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Departure
Make small rudder corrections against a point at the far end to hold the centreline.
What happened: During the ground roll you drifted 15 ft off the runway centreline.
Watch for: Watch runway alignment against the centreline, correcting with small rudder inputs.
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Preparing for a stable approach will give you time to decide on whether to attempt the landing or going around. Too much altitude with a high sink rate will result in carrying too much speed onto the runway. Configuring flaps and the gear late also won't help the speed decay.
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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 5,000 ft of the approach.
Plan view — the first 5,000 ft of the 6,871 ft runway, to the same scale as the side view.
The 1,392 ft touchdown sits inside the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.
The rest of the report
The flight began with the aircraft, an Airbus A321, taxiing from the parking area to the runway at San Francisco International Airport (KSFO). This process took 6 minutes and covered a distance of 1 nautical mile. The departure roll took place on runway 01L, with the aircraft taking off and covering a distance of 4,538 feet, which was 62% of the runway length. The liftoff speed was 161 knots.
As the aircraft climbed out of KSFO, it encountered local weather conditions of 70°F temperature and a wind speed of 10 knots from a direction of 277°. The crosswind component was 10 knots, while the tailwind component was 4 knots. The enroute climb started 1 mile northeast of KSFO and continued for 17 minutes, during which the aircraft ascended from 1,028 feet above sea level to 34,032 feet above sea level, covering a distance of 87 nautical miles.
Following the climb, the aircraft entered a level cruise phase, which started 17 miles southwest of Carmel Valley Village Airport (KCAL) and lasted for 31 minutes. During this phase, the aircraft covered a distance of 243 nautical miles. The enroute descent phase began 3 miles south of Sunset Beach, California, and lasted for 16 minutes, during which the aircraft descended from 33,931 feet above sea level to 1,524 feet above sea level, covering a distance of 76 nautical miles.
The final approach to runway 27 at San Diego International Airport (KSAN) was made from the east, with the aircraft heading 286.0° at an altitude of 4 nautical miles and 1,499 feet above ground level. The landing took place on runway 27, which had a length of 6,871 feet. The threshold height was good, and the threshold speed was also satisfactory at 135 knots. The touchdown distance was 1,377 feet, which was 52% of the runway length, and the touchdown speed was 126 knots, which was also satisfactory. The touchdown rate was -187 feet per minute, which was good.
The local weather conditions at the time of landing were 72°F temperature and a wind speed of 4 knots from a direction of 290°. The crosswind component was 0 knots, while the headwind component was 4 knots. The runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned from the centerline by 11 feet. The runway rollout alignment was very good.
After landing, the aircraft taxied to the parking area, which took 2 minutes and covered a distance of less than 1 nautical mile. The total flight distance was 413 nautical miles, and the flight duration was 72 minutes. The aircraft used 6,684 pounds of fuel during the flight.
The Airbus A321 successfully landed at San Diego International Airport (KSAN) on runway 27, achieving a high score of 98.8%. The aircraft approached the runway from the east, heading 286.0° at a distance of 4 nautical miles and an altitude of 1,499 feet above ground level (agl). The pilot maintained a good threshold height, which is a critical aspect of a safe landing.
Upon touchdown, the aircraft's speed was within the acceptable range, at 126 knots, and the touchdown distance was also satisfactory at 1,377 feet. The touchdown rate of -187 feet per minute (fpm) was within the normal range, indicating a smooth and controlled descent. However, the runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned by 11 feet from the centreline, which may require some adjustments during the rollout phase.
The local weather conditions were favorable for the landing, with a temperature of 72°F and a gentle headwind of 4 knots from 290°. The crosswind component was negligible, at 0 knots. The total landing distance of 3,554 feet was within the acceptable range, accounting for 52% of the runway length. This indicates that the aircraft had sufficient stopping distance to come to a safe stop after touchdown.
During the rollout phase, the aircraft's alignment was very good, suggesting that the pilot had successfully corrected the slight misalignment during the touchdown. Overall, the landing was executed smoothly and safely, with the aircraft coming to a stop within a reasonable distance from the runway threshold.
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