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Make small rudder corrections against a point at the far end to hold the centreline.
What happened: During the ground roll you drifted 12 m off the runway centreline.
Watch for: Watch runway alignment against the centreline, correcting with small rudder inputs.
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Arrival
Begin the flare with progressive back pressure and keep it coming until the sink is arrested, rather than flying it on flat.
What happened: The nose was barely raised in the flare and little of the sink was taken out, flying the aircraft onto the runway. This pattern usually carries through to a firm touchdown with a noticeable sink rate.
Watch for: Vertical speed indicator: a smoothly reducing sink through the normal flare band, not a steady rate into the runway.
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 2,716 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
The 89 m touchdown sits inside the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.
The rest of the report
The flight began with the aircraft, an Airbus A319, taxiing from the parking area to the runway at Toronto Lester B. Pearson International Airport, taking 7 minutes to cover a distance of 1 nautical mile. The departure roll took place on runway 33R, with the aircraft lifting off at a speed of 177 knots after covering 66% of the 2,221-meter runway.
As the aircraft took to the skies, it encountered local weather conditions of -8°C and a wind speed of 19 knots at 49 degrees. The crosswind was also 19 knots, while the tailwind was a mere 1 knot. The enroute climb began approximately 1 mile northwest of the airport, with the aircraft ascending from an altitude of 1,688 feet above sea level to 34,718 feet, a total increase of 33,030 feet in 22 minutes, covering a distance of 116 nautical miles.
The enroute level cruise phase started over Pecora Field in Bradford, Pennsylvania, and lasted for 214 minutes, during which the aircraft covered a distance of 1,686 nautical miles. The descent phase began at a latitude of 14.7698932 and a longitude of -70.1141809, with the aircraft descending from 35,022 feet to 1,258 feet in 26 minutes, covering a distance of 135 nautical miles.
The final approach to runway 11 at Queen Beatrix International Airport was made from the west, with the aircraft heading at 104.0 degrees at an altitude of 1,210 feet above ground level and a distance of 4 nautical miles from the runway. The landing took place on a runway with a length of 2,716 meters, and the threshold height was good. The threshold speed was also good at 133 knots, while the touchdown distance was 92 meters, and the touchdown speed was 130 knots.
The local weather conditions at the time of landing were 27°C and a wind speed of 21 knots at 79 degrees, with a crosswind of 8 knots and a headwind of 19 knots. The touchdown rate was very hard at -555 feet per minute, but the runway touchdown alignment was very good. The total landing distance was 691 meters, which was 25% of the runway length. The runway rollout alignment was also very good.
After landing, the aircraft taxiied to the parking area, taking 3 minutes to cover a distance of less than 1 nautical mile. The total flight distance was 1,946 nautical miles, taking a total of 271 minutes, and the aircraft used 10,900 kilograms of fuel during the flight.
The Airbus A319 aircraft successfully landed at TNCA Queen Beatrix International Airport, achieving a high score of 95.1%. The final approach to runway 11 was conducted from the west, with a heading of 104.0° at a distance of 4 nautical miles and an altitude of 1,210 feet above ground level (agl).
The aircraft's performance during the landing was impressive, with a good threshold height and a threshold speed of 133 knots. The touchdown distance was also within acceptable limits, measuring 92 meters. The touchdown speed of 130 knots was also satisfactory, indicating a smooth and controlled descent.
However, the touchdown rate was somewhat concerning, registering a very hard -555 feet per minute (fpm). This suggests that the aircraft may have touched down with a higher than ideal rate, which could potentially lead to a bumpy ride for passengers. Despite this, the runway touchdown alignment was very good, indicating that the aircraft was properly aligned with the runway.
The local weather conditions at the time of the landing were favorable, with a temperature of 27°C and a wind speed of 21 knots from a direction of 79°. The crosswind component was relatively low at 8 knots, while the headwind component was 19 knots. These conditions likely contributed to the aircraft's smooth and controlled descent.
The total landing distance of 691 meters was only 25% of the runway length, indicating that the aircraft was able to stop quickly and efficiently after touchdown. The runway rollout alignment was also very good, suggesting that the aircraft was properly aligned with the runway during the rollout phase.
Overall, the Airbus A319's landing performance at TNCA Queen Beatrix International Airport was impressive, with a high score and a smooth and controlled descent. However, the very hard touchdown rate is an area for improvement, and the pilots should focus on achieving a more ideal touchdown rate in future landings.
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