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Make small rudder corrections against a fixed point at the far end of the runway to hold the centreline during the roll.
What happened: The aircraft drifted 71 ft off the runway centreline during the ground roll, and wing drift like that usually keeps reappearing as bank in the climb, with 4.2° of bank in the first climb segment and 4.3° still showing in the second.
Watch for: Heading indicator: steady on the runway centreline during the roll, then wings level through the climb.
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 5,000 ft of the approach.
Plan view — the first 5,000 ft of the 10,865 ft runway, to the same scale as the side view.
The 1,203 ft touchdown sits inside 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 EGKK London Gatwick Airport, a process that took 12 minutes and covered a distance of 2 nautical miles. The aircraft then departed from runway 26L, with a takeoff distance of 5,880 feet, which accounted for 72% of the runway. The liftoff speed was 163 knots.
The local weather conditions at the time of departure were characterized by a temperature of 51 degrees Fahrenheit and a wind speed of 5 knots from a direction of 189 degrees. This resulted in a crosswind of 5 knots and a headwind of 2 knots. The aircraft then began its enroute climb, starting 1 mile northeast of Rusper in West Sussex, England. The climb took 19 minutes and covered a distance of 114 nautical miles, during which the aircraft ascended from an altitude of 1,402 feet above sea level to 34,936 feet.
Following the enroute climb, the aircraft entered a level cruise phase, which began overhead Villers-Brulin in Hauts-de-France, France. This phase lasted for 107 minutes and covered a distance of 581 nautical miles. The aircraft then started its enroute descent, beginning 2 miles north of LIZK Montemaggiore al Metauro Airport in Montemaggiore al Metauro, Italy. The descent took 24 minutes and covered a distance of 103 nautical miles, during which the aircraft descended from an altitude of 34,835 feet to 1,296 feet.
The final approach to runway 04R at LIPZ Venice Marco Polo Airport was made from the southwest, with the aircraft heading at an angle of 42.0 degrees. The aircraft was at an altitude of 1,281 feet above ground level and 4 nautical miles from the runway. The local weather conditions at the time of landing were characterized by a temperature of 41 degrees Fahrenheit and a wind speed of 3 knots from a direction of 40 degrees. This resulted in a crosswind of 0 knots and a headwind of 3 knots.
The aircraft landed on runway 04R, which had a length of 10,865 feet. The threshold height was good, and the threshold speed was also satisfactory at 138 knots. The touchdown distance was 1,202 feet, which was within acceptable limits. However, the touchdown speed was a little fast at 134 knots, and the touchdown rate was very hard at -580 feet per minute. The runway touchdown alignment was perfect, and the runway rollout alignment was also very good.
The total landing distance was 3,395 feet, which accounted for 31% of the runway. The taxiing to the parking area from the runway took 5 minutes and covered a distance of less than 1 nautical mile. The total flight distance was 808 nautical miles, and the flight duration was 168 minutes. The aircraft used a total of 7,104 pounds of fuel during the flight.
The Airbus A320 successfully landed at LIPZ Venice Marco Polo Airport, achieving a high score of 95.8%. The aircraft approached the runway from the southwest, heading 42.0° at a distance of 4 nautical miles and an altitude of 1,281 feet above ground level (agl). The pilot executed a precise final approach, aligning the aircraft with the runway threshold.
Upon landing, the aircraft touched down on runway 04R, which has a length of 10,865 feet. The threshold height was satisfactory, and the threshold speed was maintained at 138 knots, indicating a well-executed landing. The touchdown distance of 1,202 feet was also within acceptable limits. However, the touchdown speed of 134 knots was slightly higher than desired, which may have contributed to a harder-than-ideal touchdown rate.
The touchdown rate of -580 feet per minute (fpm) was particularly high, indicating a relatively hard landing. Despite this, the runway touchdown alignment was perfect, demonstrating the pilot's skill and control during the landing. The local weather conditions at the time of landing were characterized by a temperature of 41°F and a gentle headwind of 3 knots from a direction of 40°. There was no crosswind component, which further contributed to the smooth landing.
The total landing distance of 3,395 feet was 31% of the runway length, indicating a relatively short landing roll. The runway rollout alignment was also very good, suggesting that the pilot maintained control and stability throughout the landing process. Overall, the landing was executed well, with the pilot demonstrating a high level of skill and proficiency.
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