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Departure
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 21 m off the runway centreline during the ground roll, and wing drift like that usually keeps reappearing as bank in the climb, with 2.1° of bank in the first climb segment and 2.1° still showing in the second.
Watch for: Heading indicator: steady on the runway centreline during the roll, then wings level through the climb.
Arrival
Hold the approach speed back toward 45 ft with power and let the aircraft descend to the normal flare band before rounding out.
What happened: The flare began early at 93 ft, well above the normal band, and the aircraft touched down fast at 157 kt against a vref of 140 kt. An early flare like this usually carries extra speed through to touchdown rather than bleeding it off.
Watch for: Watch radio altitude and start the flare within the normal band near 45 ft.
Arrive slow and the sink rate at the threshold is already above schedule, the flare is short because there is no energy to extend it, and the touchdown is hard in a way that feels exactly like a late flare. Diagnosing a slow arrival as a late flare is the catastrophic misread: you respond by flaring earlier, which bleeds more speed, which makes the next one worse. The tiebreaker is threshold speed against VRef, not feel. Never diagnose a flare without it.
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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 1,976 m of the approach.
Plan view — the first 1,976 m of the 3,411 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
Touched down 791 m past the threshold — beyond the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.
The rest of the report
The flight began with a departure roll from runway 09 at RPVD Sibulan Airport, where the aircraft, an Airbus A320, took off with a takeoff distance of 1,449 meters, which was 79% of the runway length. The liftoff speed was 150 knots. The local weather conditions at the time of departure were characterized by a temperature of 17 degrees Celsius, a wind speed of 1 knot at 270 degrees, with a crosswind of 0 knots and a tailwind of 1 knot.
As the aircraft climbed, it started its enroute climb 1 mile east of RPVD Sibulan Airport, Dumaguete City, and reached a height of 35,406 feet above sea level, an increase of 34,394 feet from the initial altitude of 1,012 feet. This climb took 22 minutes and covered a distance of 141 nautical miles. The aircraft then entered a level cruise, which started 4 miles southwest of Libacao, and lasted for 16 minutes, covering 126 nautical miles.
The enroute descent started 5 miles northeast of Naujan, where the aircraft descended from 35,371 feet to 14,821 feet, a decrease of 20,550 feet, in 11 minutes and covering 30 nautical miles. The aircraft then entered another level cruise, which started 4 miles east of San Antonio, and lasted for 2 minutes, covering 7 nautical miles. The enroute descent started 5 miles north of San Antonio, where the aircraft descended from 14,818 feet to 5,168 feet, a decrease of 9,650 feet, in 10 minutes and covering 37 nautical miles.
The aircraft then entered another level cruise, which started 1 mile north of Teresa, and lasted for 2 minutes, covering 4 nautical miles. The enroute descent started 1 mile east of Cainta, where the aircraft descended from 5,154 feet to 1,977 feet, a decrease of 3,177 feet, in 3 minutes and covering 2 nautical miles. The aircraft then entered another level cruise, which started 1 mile east of Taytay, and lasted for 4 minutes, covering 4 nautical miles.
The final approach to runway 24 at RPLL Ninoy Aquino International Airport was made from the northeast, with a heading of 240 degrees at 4 nautical miles and 1,295 feet above ground level. The landing was made on runway 24, which had a length of 3,411 meters. The threshold speed was well above the target at 161 knots, and the touchdown point was 379 meters beyond the touchdown zone. The touchdown speed was 157 knots, which was fast, and the touchdown rate was firm at -354 feet per minute.
The runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned by 3.5 meters from the centerline, and the local weather conditions at the time of landing were characterized by a temperature of 29 degrees Celsius, a wind speed of 15 knots at 260 degrees, with a crosswind of 5 knots and a headwind of 14 knots. The total landing distance was 1,900 meters, which was 56% of the runway length. The runway rollout alignment was slightly misaligned by 9.8 meters from the centerline.
After landing, the aircraft took 8 minutes to taxi to the parking area from the runway, covering less than 1 nautical mile. The total flight distance was 358 nautical miles, and the flight duration was 81 minutes, with a fuel consumption of 3,368 kilograms.
The Airbus A320 aircraft successfully landed at RPLL Ninoy Aquino International Airport, but with some notable deviations from the ideal landing parameters. The final approach was initiated from the north-east, heading 240.0° at a distance of 4 nautical miles and an altitude of 1,295 feet above ground level (agl). The aircraft touched down on runway 24, which has a length of 3,411 meters.
The threshold height was satisfactory, but the threshold speed was significantly above the target speed, reaching 161 knots. This indicates that the aircraft may have been descending too quickly or the pilots may have been unable to slow down sufficiently before touchdown. The touchdown point was 379 meters beyond the designated touchdown zone, which suggests that the aircraft may have landed slightly too far down the runway.
The touchdown speed of 157 knots was also faster than the ideal speed, resulting in a firm touchdown rate of -354 feet per minute. This may have put additional stress on the aircraft's landing gear and could have affected the overall safety of the landing. Furthermore, the runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned by 3.5 meters from the centerline, which may have required the pilots to make some adjustments during the rollout phase.
The local weather conditions at the time of landing were characterized by a temperature of 29°C and a wind speed of 15 knots from 260°. This resulted in a crosswind of 5 knots and a headwind of 14 knots, which may have affected the aircraft's approach and landing. The total landing distance was 1,900 meters, which is 56% of the runway length. This is a relatively long landing distance, indicating that the aircraft may have been slowed down too quickly or the pilots may have been unable to maintain a stable approach.
During the rollout phase, the aircraft's alignment was slightly misaligned by 9.8 meters from the centerline, which may have required some adjustments from the pilots to maintain control of the aircraft. Overall, while the landing was successful, there were several deviations from the ideal landing parameters that may require further attention and training from the pilots to improve the safety and efficiency of future landings.
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