 1,183 meters, which accounted for 39% of the runway. The liftoff speed was 158 knots.
As the aircraft took off, it encountered local weather conditions with a temperature of 11 degrees Celsius and a wind speed of 13 knots at 280 degrees. The crosswind was 4 knots, and the headwind was 12 knots. After departing from Atlantic City, the aircraft began its enroute climb, which started overhead the airport. The climb took the aircraft from an altitude of 1,084 feet above sea level to 16,602 feet above sea level, an increase of 15,519 feet in just 6 minutes and covering a distance of 25 nautical miles.
Following the climb, the aircraft entered a level cruise phase, which started overhead Harvey Cedars, New Jersey. This phase lasted for 8 minutes and covered a distance of 50 nautical miles. The aircraft then began its enroute descent, which started 27 miles southeast of ZC06 Long Island Static Carrier - CVN76. The descent took the aircraft from an altitude of 16,507 feet above sea level to 1,846 feet above sea level, a decrease of 14,661 feet in 10 minutes and covering a distance of 37 nautical miles.
As the aircraft approached its destination, it began its final approach to runway 33L at KISP Long Island MacArthur Airport. The approach was from the southeast, with a heading of 316.0 degrees at 2 nautical miles and an altitude of 1,736 feet above ground level. However, the aircraft was forced to execute a go-around due to unknown reasons, and it climbed to an altitude of 1,385 feet above ground level.
The aircraft then attempted to land on runway 33L at KISP Long Island MacArthur Airport, which had a length of 1,576 meters. The threshold height was good, and the threshold speed was also within the target range. However, the touchdown height was above the target at 60 feet above ground level, and the threshold speed was slightly above the target at 130 knots. The touchdown distance was good at 345 meters, and the touchdown speed was also within the target range at 116 knots. However, the touchdown rate was hard at -437 feet per minute.
The aircraft landed on the runway, but the runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned by 4.3 meters from the centreline. The local weather conditions at the time of landing were a temperature of 8 degrees Celsius and a wind speed of 13 knots at 290 degrees, with a crosswind of 6 knots and a headwind of 12 knots. The total landing distance was 1,025 meters, which accounted for 65% of the runway. The runway rollout alignment was also misaligned by 15.3 meters from the centreline.
After landing, the aircraft taxied to the parking area, a process that took 8 minutes and covered a distance of less than 1 nautical mile. The total flight distance was 131 nautical miles, and the flight duration was 76 minutes. The aircraft used a total of 2,945 kilograms of fuel during the flight.
The Airbus A319 aircraft successfully landed on runway 33L at KISP Long Island Mac Arthur Airport, achieving a score of 87.1%. The final approach was initiated from the south east, heading 316.0° at 2 nautical miles and 1,736 feet above ground level (agl). The aircraft maintained a good threshold height, and the threshold speed was also within the target range at 129 knots.
Upon landing, the threshold height was found to be above the target at 60 feet agl, and the threshold speed was slightly above the target at 130 knots. However, the touchdown distance of 345 meters was considered good, and the touchdown speed of 116 knots was also within the acceptable range. The touchdown rate, however, was reported as hard at -437 feet per minute (fpm), which may indicate a slightly aggressive descent.
The runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned from the centreline by 4.3 meters, and the local weather conditions were characterized by a temperature of 8°C, wind at 13 knots from 290°, resulting in a 6-knot crosswind and a 12-knot headwind. The total landing distance of 1,025 meters was 65% of the runway length, which is considered acceptable.
During the rollout, the aircraft's alignment was found to be misaligned from the centreline by 15.3 meters. Overall, while the landing was successful, there were some minor deviations from the target parameters, which may be addressed in future training exercises to improve the pilot's performance.
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