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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.
The approach, gate by gate
Side view — the last 1,579 m of the approach.
Plan view — the first 1,579 m of the 3,357 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
The 461 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 area to the runway, which took 10 minutes and covered a distance of 2 nautical miles. The aircraft, an Airbus A320, then departed from runway 08R at Vancouver International Airport (CYVR). The takeoff distance was 1,561 meters, which accounted for 48% of the runway length. The aircraft lifted off at a speed of 160 knots.
As the aircraft climbed to its cruising altitude, it encountered local weather conditions of 22°C temperature and a wind speed of 12 knots at 100°. The crosswind was negligible, but the aircraft had a headwind of 12 knots. The enroute climb started overhead the Vancouver International Seaplane Base (CAM9), where the aircraft was at an altitude of 1,032 feet above sea level. It then climbed to 37,249 feet above sea level, an increase of 36,217 feet, in 18 minutes and covering a distance of 143 nautical miles.
The enroute level cruise started 4 miles north-east of Oliver, British Columbia, and lasted for 25 minutes, covering a distance of 728 nautical miles. The aircraft then began its enroute descent 9 miles north-east of Virden / RJ (Bob) Andrew Field Regional Aerodrome (CYVD), where it descended from 37,732 feet above sea level to 2,172 feet above sea level, a decrease of 35,560 feet, in 20 minutes and covering a distance of 134 nautical miles.
The final approach to runway 18 at Winnipeg / James Armstrong Richardson International Airport (CYWG) was made from the north, heading 189.0° at 4 nautical miles and 1,390 feet above ground level. The landing was made on runway 18, which had a length of 3,357 meters. The threshold height was good, and the threshold speed was also good at 138 knots. The touchdown distance was good at 462 meters, but the touchdown speed was a little fast at 132 knots. The touchdown rate was fair at -209 feet per minute, and the runway touchdown position was misaligned by 12.9 meters from the centreline.
The local weather conditions at the time of landing were 21°C temperature and a wind speed of 9 knots at 229°. The crosswind was 6 knots, and the headwind was 7 knots. The total landing distance was 1,496 meters, which accounted for 45% of the runway length. The runway rollout alignment was slightly misaligned by 12.9 meters from the centreline. The taxiing period from the runway to the parking area took 2 minutes and covered a distance of less than 1 nautical mile.
The total flight distance was 1,014 nautical miles, and the flight duration was 77 minutes. The aircraft used 5,747 kilograms of fuel during the flight.
The Airbus A320 successfully landed at Winnipeg / James Armstrong Richardson International Airport (CYWG) on runway 18. The aircraft's final approach was initiated from the north, heading 189.0° at a distance of 4 nautical miles and an altitude of 1,390 feet above ground level (agl). The pilot's performance during the approach was satisfactory, with a score of 94.4%.
Upon landing, the aircraft touched down on the runway with a speed of 132 kt, which was slightly above the recommended threshold speed of 138 kt. However, the touchdown distance of 462 meters was within the acceptable range. The touchdown rate of -209 feet per minute (fpm) was considered fair, indicating a moderate rate of descent.
The local weather conditions at the time of landing were favorable, with a temperature of 21°C and a wind speed of 9 kt from 229°. The crosswind component was 6 kt, while the headwind component was 7 kt. These conditions did not significantly impact the landing performance of the aircraft.
The runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned from the centreline by 12.9 meters, which may have been due to the pilot's judgment or the aircraft's navigation system. The total landing distance of 1,496 meters was 45% of the runway length, indicating a relatively short landing roll. However, the runway rollout alignment was also slightly misaligned from the centreline by 12.9 meters, which may have been a result of the initial touchdown position.
Overall, the landing performance of the Airbus A320 at CYWG was satisfactory, with some minor deviations from the recommended procedures. The pilot's experience and skill were evident in the successful completion of the landing, despite the slight misalignments and deviations from the recommended speeds.
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