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Track the centreline through touchdown using small rudder corrections against a point at the far end of the runway.
What happened: The aircraft touched down off the centreline at 0.8 m, and drifting off centreline at touchdown usually carries through into the rollout, as it did here with alignment reaching 180 m.
Watch for: Watch runway centreline position, keeping deviation inside the limit through touchdown and rollout.
Ground effect becomes significant below about one wingspan of height. A Cessna 172, with a 36 ft span, enters ground effect at flare height - the float it feels in the hold-off is ground effect arriving on cue. An A320, with a span around 117 ft, has been in ground effect since before the threshold and there is no sudden cushion to feel, only a gradual reduction in induced drag that lengthens any float you allow.
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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: sink rate above what the glideslope needed, off the runway's 3° glideslope and speed above the reference speed.
The approach, gate by gate
Side view — the last 1,524 m of the approach.
Plan view — the full 1,524 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
The 428 m touchdown sits inside the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.
The rest of the report
The flight began with a taxiing period from the parking to the runway, which took 9 minutes and covered a distance of 2 nautical miles. The aircraft, an Airbus A350-900, then departed from runway 16R at RJAA Narita International Airport in Japan. The takeoff distance was 1,399 meters, which was 34% of the runway length. The liftoff speed was 150 knots.
As the aircraft took off, it encountered local weather conditions with a temperature of 10°C and a wind speed of 13 knots at a direction of 60°. The crosswind component was 13 knots, while the headwind component was 0 knots. After departing from Narita International Airport, the aircraft began its enroute climb, which started overhead the airport and took the aircraft up to a height of 39,997 feet above sea level. This climb phase covered a distance of 111 nautical miles and took 20 minutes, with the aircraft increasing its altitude by 38,840 feet.
Following the enroute climb, the aircraft entered a level cruise phase, which started 6 miles east of Chino in Japan and lasted for 81 minutes. During this phase, the aircraft covered a distance of 523 nautical miles. The enroute descent phase began 8 miles south of RKTI Jungwon Air Base/Chungju Airport in South Korea and took the aircraft down from a height of 40,002 feet above sea level to 2,001 feet above sea level. This descent phase covered a distance of 108 nautical miles and took 22 minutes, with the aircraft decreasing its altitude by 38,001 feet.
As the aircraft approached Incheon International Airport in South Korea, it began its final approach to landing. The aircraft descended from 1,917 feet above ground level to 1,917 feet above ground level, covering a distance of 1 nautical mile. The aircraft then began its descent from 33 feet above ground level to 0 feet above ground level, a decrease of 33 feet in just 7 seconds. The aircraft touched down at a speed of 123 knots, which was a little fast, but the touchdown rate was firm at -301 feet per minute. The touchdown distance was good at 428 meters.
After touchdown, the aircraft began its landing rollout, which covered a distance of 1,096 meters and took 6 minutes. The aircraft finally came to a stop at an altitude of 25 feet above sea level. The total flight distance was 752 nautical miles, and the flight took a total of 140 minutes. The aircraft used a total of 12,570 kilograms of fuel during the flight.
The Airbus A350-900 aircraft successfully landed at Incheon International Airport, achieving a score of 65.5%. The final approach to landing began at an altitude of 1,917 feet above ground level (agl) and 1 nautical mile from the airport. The aircraft maintained a steady descent, gradually reducing its altitude from 33 feet agl to 0 feet agl in just 7 seconds.
Upon touchdown, the aircraft's speed was slightly higher than desired at 123 knots, resulting in a firm touchdown rate of -301 feet per minute (fpm). However, the touchdown distance of 428 meters was considered good. The local weather conditions at the time of landing were characterized by a temperature of -1°C and a wind speed of 7 knots from a direction of 320°. This resulted in a crosswind of 1 knot and a headwind of 7 knots, which the aircraft successfully navigated.
Following touchdown, the aircraft underwent a landing rollout, maintaining an altitude of 25 feet above sea level (asl) and covering a distance of 1,096 meters. Overall, the landing was considered successful, with the aircraft demonstrating its ability to navigate challenging weather conditions and achieve a safe and controlled touchdown.
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