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Shorten the long landing
Ground effect becomes significant below about one wingspan of height. A Cessna 172, with a 36 ft span, enters ground effect at flare height - the float it feels in the hold-off is ground effect arriving on cue. An A320, with a span around 117 ft, has been in ground effect since before the threshold and there is no sudden cushion to feel, only a gradual reduction in induced drag that lengthens any float you allow.
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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.
The approach, gate by gate
Side view — the last 2,099 m of the approach.
Plan view — the first 2,099 m of the 2,279 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
Touched down 1,143 m past the threshold — beyond the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.
The rest of the report
The flight began with a taxiing period from the parking to the runway, which took 7 minutes and covered a distance of 2 nautical miles. The aircraft, an A320-214SL, then departed from runway 24 at KGRB Austin Straubel International Airport. The takeoff distance was 1,304 meters, which accounted for 56% of the runway. The liftoff speed was 143 knots.
The local weather conditions at the time of departure were characterized by a temperature of 20 degrees Celsius, with a wind speed of 5 knots at 279 degrees. This resulted in a crosswind of 3 knots and a headwind of 4 knots. The aircraft then began its enroute climb, starting 1 mile south of Hobart, Wisconsin. The climb took 8 minutes and covered a distance of 41 nautical miles, with the aircraft ascending from 1,710 feet above sea level to 19,893 feet above sea level, an increase of 18,183 feet.
Following the enroute climb, the aircraft entered a level cruise phase, starting overhead 4WI6 Feldmann Field Sheboygan Falls, Wisconsin. This phase lasted for 2 minutes and covered a distance of 11 nautical miles. The aircraft then began its enroute descent, starting 1 mile southwest of 65WI Dulmes Field Oostburg, Wisconsin. The descent took 9 minutes and covered a distance of 53 nautical miles, with the aircraft descending from 19,298 feet above sea level to 9,177 feet above sea level, a decrease of 10,122 feet.
The aircraft then entered another level cruise phase, starting 11 miles east of Racine, Wisconsin. This phase lasted for 23 minutes and covered a distance of 65 nautical miles. The aircraft then began its final descent, starting 1 mile north of Virgil, Illinois. The descent took 5 minutes and covered a distance of 24 nautical miles, with the aircraft descending from 9,234 feet above sea level to 1,980 feet above sea level, a decrease of 7,254 feet.
The final approach to runway 09L at KORD Chicago O'Hare International Airport was made from the west, with the aircraft heading 90 degrees at 4 nautical miles and 1,298 feet above ground level. The landing was made on runway 09L, which had a length of 2,279 meters. The threshold height at 58 feet above ground level was slightly above the target, and the threshold speed was also slightly above the target at 138 knots.
The touchdown point was very long, using more than 50% of the available runway. The touchdown speed was 133 knots, which was a little fast. The touchdown rate was fair at -295 feet per minute. The runway touchdown alignment was very good. The local weather conditions at the time of landing were characterized by a temperature of 24 degrees Celsius, with a wind speed of 8 knots at 100 degrees. This resulted in a crosswind of 1 knot and a headwind of 7 knots.
The total landing distance was 2,020 meters, which accounted for 89% of the runway. The runway rollout alignment was slightly misaligned by 8.6 meters from the centerline. The taxiing period from the runway to the parking took 8 minutes and covered a distance of 1 nautical mile. The total flight distance was 203 nautical miles, taking 64 minutes, and the aircraft used 2,301 kilograms of fuel.
The aircraft in question, an A320-214SL, successfully landed on runway 09L at KORD Chicago O'Hare International Airport. The final approach was initiated from the west, heading 90.0° at a distance of 4 nautical miles and an altitude of 1,298 feet above ground level (agl). The aircraft's performance during the landing was evaluated, and it scored 80.7%.
The aircraft's approach to the runway was slightly above the target threshold height, with an altitude of 58 feet agl, and also slightly above the target threshold speed, with a speed of 138 knots. The touchdown point was located very far down the runway, utilizing more than 50% of the available runway length. The touchdown speed of 133 knots was slightly faster than the target speed, and the touchdown rate of -295 feet per minute (fpm) was considered fair.
The local weather conditions at the time of the landing were favorable, with a temperature of 24°C and a wind speed of 8 knots from a direction of 100°. The crosswind component was minimal at 1 knot, while the headwind component was 7 knots. The total landing distance of 2,020 meters was 89% of the runway length, indicating that the aircraft had sufficient runway remaining for safe deceleration.
However, the runway rollout alignment was slightly misaligned from the centerline by 8.6 meters. This deviation from the centerline may have been due to various factors, including the aircraft's speed, the pilot's control inputs, or the runway's surface conditions. Despite this minor deviation, the overall performance of the aircraft during the landing was satisfactory, with a score of 80.7%.
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