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Improve the touchdown
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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Two stabilised approach gates, each with six checks at 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 5,000 ft of the approach.
Plan view — the first 5,000 ft of the 10,190 ft runway, to the same scale as the side view.
The 1,513 ft touchdown sits inside the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.
The rest of the report
The Airbus A350-900 taxied from the parking area to runway 25L at HAAB Addis Ababa Bole International Airport, a movement that lasted 7 minutes and covered approximately 1 nm.
During the departure roll on runway 25L the aircraft used 6,234 ft of runway, representing 55 % of the available length, and lifted off at 156 kt. Ambient conditions were 64 °F with a wind of 2 kt from 289°, including a 1 kt cross-wind and a 1 kt head-wind component.
Climb commenced about 1 mile west of HAAB, with the airplane accelerating from 8,572 ft asl to 40,001 ft asl, an altitude gain of 31,429 ft achieved in 30 minutes while covering 221 nm.
Cruise began 24 miles south-east of HADD Dembidollo Airport and was sustained for 234 minutes, during which the flight covered 1,994 nm at level altitude.
Descent was initiated 5 miles south-west of Hevie, with the aircraft descending from 39,521 ft asl to 1,642 ft asl, a loss of 37,880 ft over 27 minutes and a distance of 149 nm.
The final approach to runway 21 at DGAA Kotoka International Airport was flown from the north on a heading of 203.0° at 4 nm and 1,445 ft agl, followed by a further descent from 1,501 ft agl to 102 ft agl in 108 seconds; the approach met the stabilisation gates criteria.
Landing on runway 21 was executed on a runway 10,190 ft long, with a threshold speed of 133 kt. Touchdown occurred at 1,515 ft down the runway at 129 kt, a touchdown rate of minus 197 fpm, and a lateral deviation of 10 ft from the centreline. Local weather was 77 °F with a wind of 5 kt from 220°, including a 1 kt cross-wind and a 4 kt head-wind component. The total landing distance recorded was 4,681 ft, representing 46 % of runway length.
Runway rollout alignment was reported as perfect, confirming the aircraft remained on the centreline throughout the deceleration phase.
After landing, the aircraft taxied to the parking area in 2 minutes, covering less than 1 nm.
In total, the flight covered 2,377 nm, required 306 minutes of elapsed time, and consumed 60,001 lb of fuel.
The Airbus A350-900 approached runway 21 at DGAA Kotoka International Airport from the north on a heading of 203.0° at 4 nm and 1,445 ft agl. The approach was assessed as stabilised at the 1,000 ft gate, with gear, flaps, sink rate, glideslope, centreline and speed all within limits, and the aircraft descended from 1,501 ft agl to 102 ft agl in 108 seconds.
At threshold the aircraft established a good threshold speed of 133 kt and the touchdown point was good at 1,515 ft down the runway, indicating an appropriate flare and touchdown aim point.
Touchdown occurred at a speed of 129 kt, noted as a little fast, with a vertical rate of minus 197 fpm. Lateral alignment was slightly off centreline by 10 ft. Ambient conditions were 77 °F with wind 5 kt from 220°, comprising a 1 kt crosswind component and a 4 kt headwind.
The total landing distance was 4,681 ft, representing 46 % of the 10,190 ft runway, and the rollout alignment was perfect.
Maintain touchdown speed closer to the target VREF and refine lateral control to keep the touchdown point within a tighter centreline tolerance, which will further improve the overall landing score.
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