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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 6.4 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 305 m and 152 m above the runway.
The approach, gate by gate
Side view — the last 1,624 m of the approach.
Plan view — the first 1,624 m of the 2,434 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
The 444 m touchdown sits inside the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.
The rest of the report
The flight in question was operated by an Airbus A321neo aircraft. The pre-flight taxiing process from the parking area to the runway took approximately 9 minutes and covered a distance of less than 1 nautical mile. The aircraft departed from runway 27R at London Heathrow Airport (EGLL), with a takeoff distance of 1,888 meters, which accounted for 53% of the runway length. The liftoff speed was recorded at 178 knots.
The local weather conditions at the time of departure were characterized by a temperature of 14 degrees Celsius and a wind speed of 5 knots from a direction of 226 degrees. The crosswind component was 4 knots, while the headwind component was also 4 knots. The aircraft began its enroute climb over Harmondsworth, Greater London, England, and ascended from an altitude of 330 meters above sea level to 5,486 meters above sea level, an increase of 5,156.4 meters, in 8 minutes and covering a distance of 39 nautical miles.
The enroute level cruise phase started over Stoke Goldington, Milton Keynes, England, and lasted for 7 minutes, covering a distance of 43 nautical miles. The aircraft then began its enroute descent over Ravenstone, Leicestershire, England, and descended from 5,315 meters above sea level to 1,678 meters above sea level, a decrease of 3,637.2 meters, in 9 minutes and covering a distance of 40 nautical miles. The enroute level cruise phase resumed over High Peak, Derbyshire, England, and lasted for 2 minutes, covering a distance of 6 nautical miles.
The aircraft then began its enroute descent over Dunford Bridge, Barnsley, England, and descended from 1,674 meters above sea level to 1,068 meters above sea level, a decrease of 605.6 meters, in 2 minutes and covering a distance of 4 nautical miles. The enroute level cruise phase resumed over Diggle, Borough of Oldham, England, and lasted for 3 minutes, covering a distance of 7 nautical miles. The aircraft then began its final descent over Hyde, Borough of Tameside, England, and descended from 897 meters above sea level to 455 meters above sea level, a decrease of 442 meters, in 2 minutes and covering a distance of 4 nautical miles.
The aircraft then began its final approach to runway 23R at Manchester Airport (EGCC) from the north-east, heading 231.0 degrees at an altitude of 384.6 meters above ground level and a distance of 4 nautical miles from the runway threshold. The landing was executed on runway 23R, which had a length of 2,434 meters. The threshold height was good, and the threshold speed was also good at 137 knots. The touchdown distance was good at 443 meters, and the touchdown speed was 134 knots, which was also good. The touchdown rate was firm at -2.0 meters per second.
However, the runway touchdown position was significantly misaligned by 16.8 meters from the centerline. The local weather conditions at the time of landing were characterized by a temperature of 14 degrees Celsius and a wind speed of 3 knots from a direction of 177 degrees. The crosswind component was 3 knots, while the headwind component was 2 knots. The total landing distance was 1,543 meters, which accounted for 63% of the runway length. The runway rollout alignment was also misaligned by 16.8 meters from the centerline.
The post-landing taxiing process from the runway to the parking area took approximately 9 minutes and covered a distance of 1 nautical mile. The total flight distance was 152 nautical miles, and the
The aircraft, identified as an A21N, successfully landed on runway 23R at Manchester Airport (EGCC) with a score of 90.2%. The final approach was initiated from the north-east, heading 231.0° at an altitude of 384.6 meters above ground level (agl) and a distance of 4 nautical miles from the runway.
Upon landing, the aircraft demonstrated good threshold height and threshold speed, touching down at 137 knots. The touchdown distance was also within acceptable limits at 443 meters. The touchdown speed of 134 knots was satisfactory, and the touchdown rate of -2.0 meters per second was firm, indicating a controlled descent.
However, there were some notable deviations from optimal performance. The runway touchdown position was significantly misaligned by 16.8 meters from the centerline, which could potentially lead to issues with directional control during the landing roll. This misalignment was also evident during the runway rollout, where the aircraft remained 16.8 meters off-centerline.
The local weather conditions at the time of landing were relatively calm, with a temperature of 14°C and a gentle wind of 3 knots from 177°. The crosswind component was minimal at 3 knots, while the headwind component was 2 knots. The total landing distance of 1,543 meters was 63% of the available runway length, which is within acceptable limits.
Overall, while the landing was successful, there are areas for improvement, particularly in terms of maintaining alignment with the runway centerline during the landing roll.
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