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Shorten the long landing
Ground effect becomes significant below about one wingspan of height. A Cessna 172, with a 36 ft span, enters ground effect at flare height - the float it feels in the hold-off is ground effect arriving on cue. An A320, with a span around 117 ft, has been in ground effect since before the threshold and there is no sudden cushion to feel, only a gradual reduction in induced drag that lengthens any float you allow.
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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.
Side view — the last 1,666 m of the approach.
Plan view — the first 1,666 m of the 3,110 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
Touched down 949 m past the threshold — beyond 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 A320-214, then departed from runway 15 at Birmingham International Airport (EGBB). The takeoff distance was 1,567 meters, which accounted for 68% of the runway. The liftoff speed was 149 knots.
The local weather conditions at the time of departure were characterized by a temperature of 15°C, with a wind speed of 21 knots at a direction of 60°. This resulted in a crosswind of 20 knots and a headwind of 1 knot. The aircraft then began its enroute climb, starting 1 mile northwest of Hampton in Arden, Solihull, England. The climb from 1,360 feet above sea level to 5,882 feet above sea level, an increase of 4,521 feet, was achieved in 3 minutes and covered a distance of 6 nautical miles.
The enroute level cruise started 1 mile northwest of Fillongley, Warwickshire, England, and lasted for 2 minutes, covering a distance of 7 nautical miles. The aircraft then began another enroute climb, this time from 5,885 feet above sea level to 26,072 feet above sea level, an increase of 20,187 feet, in 11 minutes and covering a distance of 68 nautical miles. The climb took place overhead Tamworth, Staffordshire, England.
The enroute level cruise continued, starting overhead Moreton, Metropolitan Borough of Wirral, England, and lasted for 7 minutes, covering a distance of 48 nautical miles. The aircraft then began its enroute descent, starting 19 miles north of Cemaes Bay, Anglesey, Wales. The descent from 26,065 feet above sea level to 8,117 feet above sea level, a decrease of 17,948 feet, was achieved in 12 minutes and covered a distance of 73 nautical miles.
The enroute level cruise resumed, starting 1 mile southwest of Duleek, Leinster, Ireland, and lasted for 5 minutes, covering a distance of 17 nautical miles. The aircraft then began its final descent, starting 1 mile southwest of Athboy, Leinster, Ireland. The descent from 8,125 feet above sea level to 1,524 feet above sea level, a decrease of 6,601 feet, was achieved in 8 minutes and covered a distance of 22 nautical miles.
The final approach to runway 10L at Dublin Airport (EIDW) was made from the west, heading 95.0° at 4 nautical miles and 1,301 feet above ground level. The landing took place on runway 10L, which had a length of 3,110 meters. The threshold height was above the target, and the threshold speed was slightly above target at 145 knots.
The touchdown point was 523 meters beyond the touchdown zone, and the touchdown speed was 133 knots, which was a little fast. The touchdown rate was fair at -286 feet per minute. The runway touchdown position was significantly misaligned by 19.2 meters from the centerline. The local weather conditions at the time of landing were characterized by a temperature of 10°C, with a wind speed of 17 knots at a direction of 70°. This resulted in a crosswind of 7 knots and a headwind of 15 knots.
The total landing distance was 1,575 meters, which accounted for 51% of the runway. The runway rollout alignment was misaligned by 19.6 meters from the centerline. The taxiing period from the runway to the parking took 9 minutes and covered a distance of less than 1 nautical mile.
The aircraft in question, an A320-214, successfully landed on runway 10L at Dublin Airport (EIDW) with a score of 78.2%. The final approach was initiated from the west, heading 95.0° at a distance of 4 nautical miles and an altitude of 1,301 feet above ground level (agl).
Upon landing, the aircraft touched down 523 meters beyond the designated touchdown zone, which is a significant deviation. The touchdown speed of 133 knots was slightly above the target speed, indicating that the pilot may have been unable to fully arrest the aircraft's descent. The touchdown rate of -286 feet per minute (fpm) was considered fair, suggesting that the pilot was able to maintain control of the aircraft during the landing.
The runway touchdown position was significantly misaligned by 19.2 meters from the centerline, which may have been due to the pilot's inability to accurately align the aircraft with the runway during the final approach. The local weather conditions at the time of the landing were characterized by a temperature of 10°C, with a wind speed of 17 knots at 70°. The crosswind component was 7 knots, while the headwind component was 15 knots.
The total landing distance of 1,575 meters was 51% of the available runway length, which is a relatively high percentage. This may indicate that the pilot was unable to fully utilize the available runway length, potentially due to the aircraft's high touchdown speed or the misaligned touchdown position. The runway rollout alignment was also misaligned by 19.6 meters from the centerline, which may have been due to the pilot's inability to maintain control of the aircraft during the rollout phase.
Overall, while the aircraft was able to land safely, the landing was not without its issues. The pilot's inability to accurately align the aircraft with the runway, combined with the high touchdown speed and misaligned touchdown position, resulted in a suboptimal landing performance.
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