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Departure
On the roll, make small rudder corrections against a point at the far end of the runway to hold the centreline within 11 m.
What happened: The takeoff roll drifted off the centreline by 11 m, and excess bank then carried through all three climb segments. A drifted roll like this usually leads into wandering bank angle through the climb.
Watch for: Watch the heading indicator and runway centreline during the roll, and the attitude indicator for wings level through the climb.
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Arrival
Begin the flare with progressive back pressure and keep it coming until the sink is arrested, rather than flying it on flat.
What happened: The nose was barely raised in the flare and little of the sink was taken out, flying the aircraft onto the runway. This pattern usually carries through to a firm touchdown with a noticeable sink rate.
Watch for: Vertical speed indicator: a smoothly reducing sink through the normal flare band, not a steady rate into the runway.
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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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.
At the 500 ft gate: sink rate above what the glideslope needed and off the runway's 3° glideslope.
The approach, gate by gate
Side view — the last 1,703 m of the approach.
Plan view — the first 1,703 m of the 3,516 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
Touched down 704 m past the threshold — beyond the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.
The rest of the report
The flight began with the Airbus A320 taxiing from the parking area to the runway at KSAN San Diego International Airport, a process that took 12 minutes and covered a distance of 6 nautical miles. Upon reaching the runway, the aircraft departed from runway 27, with a takeoff distance of 1,465 meters, which accounted for 70% of the runway. The liftoff speed was 156 knots.
The local weather conditions at the time of departure were characterized by a temperature of 18 degrees Celsius and a wind speed of 13 knots at 248 degrees. This resulted in a crosswind of 8 knots and a headwind of 11 knots. The aircraft then began its enroute climb, starting 1 mile west of KSAN San Diego International Airport, and climbed from an altitude of 1,144 feet above sea level to 32,407 feet above sea level, an increase of 31,263 feet, in 13 minutes and covering a distance of 72 nautical miles.
Following the enroute climb, the aircraft entered a level cruise phase, which started 10 miles south of San Pedro, California, and lasted for 34 minutes, covering a distance of 203 nautical miles. The enroute descent phase began 3 miles south of KHGT Tusi Ahp, and the aircraft descended from 31,752 feet above sea level to 1,309 feet above sea level, a decrease of 30,443 feet, in 23 minutes and covering a distance of 114 nautical miles.
The final approach to runway 28R at KSFO San Francisco International Airport was made from the southeast, heading 298.0 degrees, at an altitude of 4 nautical miles and 1,288 feet above ground level. The landing on runway 28R was successful, with a runway length of 3,516 meters. However, the threshold height was excessively over target, and the threshold speed was slightly above target at 132 knots.
The touchdown point was 251 meters beyond the touchdown zone, and the touchdown speed was 126 knots, which was a little fast. The touchdown rate was hard at -489 feet per minute. The runway touchdown alignment was perfect, but the runway rollout alignment was slightly misaligned by 11.1 meters from the centerline. The local weather conditions at the time of landing were characterized by a temperature of 9 degrees Celsius and a wind speed of 26 knots at 230 degrees, resulting in a crosswind of 25 knots and a headwind of 10 knots.
The total landing distance was 1,586 meters, which accounted for 45% of the runway. The taxiing to the parking area from the runway took 5 minutes and covered a distance of less than 1 nautical mile. The total flight distance was 403 nautical miles, and the flight duration was 82 minutes, with a fuel consumption of 2,933 kilograms.
The Airbus A320 aircraft successfully landed on runway 28R at San Francisco International Airport (KSFO) with a score of 77.1%. The final approach was initiated from the southeast, heading 298.0° at a distance of 4 nautical miles and an altitude of 1,288 feet above ground level (agl).
Upon landing, the aircraft touched down 251 meters beyond the designated touchdown zone, which is slightly outside the acceptable range. The touchdown speed of 126 knots was a bit faster than the target speed, contributing to a hard touchdown rate of -489 feet per minute (fpm). However, the runway touchdown alignment was perfect, indicating that the aircraft was properly aligned with the runway during the landing.
The local weather conditions at the time of landing were characterized by a temperature of 9°C, with a wind speed of 26 knots from 230°. This resulted in a crosswind of 25 knots and a headwind of 10 knots. Despite these challenging conditions, the pilot managed to maintain control of the aircraft and execute a safe landing.
The total landing distance of 1,586 meters was 45% of the available runway length, which is a relatively short distance considering the aircraft's size and weight. However, the runway rollout alignment was slightly misaligned by 11.1 meters from the centerline, indicating that the aircraft may have drifted off course during the rollout phase.
Overall, while the landing was not perfect, the pilot demonstrated good control and management of the aircraft, considering the challenging weather conditions and the aircraft's performance. However, there is room for improvement in terms of touchdown speed and alignment during the rollout phase.
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