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Make small rudder corrections against a point at the far end to hold the centreline.
What happened: During the ground roll you drifted 7.5 m off the runway centreline.
Watch for: Watch runway alignment against the centreline, correcting with small rudder inputs.
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Arrival
Begin the flare with progressive back pressure and keep it coming until the sink is arrested, rather than flying it on flat.
What happened: The nose was barely raised in the flare and little of the sink was taken out, flying the aircraft onto the runway. This pattern usually carries through to a firm touchdown with a noticeable sink rate.
Watch for: Vertical speed indicator: a smoothly reducing sink through the normal flare band, not a steady rate into the runway.
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.
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 2,442 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
The 292 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 8 minutes and covered a distance of 2 nautical miles. The Airbus A320 then departed from runway 07 at the Monseñor Óscar Arnulfo Romero International Airport, with a takeoff distance of 1,662 meters, which accounted for 52% of the runway. The liftoff speed was 155 knots.
As the aircraft took off, it encountered local weather conditions, with a temperature of 29 degrees Celsius and winds of 6 knots at 46 degrees. The crosswind was 2 knots, while the headwind was 5 knots. After departing the airport, the enroute climb began 1 mile east of the airport, with the aircraft climbing from 1,118 feet above sea level to 26,067 feet above sea level, an increase of 24,948 feet in 12 minutes, covering a distance of 71 nautical miles.
The enroute level cruise started 31 miles south of Intipuca, lasting 3 minutes and covering 21 nautical miles. However, the enroute descent began 30 miles west of MNX1 La Mona, with the aircraft descending from 26,060 feet above sea level to 1,525 feet above sea level, a decrease of 24,535 feet in 19 minutes, covering a distance of 92 nautical miles.
The final approach to runway 10 at the Augusto C. Sandino International Airport in Managua was made from the west, with the aircraft heading 96.0 degrees at 4 nautical miles and 1,322 feet above ground level. However, a go-around was initiated at 12 feet above ground level. The aircraft then landed on runway 10, with a runway length of 2,442 meters. The threshold height was good, but the threshold speed was slightly above the target at 142 knots.
The touchdown distance was good at 293 meters, but the touchdown speed was a little fast at 139 knots. The touchdown rate was hard at -466 feet per minute, and the runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned by 6.3 meters from the centerline. The local weather conditions at the time of landing were a temperature of 25 degrees Celsius and winds of 8 knots at 100 degrees, with a crosswind of 0 knots and a headwind of 8 knots.
The total landing distance was 967 meters, accounting for 40% of the runway. The runway rollout alignment was very good. The taxiing to the parking area from the runway took 2 minutes and covered less than 1 nautical mile. The total flight distance was 199 nautical miles, taking 65 minutes, and the aircraft used 2,775 kilograms of fuel.
The Airbus A320 successfully landed at the MNMG Augusto C. Sandino (Managua) International Airport, achieving a score of 92.7%. The aircraft approached the runway 10 from the west, heading 96.0° at a distance of 4 nautical miles and an altitude of 1,322 feet above ground level (agl).
The landing was executed on runway 10, which has a length of 2,442 meters. The threshold height was reported as good, indicating that the aircraft was at the correct height as it approached the runway. The threshold speed, which is the speed at which the aircraft should touch down on the runway, was slightly above the target speed of 141 knots, reaching 142 knots.
The touchdown distance, which is the distance between the point where the aircraft touches down on the runway and the point where it comes to a complete stop, was reported as good at 293 meters. However, the touchdown speed of 139 knots was a little fast, indicating that the aircraft could have touched down at a slower speed to reduce the impact on the landing gear. The touchdown rate, which is the rate at which the aircraft descends onto the runway, was hard at -466 feet per minute (fpm), indicating a relatively steep descent.
The runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned by 6.3 meters from the centerline, which may have been due to a slight deviation in the aircraft's flight path. The local weather conditions at the time of the landing were favorable, with a temperature of 25°C and a wind speed of 8 knots at 100°. The crosswind component was zero, and the headwind component was 8 knots, which may have contributed to the slight misalignment of the touchdown position.
The total landing distance, which is the distance between the point where the aircraft touches down on the runway and the point where it comes to a complete stop, was 967 meters, which is 40% of the runway length. The runway rollout alignment, which refers to the alignment of the aircraft's path as it rolls out of the runway, was very good, indicating that the aircraft was well-controlled and stable during the landing roll. Overall, the landing was successful, but there were some minor deviations from the ideal landing parameters.
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