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Make small rudder corrections against a point at the far end to hold the centreline.
What happened: During the ground roll you drifted 4.5 m off the runway centreline.
Watch for: Watch runway alignment against the centreline, correcting with small rudder inputs.
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Arrival
Hold the approach aim point and let the aircraft settle onto 457 m instead of holding it off in the flare.
What happened: Touchdown point came 169 m past the target, landing at 626 m against the 457 m aim point, with threshold speed and the flare both within limits.
Watch for: Touchdown distance marker: 457 m from the threshold.
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. They are the approach's score: the checks passed out of the checks that ran.
The approach, gate by gate
Side view — the last 1,524 m of the approach.
Plan view — the first 1,524 m of the 3,504 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
Touched down 626 m past the threshold — beyond the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.
The rest of the report
The Airbus A320 taxied from the parking area to runway 22R at KEWR Newark Liberty International Airport, a movement that lasted 7 minutes and covered 2 nm.
During the departure roll on runway 22R, the aircraft accelerated to a liftoff speed of 160 kt and left the ground after traveling 1,853 m, representing 64 % of the runway length; local weather reported a temperature of 31 °C, wind 12 kt from 149°, with a 10 kt crosswind component and a 7 kt headwind.
Climb began 1 mile east of Elizabeth, New Jersey, with the airplane ascending from 892 ft asl to 26,008 ft asl, a gain of 25,116 ft achieved in 12 minutes while covering 67 nm.
The first cruise segment commenced overhead Wescosville, Pennsylvania, lasting 2 minutes and spanning 11 nm at level flight.
Descent commenced 1 mile west of Lyons, Pennsylvania, where the aircraft reduced altitude from 25,578 ft asl to 20,009 ft asl, a loss of 5,570 ft in 5 minutes while covering 31 nm.
A second cruise phase started over KLNS Lancaster Airport, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, lasting 2 minutes and covering 9 nm at cruise altitude.
The subsequent descent began 1 mile west of Mountville, Pennsylvania, with the airplane descending from 20,009 ft asl to 1,591 ft asl, a decrease of 18,418 ft completed in 17 minutes over a distance of 83 nm.
Final approach to runway 19L at KIAD Washington Dulles International Airport was conducted from the north on a heading of 181.0°, intercepting the final approach fix at 4 nm and 1,260 ft agl; local conditions were temperature 29 °C, wind 9 kt from 170°, with a 1 kt crosswind and a 9 kt headwind.
Landing on runway 19L, which is 3,504 m long, occurred with a threshold height of 55 ft agl and a threshold speed of 144 kt, both slightly above target; touchdown was recorded 208 m beyond the touchdown zone at a speed of 127 kt, a vertical speed of minus 215 fpm, and perfect runway alignment.
The rollout distance measured 1,308 m, representing 37 % of the runway, and runway alignment remained perfect throughout the deceleration phase.
After landing, the aircraft taxied from the runway to the parking area in 5 minutes, covering a distance of 1 nm.
In total, the flight covered 210 nm, required 50 minutes of elapsed time, and consumed 1,940 kg of fuel.
The Airbus A320 executed the final approach to runway 19L at KIAD Washington Dulles International Airport from the north, maintaining a heading of 181.0° at 4 nm and 1,260 ft agl. Local weather reported a temperature of 29 °C, wind 9 kt at 170 ° with a 1 kt crosswind component and a 9 kt headwind.
The threshold height was measured at 55 ft agl, slightly above target, and the threshold speed was recorded at 144 kt, also slightly above target.
Touchdown occurred 208 m beyond the touchdown zone with a speed of 127 kt, which was good, and a vertical rate of minus 215 fpm, rated as fair; runway touchdown alignment was perfect.
The aircraft rolled out over a total landing distance of 1,308 m, representing 37 % of the 3,504 m runway, and runway rollout alignment was perfect.
Reduce the approach height and speed to meet target values and aim to touch down within the designated zone to eliminate the 208 m overshoot. Minor adjustments to these parameters will bring the landing even closer to optimal performance.
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