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Departure
Use smoother, smaller aileron inputs to keep the wings level and hold bank angle near wings-level during the climb.
What happened: During the climb, bank angle rose to 3.2°, more roll than the climb out called for.
Watch for: Attitude indicator: wings level during the climb
Arrival
Keep the back pressure coming once the flare is established, holding the nose up through to touchdown instead of easing it.
What happened: The flare arrested the sink but 152 fpm of it came back before touchdown, and in flights like this one that returning sink usually carries through to a firm or hard touchdown at 608 fpm.
Watch for: Vertical speed indicator: the sink held near zero all the way through touchdown, not allowed to build back up.
A crosswind landing is a geometry problem. The air mass you're flying in is moving sideways across the runway, and you need your ground track down the centreline with your wheels aligned to it at the moment of contact. There are two techniques that will help, the crab and the sideslip.
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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.
The approach, gate by gate
Side view — the last 1,524 m of the approach.
Plan view — the first 1,524 m of the 3,347 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
The 316 m 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 to the runway, which took 14 minutes and covered a distance of 3 nautical miles. The aircraft, an Airbus A350-900, then departed from runway 24L at LEBL Josep Tarradellas Barcelona-El Prat Airport. The takeoff distance was 1,786 meters, which accounted for 68% of the runway. The liftoff speed was 153 knots.
The local weather conditions at the time of departure were characterized by a temperature of 15°C, with a wind speed of 12 knots at 220°. This resulted in a crosswind of 5 knots and a headwind of 11 knots. The aircraft began its enroute climb 1 mile southwest of the airport, rising from 1,041 feet above sea level to 1,868 feet in just 1 minute, covering a distance of 1 nautical mile.
Following the initial climb, the aircraft entered a level cruise 2 miles south of the airport, lasting for 2 minutes and covering 5 nautical miles. The aircraft then began another climb 7 miles southeast of Castelldefels, rising from 1,938 feet to 32,541 feet in 21 minutes, covering a distance of 122 nautical miles. This was followed by a level cruise that lasted for 29 minutes, covering 205 nautical miles, starting 4 miles southeast of Burriana.
As the aircraft approached its destination, it began its descent 2 miles west of Bailen, dropping from 32,791 feet to 1,401 feet in 24 minutes, covering a distance of 103 nautical miles. The final approach to runway 27 at LEZL Sevilla Airport was made from the east, with the aircraft heading 270° at 4 nautical miles and 1,297 feet above ground level.
The landing on runway 27 was successful, with a touchdown distance of 317 meters and a threshold speed of 134 knots. However, the touchdown speed of 130 knots was slightly fast, and the touchdown rate was very hard at -510 feet per minute. The runway touchdown position was significantly misaligned by 19.4 meters from the centerline, and the runway rollout alignment was also misaligned by 19.3 meters from the centerline.
The local weather conditions at the time of landing were characterized by a temperature of 15°C, with a wind speed of 23 knots at 239°. This resulted in a crosswind of 11 knots and a headwind of 20 knots. The total landing distance was 910 meters, accounting for 27% of the runway. The taxiing period from the runway to the parking took 2 minutes and covered less than 1 nautical mile.
In total, the flight distance was 445 nautical miles, taking 90 minutes to complete, and the aircraft used 9,917 kilograms of fuel.
The Airbus A350-900 aircraft successfully landed at LEZL Sevilla Airport, but with some notable areas for improvement. The final approach to runway 27 from the east, heading 270.0° at 4 nm and 1,297 ft above ground level (agl), was executed with a good threshold height. The threshold speed of 134 kt was also satisfactory, indicating that the pilot had a good grasp of the aircraft's speed and control.
However, there were some issues with the touchdown. The touchdown speed of 130 kt was slightly faster than ideal, which may have contributed to the hard touchdown rate of -510 fpm. A harder touchdown rate can put additional stress on the aircraft's landing gear and may also affect the comfort of the passengers.
Another area of concern was the runway touchdown position, which was significantly misaligned by 19.4 m from the centreline. This misalignment can make it more difficult for the pilot to control the aircraft during the rollout phase and may also increase the risk of veering off the runway. The runway rollout alignment was also misaligned by 19.3 m from the centreline, which is consistent with the initial touchdown position.
The local weather conditions at the time of the landing were moderate, with a temperature of 15 °C and a wind speed of 23 kt at 239°. The crosswind component was 11 kt, while the headwind component was 20 kt. These conditions may have contributed to the challenges faced by the pilot during the landing.
Overall, while the landing was successful, there are areas for improvement, particularly with regards to touchdown speed and runway alignment. The pilot should work on refining their skills to achieve a smoother and more controlled touchdown, and to maintain a more accurate alignment with the runway centreline.
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