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Ground control varies with speed, full authority at walking pace, progressively reducing as groundspeed rises. The aircraft becomes twitchy at any speed, every small pedal input swings the nose, which can encourage large-amplitude leg inputs that no real aircraft would accept.
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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.
Side view — the last 1,524 m of the approach.
Plan view — the first 1,524 m of the 1,579 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
The 296 m touchdown sits inside the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.
The rest of the report
The flight began with a departure roll from runway 25L at Addis Ababa Bole International Airport, where the aircraft, an Airbus A320, took off with a takeoff distance of 1,639 meters, which is 53% of the runway. The liftoff speed was 146 knots. The local weather conditions at the time of departure were a temperature of 17 degrees Celsius, with a wind speed of 1 knot at 269 degrees, resulting in a crosswind of 0 knots and a headwind of 1 knot.
As the aircraft climbed away from the airport, it began its enroute climb 1 mile west of the airport, rising from an altitude of 8,418 feet above sea level to 26,955 feet above sea level, an increase of 18,537 feet in just 7 minutes, covering a distance of 37 nautical miles. The aircraft then leveled off and entered a cruise phase, which lasted for 2 minutes and covered 12 nautical miles, before beginning its descent 23 miles east of Fiche. The descent from 26,750 feet above sea level to 11,019 feet above sea level, a decrease of 15,731 feet in 7 minutes, covered a distance of 45 nautical miles.
The aircraft then began another climb 11 miles south of Were Ilu, rising from 11,017 feet above sea level to 11,810 feet above sea level, an increase of 793 feet in 2 minutes, covering a distance of 9 nautical miles. It then leveled off and entered another cruise phase, which lasted for 2 minutes and covered 12 nautical miles, before beginning its descent 8 miles west of Kemise. The descent from 11,492 feet above sea level to 7,763 feet above sea level, a decrease of 3,729 feet in 4 minutes, covered a distance of 18 nautical miles.
The aircraft then began its final approach to runway 35 at Combolcha Airport, flying from the south at a heading of 352.0 degrees at 4 nautical miles and 1,635 feet above ground level. However, the aircraft was required to perform a go-around at 7 feet above ground level. The aircraft then landed on runway 35, which has a length of 1,579 meters. The touchdown speed was a little fast at 138 knots, and the touchdown rate was very hard at -588 feet per minute. The runway touchdown position was misaligned by 14.7 meters from the centerline.
The total landing distance was 926 meters, which is 59% of the runway. The runway rollout alignment was slightly misaligned by 14.3 meters from the centerline. The taxiing to the parking from the runway took 4 minutes and covered less than 1 nautical mile. The total flight distance was 148 nautical miles, taking 40 minutes, and the aircraft used 38 kilograms of fuel.
The Airbus A320 aircraft successfully landed on runway 35 at HADC Combolcha Airport, but with some notable deviations from the target parameters. The final approach was initiated from the south, heading 352.0° at 4 nautical miles and 1,635 feet above ground level (agl). The aircraft touched down on the runway, but the threshold height was excessively over target at 135 feet agl, indicating that the aircraft descended more than expected before touchdown.
The threshold speed was also well above the target at 155 kt, suggesting that the aircraft was traveling faster than intended at the moment of touchdown. However, in the second instance of landing on the same runway, the threshold height was good, but the threshold speed was still above target at 144 kt. The touchdown distance was within the acceptable range at 293 meters, but the touchdown speed was a little fast at 138 kt.
One of the most concerning aspects of the landing was the touchdown rate, which was very hard at -588 feet per minute (fpm). This indicates that the aircraft touched down with a significant amount of force, which could potentially lead to damage to the aircraft or the runway. Additionally, the runway touchdown position was misaligned by 14.7 meters from the centerline, which could pose a risk to the aircraft's stability and control during the landing roll.
The local weather conditions at the time of the landing were relatively calm, with a temperature of 15°C and a wind speed of 1 kt at 269°. The crosswind component was minimal at 1 kt, and there was no headwind component. The total landing distance was 926 meters, which is 59% of the runway length. During the rollout, the aircraft's alignment was slightly misaligned by 14.3 meters from the centerline, which could be a concern for the aircraft's stability and control during the landing roll.
Overall, while the Airbus A320 aircraft successfully landed on runway 35 at HADC Combolcha Airport, there were several deviations from the target parameters that warrant attention and improvement. The excessive threshold height, high threshold speed, and hard touchdown rate are all areas that require further investigation and training to ensure safe and efficient landings.
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