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Improve the rollout
A crosswind landing is a geometry problem. The air mass you're flying in is moving sideways across the runway, and you need your ground track down the centreline with your wheels aligned to it at the moment of contact. There are two techniques that will help, the crab and the sideslip.
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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.
The approach, gate by gate
Side view — the last 1,524 m of the approach.
Plan view — the first 1,524 m of the 3,075 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
The 265 m touchdown sits inside 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 Nice-Côte d'Azur Airport, taking approximately 8 minutes to cover a distance of 2 nautical miles. The departure roll took place on runway 22L, with the aircraft lifting off after a takeoff distance of 1,446 meters, which was 49% of the runway length. The liftoff speed was 155 knots.
As the aircraft climbed to a higher altitude, it encountered local weather conditions of 27°C temperature and a wind speed of 11 knots at 180°. The crosswind and headwind components were both 8 knots. The enroute climb started 1 mile south of Saint-Laurent-du-Var, France, and the aircraft ascended from 1,023 feet above sea level to 34,205 feet, an increase of 33,183 feet in 18 minutes, covering a distance of 89 nautical miles.
After reaching the desired altitude, the aircraft entered a level cruise phase, which started 4 miles northeast of Bardonecchia, Italy. This phase lasted for 44 minutes, during which the aircraft covered a distance of 474 nautical miles. The enroute descent phase began 1 mile north of Heeg, The Netherlands, and the aircraft descended from 33,681 feet to 11,035 feet, a decrease of 22,646 feet in 8 minutes, covering a distance of 75 nautical miles.
The aircraft then entered another level cruise phase, which started 3 miles south of Ahaus, Germany, and lasted for 9 minutes, covering a distance of 85 nautical miles. The enroute descent phase began 2 miles east of Zonhoven, Belgium, and the aircraft descended from 10,922 feet to 2,192 feet, a decrease of 8,730 feet in 7 minutes, covering a distance of 24 nautical miles.
The aircraft then entered another level cruise phase, which started 1 mile west of Aarschot, Belgium, and lasted for 3 minutes, covering a distance of 8 nautical miles. The final approach to runway 25R at Brussels Airport began from the northeast, with the aircraft heading 245.0° at 4 nautical miles and 1,211 feet above ground level.
The landing took place on runway 25R, which had a length of 3,075 meters. The threshold height was good, and the threshold speed was also satisfactory at 132 knots. However, the touchdown speed was a little fast at 126 knots, and the touchdown rate was hard at -447 feet per minute. The runway touchdown position was significantly misaligned by 19.8 meters from the centerline.
The total landing distance was 1,036 meters, which was 34% of the runway length. The runway rollout alignment was also misaligned by 18.8 meters from the centerline. The taxiing to the parking area from the runway took approximately 2 minutes, covering a distance of less than 1 nautical mile. The total flight distance was 762 nautical miles, taking a total of 103 minutes, and the aircraft used 6,196 kilograms of fuel during the flight.
The Airbus A320 aircraft successfully landed on runway 25R at EBBR Brussels Airport, but with some notable deviations from optimal landing procedures. The aircraft was approaching the runway from the north east, heading 245.0° at 4 nautical miles and 1,211 feet above ground level (agl). The pilot maintained a good threshold height, which is a critical aspect of a safe landing.
Upon touchdown, the aircraft's threshold speed was within the acceptable range at 132 knots. However, the touchdown speed of 126 knots was slightly faster than ideal, which may have contributed to a harder touchdown rate. The touchdown rate of -447 feet per minute (fpm) was indeed hard, indicating that the aircraft may have touched down with a higher than desired impact.
One of the most significant issues with this landing was the misalignment of the runway touchdown position. The aircraft landed 19.8 meters off the centerline, which is a considerable deviation. This misalignment may have been caused by the pilot's failure to properly align the aircraft with the runway during the final approach.
The local weather conditions at the time of the landing were relatively calm, with a temperature of 21°C and a wind speed of 11 knots from 320°. The crosswind component was 11 knots, while the headwind component was 3 knots. These conditions were not particularly challenging, and the pilot should have been able to maintain a stable approach and landing.
The total landing distance of 1,036 meters was 34% of the runway length, which is within the acceptable range. However, the runway rollout alignment was also misaligned by 18.8 meters from the centerline, which is a concern. This misalignment may have been caused by the pilot's failure to properly control the aircraft's direction during the rollout phase.
Overall, while the Airbus A320 aircraft landed safely on runway 25R at EBBR Brussels Airport, there were several areas for improvement. The pilot should focus on maintaining a more stable approach and landing, as well as improving their ability to align the aircraft with the runway centerline.
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