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Departure
Use smoother, smaller aileron inputs to keep the wings level and hold bank angle near wings-level during the climb.
What happened: During the climb, bank angle rose to 6.7°, more roll than the climb out called for.
Watch for: Attitude indicator: wings level during the climb
Arrival
Stop the rotation once the sink is arrested at 0.7 ft, holding the normal landing attitude instead of continuing to pull back.
What happened: The flare pitch reached 2.3°, well above this type's ground attitude, and touchdown followed at a sink rate of 480 fpm. Over-rotating the flare like this usually carries through to a firm or hard touchdown.
Watch for: Attitude indicator: hold the normal landing attitude once sink is arrested at 0.7 ft.
There are several things that can go wrong during the flare, carrying too much speed over the threshold, starting the flare at the wrong height and inconsistent flight control inputs, all contribute to a poor flare resulting in a hard touchdown or a float down the runway.
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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 3,801 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
The 325 m touchdown sits inside the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.
The rest of the report
Departing from Dortmund Airport, the Airbus A320 began its journey by taxiing from the parking area to the runway, a process that took 5 minutes and covered a distance of 1 nautical mile. As it reached the runway threshold, the aircraft initiated its departure roll on runway 06, accelerating to a liftoff speed of 160 knots. The takeoff distance of 1,339 meters was 79% of the available runway length, a testament to the aircraft's efficient performance in the local weather conditions, which featured a temperature of 27°C and a gentle headwind of 6 knots.
As the aircraft climbed away from Dortmund, it began its enroute climb, which started 1 mile west of Unna and continued for 6 minutes, during which time it ascended from 1,376 feet above sea level to 13,011 feet. This climb phase covered a distance of 31 nautical miles, with the aircraft reaching a maximum altitude of 13,011 feet. The enroute level cruise phase that followed, which lasted 3 minutes and covered 21 nautical miles, was initiated overhead Attendorn-Finnentrop Airfield. The aircraft then began its descent, which started 1 mile south-west of Erndtebrueck and continued for 2 minutes, during which time it descended from 12,997 feet to 12,008 feet. This was followed by a brief level cruise phase overhead Kreuztal, lasting 2 minutes and covering 10 nautical miles. The final descent phase, which started 2 miles south-west of Drolshagen, was the most significant, with the aircraft descending from 12,013 feet to 1,132 feet in 7 minutes, covering a distance of 38 nautical miles.
As the aircraft approached Cologne Bonn Airport, it initiated its final approach to runway 13L from the north-west, heading 138.0° at 2 nautical miles and 852 feet above ground level. However, a go-around was initiated at 44 feet above ground level, and the aircraft subsequently landed on runway 13L, which had a length of 3,807 meters. The touchdown distance of 334 meters was good, but the touchdown speed of 139 knots was slightly fast, resulting in a hard touchdown rate of -452 feet per minute. The runway touchdown alignment was perfect, but the runway rollout alignment was slightly misaligned by 11.7 meters from the centreline. After landing, the aircraft taxied to the parking area, a process that took 5 minutes and covered a distance of 1 nautical mile. The total flight distance was 180 nautical miles, and the aircraft used 2,014 kilograms of fuel during the flight, which lasted 47 minutes.
The final approach to runway 13L at EDDK Cologne Bonn Airport from the north west was initiated at a heading of 138.0°, 2 nautical miles from the threshold and at an altitude of 852 feet above ground level. The approach quality was satisfactory, with a good threshold height and a threshold speed that was slightly above the recommended value at 141 kt. However, the approach was marred by a slightly fast touchdown speed of 139 kt, resulting in a hard touchdown rate of -452 fpm.
Upon touchdown, the aircraft maintained perfect runway touchdown alignment, but the touchdown distance of 334 meters was slightly longer than desired. The total landing distance of 1,211 meters, which accounted for 32% of the runway length, was also a bit longer than expected. The rollout phase was notable for a slight misalignment of 11.7 meters from the centreline, indicating a need for improvement in this area.
The local weather conditions at the time of landing were characterized by a temperature of 26°C and a wind speed of 9 kt from a direction of 40°, resulting in a crosswind component of 9 kt and a tailwind component of 1 kt. Overall, the landing performance was satisfactory, with a score of 88.5%. However, there is room for improvement in terms of touchdown speed and rollout alignment to achieve a more optimal landing.
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