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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 6.3 m off the runway centreline.
Watch for: Watch runway alignment against the centreline, correcting with small rudder inputs.
See Departure Roll
Arrival
Carry more power on approach to hold 130 kt at the threshold instead of letting speed decay into the flare.
What happened: The flare arrested the sink at 17 ft while already below the speed target, and the aircraft settled as the remaining energy ran out, usually carrying a firm touchdown with it at 612 fpm.
Watch for: Watch airspeed on short final against 130 kt, keeping it there through the flare.
Arrive slow and the sink rate at the threshold is already above schedule, the flare is short because there is no energy to extend it, and the touchdown is hard in a way that feels exactly like a late flare. Diagnosing a slow arrival as a late flare is the catastrophic misread: you respond by flaring earlier, which bleeds more speed, which makes the next one worse. The tiebreaker is threshold speed against VRef, not feel. Never diagnose a flare without it.
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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 1,746 m of the approach.
Plan view — the first 1,746 m of the 2,889 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
Touched down 804 m past the threshold — beyond the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.
The rest of the report
The flight began with the Airbus A319 taxiing from the parking area to the runway at DNAA Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, a process that took 14 minutes and covered a distance of 3 nautical miles. The aircraft then departed from runway 04, with a takeoff distance of 1,982 meters, which was 55% of the runway length. The liftoff speed was 154 knots.
As the aircraft took off, it encountered local weather conditions of a temperature of 36 degrees Celsius and winds of 6 knots at 219 degrees. The crosswind was 1 knot, while the tailwind was 6 knots. After departing from Abuja, the aircraft began its enroute climb, which started 1 mile northeast of the airport and reached an altitude of 38,403 feet above sea level. The climb was a significant increase of 36,236 feet in just 18 minutes, covering a distance of 88 nautical miles.
Following the climb, the aircraft entered a level cruise, which started 10 miles southeast of Dekina in Nigeria and lasted for 27 minutes. During this phase, the aircraft covered a distance of 182 nautical miles. The cruise was followed by a descent, which began 17 miles south of FKKF Mamfe Airport in Cameroon. The descent was a decrease of 35,039 feet in just 16 minutes, covering a distance of 90 nautical miles.
The aircraft then entered another level cruise, which started 11 miles east of FKKD Douala International Airport in Cameroon and lasted for 8 minutes. This phase covered a distance of 7 nautical miles. The cruise was followed by another descent, which began 9 miles northwest of Dizangue in Cameroon. The descent was a decrease of 1,807 feet in just 3 minutes, covering a distance of 8 nautical miles.
The final approach to runway 30 at FKKD Douala International Airport was from the southeast, with a heading of 297.0 degrees at 4 nautical miles and 1,259 feet above ground level. The aircraft landed on the runway, which had a length of 2,889 meters. The threshold height was well above the target, while the threshold speed was good at 128 knots.
The touchdown point was 384 meters beyond the touchdown zone, with a touchdown speed of 111 knots, which was good. However, the touchdown rate was hard at -492 feet per minute. The runway touchdown alignment was very good, and the local weather conditions were a temperature of 27 degrees Celsius and winds of 5 knots at 206 degrees. The crosswind was 5 knots, while the headwind was 0 knots.
The total landing distance was 1,661 meters, which was 57% of the runway length. The runway rollout alignment was perfect. After landing, the aircraft taxiied to the parking area, a process that took 2 minutes and covered a distance of less than 1 nautical mile. The total flight distance was 385 nautical miles, and the flight used 3,060 kilograms of fuel.
The Airbus A319 aircraft successfully landed at FKKD Douala International Airport, achieving a score of 87.6%. The final approach to runway 30 was initiated from the south east, with a heading of 297.0° at a distance of 4 nautical miles and an altitude of 1,259 feet above ground level (agl).
Upon landing, the aircraft touched down on the runway, with the threshold height being well above the target. However, the threshold speed was satisfactory at 128 knots. The touchdown point was located 384 meters beyond the designated touchdown zone, which may indicate a slight deviation from the intended landing spot. The touchdown speed of 111 knots was within the acceptable range, indicating a controlled descent.
The touchdown rate of -492 feet per minute (fpm) was considered hard, suggesting that the aircraft may have touched down with a slightly higher rate of descent than desired. Nevertheless, the runway touchdown alignment was very good, indicating that the aircraft was properly aligned with the runway during the landing.
The local weather conditions at the time of landing were characterized by a temperature of 27°C and a wind speed of 5 knots from a direction of 206°. The crosswind component was 5 knots, while the headwind component was negligible at 0 knots. These conditions did not appear to significantly impact the landing.
The total landing distance of 1,661 meters was 57% of the available runway length, which is a relatively short distance. The runway rollout alignment was perfect, indicating that the aircraft was properly aligned with the runway during the rollout phase.
Overall, while there were some minor deviations from the ideal landing parameters, the Airbus A319 aircraft successfully landed at FKKD Douala International Airport, achieving a satisfactory score of 87.6%.
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