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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.
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 2,190 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
The 376 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 10 minutes and covered a distance of 2 nautical miles. The aircraft, an Airbus A320, then departed from runway 08R at Hartsfield Jackson Atlanta International Airport (KATL). The takeoff distance was 2,253 meters, which accounted for 74% of the runway. The liftoff speed was 166 knots.
The local weather conditions at the time of departure were characterized by a temperature of 3 degrees Celsius and a wind speed of 27 knots from a direction of 340 degrees. This resulted in a crosswind of 26 knots and a tailwind of 9 knots. The aircraft then began its enroute climb, starting 1 mile south east of Hapeville, Georgia. The climb took 5 minutes and covered a distance of 25 nautical miles, during which the aircraft ascended from 1,728 feet above sea level to 14,014 feet above sea level, an increase of 12,286 feet.
Following the initial climb, the aircraft entered a level cruise phase, which started 2 miles south west of Spring Valley Farm Airport (6GA4) in Loganville, Georgia. This phase lasted for 7 minutes and covered a distance of 41 nautical miles. The aircraft then began another climb, this time from 14,012 feet above sea level to 35,011 feet above sea level, an increase of 20,999 feet, in 14 minutes and covering 105 nautical miles. This climb started 2 miles north east of Danielsville, Georgia.
The aircraft then entered another level cruise phase, which started 4 miles west of York Airport (01SC) in York, South Carolina. This phase lasted for 25 minutes and covered a distance of 200 nautical miles. The aircraft then began its descent, starting 2 miles west of Blackstone, Virginia. The descent took 25 minutes and covered a distance of 118 nautical miles, during which the aircraft descended from 34,251 feet above sea level to 1,335 feet above sea level, a decrease of 32,915 feet.
The final approach to runway 01 at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (KDCA) was made from the south, with a heading of 355.0 degrees at 4 nautical miles and 1,318 feet above ground level. The landing was made on runway 01, which had a length of 2,190 meters. The threshold height was good, and the threshold speed was well above the target at 152 knots. The touchdown distance was good at 376 meters, but the touchdown speed was fast at 145 knots. The touchdown rate was good at -186 feet per minute.
The runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned by 6.7 meters from the centreline, and the local weather conditions at the time of landing were characterized by a temperature of 3 degrees Celsius and a wind speed of 25 knots from a direction of 319 degrees. This resulted in a crosswind of 15 knots and a headwind of 20 knots. The total landing distance was 928 meters, which accounted for 42% of the runway. The runway rollout alignment was also slightly misaligned by 10.4 meters from the centreline.
The taxiing period from the runway to the parking took 4 minutes and covered a distance of less than 1 nautical mile. The total flight distance was 499 nautical miles, and the flight duration was 89 minutes. The aircraft used 3,467 kilograms of fuel during the flight.
The Airbus A320 successfully landed at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (KDCA) on runway 01, achieving a score of 95.1%. The aircraft approached the runway from the south, heading 355.0° at a distance of 4 nautical miles and an altitude of 1,318 feet above ground level (agl).
The landing was executed with a good threshold height, indicating that the aircraft was properly configured for landing. However, the threshold speed was above the target speed, coming in at 152 knots. This may have been due to the aircraft's descent rate or the pilot's decision to maintain a higher speed for a smoother touchdown.
The touchdown distance of 376 meters was within acceptable limits, but the touchdown speed of 145 knots was slightly faster than desired. The touchdown rate of -186 feet per minute (fpm) was good, indicating a controlled descent. Unfortunately, the runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned from the centerline by 6.7 meters, which may have been due to crosswind or pilot error.
The local weather conditions at the time of landing were characterized by a temperature of 3°C, with a wind speed of 25 knots from 319°. This resulted in a crosswind of 15 knots and a headwind of 20 knots, which may have affected the aircraft's alignment and touchdown position.
The total landing distance of 928 meters was 42% of the runway length, indicating a relatively short landing distance. However, the runway rollout alignment was slightly misaligned from the centerline by 10.4 meters, which may have been due to the aircraft's momentum or the pilot's decision to maintain a higher speed during rollout.
Overall, the landing was successful, but there were some minor deviations from the desired parameters. The pilots' decision to maintain a higher speed may have contributed to the slightly faster touchdown speed and misaligned runway touchdown position. However, the aircraft's controlled descent and good touchdown rate indicate a high level of pilot skill and aircraft performance.
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