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Improve the rollout
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.
The approach, gate by gate
Side view — the last 1,524 m of the approach.
Plan view — the first 1,524 m of the 2,893 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
The 303 m touchdown sits inside the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.
The rest of the report
The flight began with the aircraft, an Airbus A320, taxiing from the parking area to the runway at Hartsfield Jackson Atlanta International Airport (KATL). This process took approximately 4 minutes and covered a distance of less than 1 nautical mile. The aircraft then departed from runway 08R, with a takeoff distance of 1,759 meters, which accounted for 58% of the runway. The liftoff speed was 162 knots.
As the aircraft climbed, it encountered local weather conditions of 30°C temperature and a wind speed of 6 knots at 100°. The crosswind was 1 knot, while the headwind was 6 knots. The enroute climb started approximately 1 mile south east of Hapeville, Georgia, and reached an altitude of 37,369 feet above sea level, an increase of 35,338 feet from the initial altitude of 2,031 feet. This climb took 14 minutes and covered a distance of 118 nautical miles.
Following the climb, the aircraft entered a level cruise phase, which began 3 miles north west of the TN45 Cumberland River Hospital Heliport in Celina, Tennessee. This phase lasted for 21 minutes and covered a distance of 500 nautical miles. The aircraft then started its descent, which began 6 miles south east of Lamoni, Iowa. The descent took 16 minutes and covered a distance of 108 nautical miles, with the aircraft decreasing its altitude from 37,401 feet to 2,050 feet above sea level.
The final approach to runway 14R at Eppley Airfield (KOMA) was made from the north west, with a heading of 145.0° at 3 nautical miles and 1,058 feet above ground level. The landing was successful, with a touchdown distance of 301 meters, which was 50% of the runway length. The touchdown speed was slightly fast at 135 knots, but the touchdown rate was firm at -370 feet per minute. The runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned by 3.3 meters from the centreline.
The local weather conditions at the time of landing were 30°C temperature and a wind speed of 12 knots at 180°. The crosswind was 7 knots, while the headwind was 10 knots. The total landing distance was 1,436 meters, and the runway rollout alignment was very good. The aircraft then taxiied to the parking area, taking approximately 2 minutes and covering a distance of less than 1 nautical mile.
The total flight distance was 733 nautical miles, and the flight duration was 59 minutes. The aircraft used a total of 4,718 kilograms of fuel during the flight.
The Airbus A320 successfully landed at KOMA Eppley Airfield, with a score of 97.3%. The aircraft approached the runway from the north-west, heading 145.0° at a distance of 3 nautical miles and an altitude of 1,058 feet above ground level (agl). The final approach was executed with good control, and the aircraft touched down on runway 14R, which has a length of 2,893 meters.
The threshold height was satisfactory, and the threshold speed of 138 knots was also within the acceptable range. However, the touchdown speed of 135 knots was slightly faster than desired, which may have contributed to a firm touchdown rate of -370 feet per minute (fpm). Despite this, the touchdown distance of 301 meters was considered good.
The runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned from the centerline by 3.3 meters, which may have been due to the crosswind or other factors. The local weather conditions at the time of landing were characterized by a temperature of 30°C, with a wind speed of 12 knots from 180°. The crosswind component was 7 knots, while the headwind component was 10 knots.
The total landing distance of 1,436 meters was 50% of the runway length, which is a reasonable distance considering the aircraft's weight and the wind conditions. The runway rollout alignment was very good, indicating that the pilot maintained control of the aircraft during the rollout phase.
Overall, the landing was considered successful, with the aircraft touching down safely on the runway. However, there were some minor issues with the touchdown speed and runway alignment, which may be addressed in future training or operations.
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