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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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The threshold, the flare and the hold-off. The approach that led to it is the stabilisation gates below.
One stabilised approach gate: five checks where the approach path is 500 ft above the runway. The 1,000 ft gate was not assessed, because the approach did not join final that far out.
Side view — the last 1,620 m of the approach.
Plan view — the first 1,620 m of the 3,493 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
The 409 m touchdown sits inside the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.
The rest of the report
The flight began with the Airbus A320 taxiing from the parking area to the runway at LFBD Bordeaux-Mérignac Airport, a process that took 7 minutes and covered a distance of 1 nautical mile. The aircraft then departed from runway 23, with a takeoff distance of 1,281 meters, which accounted for 41% of the runway. The liftoff speed was 153 knots.
The local weather conditions at the time of departure were characterized by a temperature of 17°C, with a wind speed of 19 knots blowing from 249°. This resulted in a crosswind of 8 knots and a headwind of 18 knots. The aircraft then began its enroute climb, starting overhead the LFBD Bordeaux-Mérignac Airport, and continued to climb to an altitude of 17,740 feet above sea level, an increase of 16,549 feet in just 6 minutes, covering a distance of 23 nautical miles.
The enroute level cruise started overhead Saint-Pierre-de-Bat, lasting for 2 minutes and covering 10 nautical miles. However, the aircraft then began another climb, this time from 17,790 feet to 36,089 feet above sea level, an increase of 18,299 feet in 14 minutes, covering a distance of 103 nautical miles. The enroute level cruise resumed 1 mile south east of Vallegue, lasting for 41 minutes and covering 324 nautical miles.
As the aircraft approached its destination, it began its descent, starting 74 miles south of Ses Salines, and continued to descend to an altitude of 1,349 feet above sea level, a decrease of 35,078 feet in 16 minutes, covering a distance of 85 nautical miles. The final approach to runway 27 at DAAG Houari Boumediene Airport was made from the east, with the aircraft heading 272.0° at 4 nautical miles and 1,268 feet above ground level.
The landing on runway 27 was successful, with a touchdown distance of 411 meters, which was good, and a touchdown speed of 131 knots, which was a little fast. The touchdown rate was firm at -340 feet per minute, and the runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned by 5.5 meters from the centreline. The local weather conditions at the time of landing were characterized by a temperature of 19°C, with a wind speed of 12 knots blowing from 0°, resulting in a crosswind of 12 knots and a headwind of 0 knots.
The total landing distance was 1,542 meters, which accounted for 44% of the runway. The runway rollout alignment was very good, and the aircraft then began taxiing to the parking area, a process that took 5 minutes and covered a distance of 1 nautical mile. The total flight distance was 554 nautical miles, taking a total of 94 minutes, and the aircraft used 3,609 kilograms of fuel during the flight.
The Airbus A320 successfully landed at Houari Boumediene Airport, achieving a score of 97.4%. The aircraft approached the runway from the east, heading 272.0° at a distance of 4 nautical miles and an altitude of 1,268 feet above ground level (agl). The final approach was executed with precision, and the aircraft landed safely on runway 27, which has a length of 3,493 meters.
The threshold height was satisfactory, and the threshold speed was maintained at 134 knots, indicating a well-executed approach. The touchdown distance of 411 meters was also within acceptable limits. However, the touchdown speed of 131 knots was slightly higher than desired, which may have resulted in a firmer touchdown rate of -340 feet per minute (fpm). This could potentially have caused some stress on the aircraft's landing gear.
Despite the slightly fast touchdown speed, the runway touchdown position was only slightly misaligned by 5.5 meters from the centerline. This indicates that the pilot maintained good control of the aircraft during the final stages of the approach. The local weather conditions were favorable, with a temperature of 19°C and a wind speed of 12 knots from the direction of the runway, resulting in a negligible crosswind component.
The total landing distance of 1,542 meters was within 44% of the runway length, which is a reasonable distance considering the aircraft's size and weight. The runway rollout alignment was excellent, indicating that the pilot maintained good control of the aircraft during the rollout phase. Overall, the landing was executed with precision and control, resulting in a high score of 97.4%.
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