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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 6.9 m off the runway centreline.
Watch for: Watch runway alignment against the centreline, correcting with small rudder inputs.
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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 2,389 m of the approach.
Plan view — the first 2,389 m of the 3,670 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
Touched down 858 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 KGJT Grand Junction Regional Airport. This process took 9 minutes and covered a distance of 5 nautical miles. The aircraft then departed from runway 11, with a takeoff distance of 1,913 meters, which was 60% of the runway length. The liftoff speed was 139 knots.
As the aircraft climbed, it started its enroute climb overhead Clifton, Colorado, and ascended from 5,774 feet above sea level to 17,691 feet above sea level, an increase of 11,917 feet in just 6 minutes, covering a distance of 32 nautical miles. The enroute level cruise began 12 miles southwest of the West Divide Airport in Silt, Colorado, and lasted for 20 minutes, covering a distance of 121 nautical miles.
The enroute descent started 8 miles southwest of Roxborough Park, Colorado, and the aircraft descended from 17,357 feet above sea level to 6,651 feet above sea level, a decrease of 10,706 feet in 11 minutes, covering a distance of 35 nautical miles. The final approach to runway 34R at KDEN Denver International Airport was made from the south, with a heading of 1.0 degrees at 4 nautical miles and 1,290 feet above ground level.
The landing on runway 34R at KDEN Denver International Airport was notable for several factors. The threshold height was slightly above the target, and the threshold speed was too high at 154 knots. The touchdown point was 452 meters beyond the touchdown zone, and the touchdown speed was 145 knots, which was fast. The touchdown rate was hard at -475 feet per minute. Additionally, the runway touchdown position was misaligned by 9.9 meters from the centerline.
The total landing distance was 2,318 meters, which was 63% of the runway length. The runway rollout alignment was slightly misaligned by 14.7 meters from the centerline. After landing, the aircraft taxiied to the parking area from the runway, taking 5 minutes and covering a distance of 2 nautical miles. The total flight distance was 204 nautical miles, taking 50 minutes, and the aircraft used 2,217 kilograms of fuel.
The Airbus A319 aircraft successfully landed on runway 34R at KDEN Denver International Airport, but the landing was not without its issues. The final approach was initiated from the south, heading 1.0° at 4 nautical miles and 1,290 feet above ground level (agl). The aircraft touched down on the runway, but the touchdown point was 452 meters beyond the designated touchdown zone, indicating a slight deviation from the intended landing spot.
The touchdown speed of 145 knots was higher than the target speed, resulting in a hard touchdown rate of -475 feet per minute (fpm). This excessive speed may have contributed to the hard touchdown, which can be detrimental to the aircraft's landing gear and overall structural integrity. Furthermore, the runway touchdown position was misaligned by 9.9 meters from the centerline, which may have been caused by a combination of factors, including wind and pilot error.
The local weather conditions at the time of landing were relatively calm, with a temperature of 16°C and a wind speed of 7 knots from 270°. This resulted in a crosswind of 7 knots, but no headwind. The runway length of 3,670 meters was sufficient to accommodate the aircraft's landing distance of 2,318 meters, which accounted for 63% of the available runway.
During the rollout, the aircraft's alignment was slightly misaligned by 14.7 meters from the centerline, indicating a slight deviation from the intended path. This may have been caused by the pilot's attempt to correct for the initial misalignment during the landing. Overall, while the landing was successful, there were several areas for improvement, including reducing the touchdown speed and improving the alignment during the rollout.
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