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Improve the rollout
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.
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 1,833 m of the approach.
Plan view — the first 1,833 m of the 3,894 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
Touched down 767 m past the threshold — beyond the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.
The rest of the report
The flight began with the Airbus A320 taxiing from the parking area to the runway at Zürich Airport, taking 11 minutes and covering a distance of 2 nautical miles. The departure roll took place on runway 16, with the aircraft lifting off after a takeoff distance of 1,908 meters, which was 59% of the runway length. The liftoff speed was 153 knots.
As the aircraft took to the skies, it encountered local weather conditions of 7°C temperature and winds of 5 knots at 9°. The crosswind was 3 knots, while the tailwind was 4 knots. The enroute climb began overhead Opfikon, with the aircraft ascending from 2,397 feet above sea level to 32,215 feet above sea level, an increase of 29,818 feet in 18 minutes, covering a distance of 67 nautical miles.
The enroute level cruise started 1 mile northwest of Someo, Switzerland, and lasted for 36 minutes, covering a distance of 258 nautical miles. The enroute descent began 3 miles south of Manciano, Italy, with the aircraft descending from 32,633 feet above sea level to 1,310 feet above sea level, a decrease of 31,324 feet in 23 minutes, covering a distance of 49 nautical miles.
The final approach to runway 16L at Rome–Fiumicino Leonardo da Vinci International Airport was made from the north, heading 163.0° at 4 nautical miles and 1,290 feet above ground level. The landing took place on the 3,894-meter runway, with the threshold height being slightly above the target. The threshold speed was good at 140 knots, while the touchdown speed was 130 knots, which was good. The touchdown rate was fair at -215 feet per minute.
The touchdown point was 351 meters beyond the touchdown zone, and the runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned by 3.8 meters from the centreline. The local weather conditions at the time of landing were 10°C temperature and winds of 6 knots at 100°, with a crosswind of 5 knots and a headwind of 3 knots. The total landing distance was 1,752 meters, which was 45% of the runway length. The runway rollout alignment was slightly misaligned by 14.5 meters from the centreline.
After landing, the aircraft taxiied to the parking area, taking 13 minutes and covering a distance of 2 nautical miles. The total flight distance was 385 nautical miles, taking 103 minutes, and the aircraft used 3,687 kilograms of fuel during the flight.
The Airbus A320 successfully landed on runway 16L at LIRF Rome–Fiumicino Leonardo da Vinci International Airport, achieving a score of 89.6%. The aircraft approached the runway from the north, heading 163.0° at a distance of 4 nautical miles and an altitude of 1,290 feet above ground level (agl).
During the final approach, the aircraft maintained a good threshold speed of 140 knots, which is within the acceptable range. However, the threshold height at 56 feet agl was slightly above the target, indicating a minor deviation from the ideal landing configuration. The touchdown point was 351 meters beyond the touchdown zone, which is a relatively long distance, but the touchdown speed of 130 knots was within the acceptable range.
The touchdown rate of -215 feet per minute (fpm) was fair, indicating that the aircraft touched down with a moderate rate of descent. The runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned by 3.8 meters from the centerline, which may have contributed to the long touchdown distance.
The local weather conditions at the time of landing were characterized by a temperature of 10°C and a wind speed of 6 knots at 100°. The crosswind component was 5 knots, while the headwind component was 3 knots. These conditions may have affected the aircraft's approach and landing performance.
The total landing distance of 1,752 meters was 45% of the runway length, which is a relatively long distance. The runway rollout alignment was also slightly misaligned by 14.5 meters from the centerline, indicating that the aircraft may have deviated from the ideal rollout path.
Overall, while the landing was not perfect, the Airbus A320 achieved a good score of 89.6%, indicating that the pilots executed the landing safely and efficiently. However, there is room for improvement in terms of achieving a more precise touchdown point and maintaining a more accurate runway alignment during rollout.
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