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Work on the flare
Arrive slow and the sink rate at the threshold is already above schedule, the flare is short because there is no energy to extend it, and the touchdown is hard in a way that feels exactly like a late flare. Diagnosing a slow arrival as a late flare is the catastrophic misread: you respond by flaring earlier, which bleeds more speed, which makes the next one worse. The tiebreaker is threshold speed against VRef, not feel. Never diagnose a flare without it.
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Two stabilised approach gates, each with five checks, where the approach path is 1,000 ft and 500 ft above the runway.
At the 1,000 ft gate: sink rate above what the glideslope needed and off the centreline.
At the 500 ft gate: sink rate above what the glideslope needed.
The approach, gate by gate
Side view — the last 1,595 m of the approach.
Plan view — the first 1,595 m of the 3,041 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
Touched down 795 m past the threshold — beyond the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.
The rest of the report
The flight began with a taxiing period from the parking to the runway, which took 5 minutes and covered a distance of 3 nautical miles. The aircraft, an Airbus A330-900, then departed from runway 03 at HKMO Moi International Airport in Mombasa, Kenya. The takeoff distance was 996 meters, which accounted for 30% of the runway. The liftoff speed was 154 knots.
The local weather conditions at the time of departure were characterized by a temperature of 29 degrees Celsius, with a wind speed of 16 knots at a direction of 70 degrees. This resulted in a crosswind of 11 knots and a headwind of 12 knots. The aircraft climbed to an altitude of 16,000 feet above sea level, increasing its altitude by 14,776 feet in 7 minutes and covering a distance of 40 nautical miles.
After reaching the cruising altitude, the aircraft entered a level cruise phase, which lasted for 10 minutes and covered a distance of 70 nautical miles. This phase started 7 miles east of HKUK Ukunda Airstrip in Ukunda, Kenya. The aircraft then began its descent, which started 20 miles north of Nungwi in Zanzibar, Tanzania. The descent from 16,000 feet to 7,001 feet above sea level took 8 minutes and covered a distance of 49 nautical miles.
The aircraft then entered another level cruise phase, which lasted for 2 minutes and covered a distance of 7 nautical miles. This phase started 2 miles north-east of HTZA Abeid Amani Karume International Airport in Zanzibar. The aircraft then began its final descent, which started 6 miles south-east of the airport. The descent from 6,963 feet to 1,982 feet above sea level took 5 minutes and covered a distance of 18 nautical miles.
The aircraft then entered another level cruise phase, which lasted for 4 minutes and covered a distance of 9 nautical miles. This phase started 13 miles south of the airport. The aircraft then began its final approach to runway 36 at HTZA Abeid Amani Karume International Airport, heading 3.0 degrees at an altitude of 1,553 feet above ground level.
The landing on runway 36 was characterized by a touchdown point that was 268 meters beyond the touchdown zone. The touchdown speed was 125 knots, which was within the acceptable range. However, the touchdown rate was hard at -438 feet per minute. The runway touchdown position was misaligned by 14.4 meters from the centreline. The local weather conditions at the time of landing were characterized by a temperature of 27 degrees Celsius, with a wind speed of 7 knots at a direction of 59 degrees. This resulted in a crosswind of 7 knots and a headwind of 3 knots.
The total landing distance was 1,403 meters, which accounted for 46% of the runway. The runway rollout alignment was slightly misaligned by 13.9 meters from the centreline. The taxiing period from the runway to the parking took 1 minute and covered a distance of less than 1 nautical mile.
The total flight distance was 203 nautical miles, and the flight duration was 44 minutes. The aircraft used 4,644 kilograms of fuel during the flight.
The Airbus A330-900 aircraft successfully landed at HTZA Abeid Amani Karume International Airport, but the landing was not without some issues. The final approach to runway 36 from the south was initiated at a height of 1,553 feet above ground level (agl) and a distance of 4 nautical miles from the runway. The aircraft was heading 3.0 degrees, which is a relatively straight approach.
Upon landing, the aircraft touched down 268 meters beyond the touchdown zone, which is a significant deviation from the intended touchdown point. The touchdown speed of 125 knots was within the acceptable range, indicating that the pilot had maintained control of the aircraft during the descent. However, the touchdown rate of -438 feet per minute (fpm) was considered hard, suggesting that the aircraft may have been subjected to a higher-than-desired deceleration force upon touchdown.
The threshold height at 113 feet agl was excessively over target, which may have contributed to the aircraft's deviation from the intended touchdown point. The threshold speed of 133 knots was good, indicating that the pilot had maintained a safe airspeed during the approach.
The local weather conditions at the time of landing were favorable, with a temperature of 27 degrees Celsius and a wind speed of 7 knots from 59 degrees. The crosswind component was 7 knots, while the headwind component was 3 knots. These conditions were not particularly challenging, and the pilot should have been able to maintain control of the aircraft during the approach.
The total landing distance of 1,403 meters was 46% of the runway length, which is within the acceptable range. However, the runway touchdown position was misaligned by 14.4 meters from the centerline, and the runway rollout alignment was slightly misaligned by 13.9 meters from the centerline. These deviations from the centerline may have been caused by the pilot's difficulty in maintaining a straight approach or by the aircraft's response to the wind conditions.
Overall, while the landing was successful, there were several issues that need to be addressed to improve the pilot's performance and the aircraft's handling characteristics. These issues include maintaining a more accurate approach path, reducing the touchdown rate, and improving the runway alignment during rollout.
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