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Make small rudder corrections against a fixed point at the far end of the runway to hold the centreline during the roll.
What happened: The aircraft drifted 18 m off the runway centreline during the ground roll, and wing drift like that usually keeps reappearing as bank in the climb, with 5.5° of bank in the first climb segment and 1.8° still showing in the second.
Watch for: Heading indicator: steady on the runway centreline during the roll, then wings level through the climb.
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 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 2,553 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
The 340 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 13 minutes and covered a distance of 2 nautical miles. The aircraft, an Airbus A320, then departed from runway 35 at MDSD Las Américas International Airport in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic. The takeoff distance was 1,674 meters, which was 50% of the runway length. The liftoff speed was 160 knots.
The local weather conditions at the time of departure were characterized by a temperature of 25 degrees Celsius, with a wind speed of 8 knots at a direction of 30 degrees. This resulted in a crosswind of 6 knots and a headwind of 5 knots. The aircraft began its enroute climb 1 mile north of the airport, rising from an altitude of 1,061 feet above sea level to 38,381 feet above sea level, an increase of 37,320 feet, in 29 minutes and covering a distance of 184 nautical miles.
The enroute level cruise started 26 miles south of Santa Isabel, Puerto Rico, and lasted for 23 minutes, covering a distance of 188 nautical miles. The aircraft then began its enroute descent 33 miles southwest of Oranjestad, Sint Eustatius, Caribbean Netherlands. The descent from 38,405 feet above sea level to 1,382 feet above sea level, a decrease of 37,023 feet, took 18 minutes and covered a distance of 108 nautical miles.
The final approach to runway 12 at TFFR Pointe-à-Pitre Le Raizet International Airport was made from the west, heading 101.0 degrees at a distance of 4 nautical miles and an altitude of 1,350 feet above ground level. The landing on runway 12 was successful, with a touchdown distance of 341 meters, which was good. The touchdown speed was slightly above the target at 140 knots, and the touchdown rate was firm at -368 feet per minute. The runway touchdown alignment was perfect.
The local weather conditions at the time of landing were characterized by a temperature of 28 degrees Celsius, with a wind speed of 11 knots at a direction of 120 degrees. This resulted in a crosswind of 3 knots and a headwind of 10 knots. The total landing distance was 1,025 meters, which was 40% of the runway length. The runway rollout alignment was also perfect. 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 488 nautical miles, and the flight duration was 86 minutes. The aircraft used 3,892 kilograms of fuel during the flight.
The Airbus A320 successfully landed at TFFR Pointe-à-Pitre Le Raizet International Airport, achieving a high score of 98.4%. The aircraft approached the runway from the west, heading 101.0° at a distance of 4 nautical miles and an altitude of 1,350 feet above ground level (agl). The final approach was executed with precision, and the aircraft landed smoothly on runway 12, which has a length of 2,553 meters.
The threshold height was satisfactory, and the threshold speed was slightly above the target at 140 knots. However, the touchdown speed of 135 knots was a bit faster than desired, indicating that the pilot may have needed to apply more braking during the landing roll. The touchdown distance of 341 meters was within acceptable limits, and the touchdown rate of -368 feet per minute (fpm) was firm, suggesting a controlled descent.
The local weather conditions at the time of landing were favorable, with a temperature of 28°C and a wind speed of 11 knots from 120°. The crosswind component was minimal at 3 knots, while the headwind component was 10 knots, which helped to reduce the landing distance. The total landing distance of 1,025 meters was 40% of the runway length, indicating a relatively short landing roll.
The runway touchdown alignment was perfect, and the runway rollout alignment was also satisfactory, demonstrating the pilot's skill and control during the landing phase. Overall, the landing was executed with precision and control, and the aircraft came to a stop within a safe distance from the runway threshold.
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