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A crosswind landing is a geometry problem. The air mass you're flying in is moving sideways across the runway, and you need your ground track down the centreline with your wheels aligned to it at the moment of contact. There are two techniques that will help, the crab and the sideslip.
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Two stabilised approach gates, each with six checks at 1,000 ft and 500 ft above the runway.
The approach, gate by gate
Side view — the last 2,096 m of the approach.
Plan view — the first 2,096 m of the 2,512 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
The 163 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 15 minutes and covered a distance of 4 nautical miles. The aircraft, an Airbus A350-900, then departed from runway 23L at Düsseldorf Airport (EDDL), with a takeoff distance of 1,188 meters, which was 50% of the runway length. The liftoff speed was 162 knots.
The local weather conditions at the time of departure were characterized by a temperature of 6°C, with a wind speed of 4 knots at a direction of 299°. This resulted in a crosswind of 4 knots and a headwind of 2 knots. The aircraft then began its enroute climb, which started overhead Düsseldorf Airport and took the aircraft from an altitude of 1,112 feet above sea level to 9,799 feet above sea level, an increase of 8,686 feet in just 4 minutes, covering a distance of 15 nautical miles.
Following the enroute climb, the aircraft entered a level cruise phase, which lasted for 5 minutes and covered a distance of 19 nautical miles. This phase began 1 mile northwest of Kempen, a town in the state of Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany. The enroute descent phase then started 2 miles northeast of Overloon, a town in the province of Noord-Brabant, the Netherlands. During this phase, the aircraft descended from an altitude of 9,827 feet above sea level to 1,364 feet above sea level, a decrease of 8,463 feet in 12 minutes, covering a distance of 29 nautical miles.
The final approach to runway 03 at Eindhoven Airport (EHEH) was made from the southwest, with a heading of 35.0°, at an altitude of 1,285 feet above ground level and a distance of 4 nautical miles from the runway. The landing was made on runway 03, which had a length of 2,512 meters. The threshold height was good, but the threshold speed was slightly above the target speed at 133 knots. The touchdown distance was good at 162 meters, but the touchdown speed was a little fast at 132 knots, resulting in a hard touchdown rate of -434 feet per minute. The runway touchdown position was also misaligned by 8.4 meters from the centerline.
The total landing distance was 2,013 meters, which was 80% of the runway length. The runway rollout alignment was slightly misaligned by 9.7 meters from the centerline. The taxiing period from the runway to the parking took 3 minutes and covered a distance of less than 1 nautical mile. The total flight distance was 73 nautical miles, and the flight duration was 35 minutes, with a fuel consumption of 3,584 kilograms.
The Airbus A350-900 successfully landed at Eindhoven Airport, achieving a score of 91.5%. The aircraft approached the runway from the southwest, heading 35.0° at a distance of 4 nautical miles and an altitude of 1,285 feet above ground level (agl). The landing was executed on runway 03, which has a length of 2,512 meters.
The threshold height was reported as good, but the threshold speed was slightly above the target at 133 knots. This indicates that the aircraft may have been slightly faster than desired during the final approach. The touchdown distance was within acceptable limits at 162 meters, but the touchdown speed of 132 knots was a little faster than ideal. The touchdown rate was also reported as hard at -434 feet per minute (fpm), which may indicate a slightly rough landing.
The runway touchdown position was misaligned by 8.4 meters from the centerline, which could be a concern for safety and runway usage. The local weather conditions at the time of landing were characterized by a temperature of 3°C and a wind speed of 4 knots from 300°. The crosswind component was 4 knots, while the headwind component was negligible at 0 knots.
The total landing distance was 2,013 meters, which is approximately 80% of the runway length. This suggests that the aircraft was able to stop within a reasonable distance after touchdown. However, the runway rollout alignment was slightly misaligned by 9.7 meters from the centerline, which may indicate some issues with the aircraft's directional control during the landing roll.
Overall, while the landing was not perfect, the Airbus A350-900 was able to safely touch down on the runway and come to a stop within a reasonable distance. However, there are some areas for improvement, particularly with regards to touchdown speed and runway alignment.
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