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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.
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 2,042 m of the approach.
Plan view — the first 2,042 m of the 2,492 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
The 398 m touchdown sits inside the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.
The rest of the report
The flight in question was operated by a Boeing 747-8 aircraft. The pre-flight taxiing process took 10 minutes and covered a distance of 3 nautical miles as the aircraft made its way from the parking area to the runway. The departure roll took place on runway 18 at Frankfurt Airport (EDDF), with the aircraft lifting off after a takeoff distance of 27 meters, which accounted for just 1% of the runway length. The liftoff speed was recorded at 166 knots.
The local weather conditions at the time of departure were characterized by a temperature of 21 degrees Celsius and a wind speed of 14 knots from a direction of 189 degrees. This resulted in a crosswind of 3 knots and a headwind of 14 knots. The aircraft then began its enroute climb, starting 2 miles west of Moerfelden-Walldorf in Germany. During this phase, the aircraft climbed from an altitude of 1,352 feet above sea level to 32,408 feet, an increase of 31,056 feet in just 10 minutes, covering a distance of 56 nautical miles.
Following the initial climb, the aircraft entered a level cruise phase, which started 1 mile south of Reichenberg in Bavaria, Germany. This phase lasted for 888 minutes, during which the aircraft covered a distance of 5,047 nautical miles. The aircraft then began its enroute descent, starting 8 miles southeast of JASDF Shizuhama Air Base in Japan. The descent from 33,244 feet to 3,778 feet took 14 minutes, covering a distance of 90 nautical miles.
The aircraft then underwent another climb phase, starting 11 miles southeast of Kamogawa in Japan. During this phase, the aircraft climbed from 3,495 feet to 5,057 feet in just 2 minutes, covering a distance of 7 nautical miles. The aircraft then entered another level cruise phase, which started 5 miles southwest of Katsuura in Japan. This phase lasted for 9 minutes, during which the aircraft covered a distance of 33 nautical miles.
The final descent phase began 4 miles west of Chiba in Japan, with the aircraft descending from 4,857 feet to 689 feet in just 4 minutes, covering a distance of 11 nautical miles. The aircraft then began its final approach to runway 22 at Tokyo Haneda International Airport (RJTT), approaching from the northeast at a heading of 215.0 degrees, 2 nautical miles from the runway and at an altitude of 653 feet above ground level.
The landing on runway 22 was successful, with the aircraft touching down at a speed of 156 knots and a touchdown distance of 399 meters. The touchdown rate was recorded at -537 feet per minute, which was considered very hard. The runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned from the centerline by 3.4 meters. The local weather conditions at the time of landing were the same as those at departure, with a temperature of 21 degrees Celsius and a wind speed of 14 knots from a direction of 189 degrees.
The total landing distance was 1,960 meters, which accounted for 79% of the runway length. The runway rollout alignment was very good. The taxiing process from the runway to the parking area took 6 minutes and covered a distance of less than 1 nautical mile. The total flight distance was 5,253 nautical miles, taking a total of 768 minutes to complete, and the aircraft used a total of -6,932 kilograms of fuel during the flight.
The Boeing 747-8 aircraft successfully landed at RJTT Tokyo Haneda International Airport, achieving a score of 93.3%. The final approach to runway 22 was initiated from the north east, heading 215.0° at an altitude of 653 feet above ground level (agl) and 2 nautical miles from the runway. The aircraft maintained a steady descent, ultimately touching down on the runway with a speed of 163 knots, which was within the acceptable threshold speed.
Upon touchdown, the aircraft's distance from the runway threshold was good, and the touchdown speed of 156 knots was also within the acceptable range. However, the touchdown rate was quite hard, at -537 feet per minute (fpm), which may indicate a slightly aggressive approach. The runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned by 3.4 meters from the centerline, which could be a minor concern for the pilots.
The local weather conditions at the time of landing were favorable, with a temperature of 21°C and a moderate headwind of 13 knots. The crosswind was relatively light, at 6 knots, which made the landing process smoother. The total landing distance of 1,960 meters was 79% of the runway length, indicating a relatively short landing roll. The runway rollout alignment was very good, suggesting that the pilots maintained control of the aircraft during the landing roll.
Overall, the landing was successful, with the aircraft touching down safely on the runway. However, the hard touchdown rate and slight misalignment of the touchdown position may require further attention from the pilots to ensure a smoother and more controlled landing in the future.
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