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Departure
Raise the gear lever promptly once a positive climb is confirmed, before reaching the target retraction height.
What happened: Gear retraction was delayed, with the gear not coming up until 0 m.
Watch for: Landing gear: up by the normal retraction gate
Arrival
Apply small rudder corrections at touchdown, aiming at a point at the far end of the runway, to stay on the centreline.
What happened: Touchdown drifted 5.5 m off the centreline, and landings like this usually carry that drift into the rollout, where the alignment error grew to 7.5 m.
Watch for: Runway centreline: aircraft tracking directly over it through touchdown and rollout.
A small uncorrected heading error at 40 knots becomes a metre of offset per second by 100 knots, noticed only at rotation, producing a crabbed liftoff. Root cause is nearly always eyes on the tape instead of the far end of the runway. Small heading changes displace a distant point visibly long before the nearby centreline stripes look wrong.
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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 305 m and 152 m 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 1,683 m of the approach.
Plan view — the first 1,683 m of the 3,404 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
Touched down 565 m past the threshold — beyond the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.
The rest of the report
Departing from Samui Airport, VTSM, the Airbus A320 began its takeoff roll on runway 35, accelerating to a liftoff speed of 150 kt in 1,169 meters, which was 65% of the runway's length. The local weather conditions were favorable, with a temperature of 30°C and a gentle tailwind of 2 kt.
As the aircraft climbed out of Samui Airport, it transitioned into a steady enroute climb, reaching an altitude of 11,868 meters in 13 minutes, covering a distance of 80 nautical miles. The climb was characterized by a steady rate of ascent, with the aircraft reaching its cruising altitude in a relatively short period. Following a brief level cruise, the aircraft began its descent, initially losing 280.5 meters in 2 minutes, covering 24 nautical miles. The aircraft then entered a series of level cruises, with the longest lasting 36 minutes and covering 336 nautical miles. The final descent phase saw the aircraft lose 7,617.7 meters in 11 minutes, covering 73 nautical miles, before entering a short level cruise and finally descending to 677 meters above sea level.
The Airbus A320 then began its final approach to runway 36 at Chiang Mai International Airport, VTCC, from the south. However, a go-around was initiated at 55.7 meters above ground level. The aircraft subsequently landed on runway 36, with a touchdown point 138 meters beyond the touchdown zone. The touchdown speed was 130 kt, and the touchdown rate was an excellent -0.4 m/s. The runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned, but the runway rollout alignment was very good. The total landing distance was 1,592 meters, which was 47% of the runway's length. Following a taxiing period of 2 minutes, the aircraft arrived at the parking area, having completed a total flight distance of 643 nautical miles and consuming 4,060 kg of fuel.
The aircraft touched down smoothly on runway 36 at VTCC Chiang Mai International Airport, with a threshold height that was well within acceptable limits. The threshold speed of 135 kt was also satisfactory, indicating a well-executed approach. As the aircraft made contact with the runway, the touchdown speed of 130 kt was good, and the touchdown rate of -0.4 m/s was excellent, demonstrating a high degree of control and precision.
The touchdown point was located 138 m beyond the touchdown zone, which, while not ideal, was still within a reasonable distance. However, the runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned by 5.5 m from the centreline, which may have been due to a slight deviation in the approach path. Despite this, the local weather conditions, with a temperature of 27 °C and a gentle wind of 4 kt at 17 °, were conducive to a smooth landing.
The total landing distance of 1,592 m, which accounted for 47% of the runway length, was within acceptable limits. The runway rollout alignment was very good, indicating a high degree of control and precision during the rollout phase. Overall, the landing was considered to be of a high standard, with a score of 97.0% reflecting the aircraft's excellent performance and the pilot's skillful execution of the approach and landing.
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