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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 1,524 m of the approach.
Plan view — the first 1,524 m of the 2,483 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
The 403 m touchdown sits inside the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.
The rest of the report
The flight began with the aircraft taxiing from the parking to the runway at Lisbon Portela Airport, taking 10 minutes and covering a distance of 2 nautical miles. The departure roll took place on runway 20, with a takeoff distance of 1,191 meters, which was 38% of the runway length. The aircraft lifted off at a speed of 162 knots.
As the aircraft climbed to a higher altitude, it encountered local weather conditions of 13°C temperature and winds of 18 knots at 250°. The crosswind was 13 knots, while the headwind was 12 knots. The enroute climb started overhead Alvalade, Portugal, and the aircraft ascended from 1,281 feet above sea level to 36,275 feet above sea level, an increase of 34,995 feet in 24 minutes, covering a distance of 149 nautical miles.
The enroute level cruise began at a latitude of 37.1446799 and a longitude of -11.5907945, lasting 36 minutes and covering 246 nautical miles. The aircraft then began its descent from 36,954 feet above sea level to 2,252 feet above sea level, a decrease of 34,701 feet in 20 minutes, covering a distance of 112 nautical miles. The descent started 91 miles northeast of Porto Santo Airport, Vila Baleira, Madeira, Portugal.
The aircraft then entered another level cruise, this time starting 7 miles northeast of Canical, Madeira, Portugal, and lasting 5 minutes, covering 14 nautical miles. The final descent began 3 miles southeast of Canico, Madeira, Portugal, and the aircraft descended from 1,990 feet above sea level to 421 feet above sea level, a decrease of 1,568 feet in 2 minutes, covering a distance of 4 nautical miles.
The final approach to runway 05 at Madeira International Airport Cristiano Ronaldo was made from the southwest, heading 43.0° at 1 nautical mile and 245 feet above ground level. The aircraft landed on the runway, which was 2,483 meters long, with a good threshold height. The threshold speed was slightly above the target at 145 knots.
The touchdown distance was good at 401 meters, but the touchdown speed was a little fast at 129 knots. The touchdown rate was hard at -413 feet per minute. The runway touchdown position was significantly misaligned by 17.9 meters from the centreline. The local weather conditions at the time of landing were 15°C temperature and winds of 11 knots at 20°.
The total landing distance was 892 meters, which was 36% of the runway length. The runway rollout alignment was misaligned by 17.6 meters from the centreline. The aircraft then taxiied to the parking from the runway, taking 1 minute and covering less than 1 nautical mile.
The total flight distance was 533 nautical miles, taking 107 minutes, and the aircraft used 5,068 kilograms of fuel during the flight.
The Airbus A321 aircraft successfully landed on runway 05 at LPMA Madeira International Airport Cristiano Ronaldo, but with some notable deviations from the ideal landing parameters. The aircraft was approaching the runway from the south-west, heading 43.0° at 1 nm and 245 ft above ground level (agl). The landing was executed with a good threshold height, but the threshold speed was slightly above the target at 145 kt.
Upon touchdown, the aircraft's touchdown distance was within the acceptable range at 401 m, but the touchdown speed was a little fast at 129 kt. The touchdown rate was also hard at -413 fpm, indicating a relatively steep descent. One of the notable issues with this landing was the significant misalignment of the runway touchdown position, which was off-centre by 17.9 m from the centreline.
The local weather conditions at the time of the landing were moderate, with a temperature of 15 °C and wind speeds of 11 kt at 20°. The crosswind component was relatively low at 5 kt, while the headwind component was 10 kt. The total landing distance was 892 m, which accounted for 36% of the runway length. During the rollout, the aircraft's alignment was again misaligned by 17.6 m from the centreline.
Overall, while the landing was successful, there were some notable deviations from the ideal parameters, including a slightly fast touchdown speed, hard touchdown rate, and significant misalignment of the runway touchdown position and rollout alignment. These issues highlight the importance of precise control and adherence to standard operating procedures during landing operations.
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