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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 8 m off the runway centreline.
Watch for: Watch runway alignment against the centreline, correcting with small rudder inputs.
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Arrival
Keep the back pressure coming once the flare is established, holding the nose up through to touchdown instead of easing it.
What happened: The flare arrested the sink but 264 fpm of it came back before touchdown, and in flights like this one that returning sink usually carries through to a firm or hard touchdown at 332 fpm.
Watch for: Vertical speed indicator: the sink held near zero all the way through touchdown, not allowed to build back up.
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.
At the 1,000 ft gate: off the centreline.
At the 500 ft gate: sink rate above what the glideslope needed.
The approach, gate by gate
Side view — the last 1,670 m of the approach.
Plan view — the first 1,670 m of the 4,095 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
Touched down 598 m past the threshold — beyond 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 MMMM General Francisco J. Mujica International Airport. This process took approximately 4 minutes and covered a distance of less than 1 nautical mile. The departure roll took place on runway 05, with the aircraft lifting off after a takeoff distance of 2,120 meters, which accounted for 62% of the runway. The liftoff speed was 146 knots.
The local weather conditions at the time of departure were characterized by a temperature of 23 degrees Celsius, with a wind speed of 3 knots from a direction of 350 degrees. This resulted in a crosswind of 3 knots and a headwind of 1 knot. The aircraft then began its enroute climb, starting 1 mile northeast of the airport and ascending from an altitude of 7,038 feet above sea level to 38,294 feet above sea level, an increase of 31,257 feet in 18 minutes, covering a distance of 116 nautical miles.
Following the enroute climb, the aircraft entered a level cruise phase, which began 8 miles south of San Ciro de Acosta, Mexico. This phase lasted for 83 minutes and covered a distance of 599 nautical miles. The aircraft then started its enroute descent, beginning 9 miles northeast of 76TA Canadian River Ranch Airport in Adrian, Texas, and descending from an altitude of 38,383 feet above sea level to 1,840 feet above sea level, a decrease of 36,543 feet in 25 minutes, covering a distance of 109 nautical miles.
The final approach to runway 18R at KDFW Dallas Fort Worth International Airport took place from the north, with the aircraft heading 182.0 degrees at an altitude of 4 nautical miles and 1,252 feet above ground level. The landing on runway 18R, which had a length of 4,095 meters, was characterized by a threshold height that was slightly above the target, and a threshold speed that was well above the target at 143 knots. The touchdown point was 175 meters beyond the touchdown zone, with a touchdown speed of 124 knots, which was a little fast. The touchdown rate was firm at -316 feet per minute, and the runway touchdown alignment was very good.
The local weather conditions at the time of landing were characterized by a temperature of 33 degrees Celsius, with a wind speed of 19 knots from a direction of 170 degrees. This resulted in a crosswind of 3 knots and a headwind of 18 knots. The total landing distance was 1,583 meters, which accounted for 39% of the runway. The runway rollout alignment was perfect, and the aircraft was able to taxi to the parking area in 4 minutes, covering a distance of less than 1 nautical mile.
The total flight distance was 833 nautical miles, and the flight duration was 137 minutes. The aircraft used a total of 4,782 kilograms of fuel during the flight.
The Airbus A319 successfully landed at KDFW Dallas Fort Worth International Airport on runway 18R, achieving a score of 93.7%. The aircraft approached the runway from the north, heading 182.0° at a distance of 4 nautical miles and an altitude of 1,252 feet above ground level (agl). The final approach was conducted with a slight deviation in threshold height, being 59 feet agl, which was slightly above the target.
Upon touchdown, the aircraft's speed was 143 knots, significantly above the target speed. This indicates that the pilots may have applied a bit too much reverse thrust or braking, resulting in a higher than desired touchdown speed of 124 knots. The touchdown rate was firm at -316 feet per minute (fpm), which is within acceptable limits. The runway touchdown alignment was very good, indicating that the pilots maintained a stable and aligned approach.
The local weather conditions at the time of landing were characterized by a temperature of 33°C and a wind speed of 19 knots from 170°. This resulted in a crosswind of 3 knots and a headwind of 18 knots, which the pilots effectively managed during the landing. The total landing distance was 1,583 meters, accounting for 39% of the runway length. This is a relatively short landing distance, considering the aircraft's size and the runway length of 4,095 meters.
The runway rollout alignment was perfect, indicating that the pilots maintained control of the aircraft during the rollout phase, ensuring a smooth and stable deceleration. Overall, the landing was successful, with the aircraft touching down 175 meters beyond the touchdown zone. However, the high touchdown speed and slightly above-target threshold height may indicate areas for improvement in the pilots' technique.
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