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Shorten the long landing
Ground effect becomes significant below about one wingspan of height. A Cessna 172, with a 36 ft span, enters ground effect at flare height - the float it feels in the hold-off is ground effect arriving on cue. An A320, with a span around 117 ft, has been in ground effect since before the threshold and there is no sudden cushion to feel, only a gradual reduction in induced drag that lengthens any float you allow.
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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 5,526 ft of the approach.
Plan view — the first 5,526 ft of the 11,467 ft runway, to the same scale as the side view.
Touched down 2,468 ft past the threshold — beyond the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.
The rest of the report
The flight began with taxiing from the parking to the runway at Princess Juliana International Airport, taking approximately 4 minutes and covering less than 1 nautical mile. The aircraft then departed from runway 10, taking off with a takeoff distance of 2,530 feet, which was 34% of the runway. The liftoff speed was 122 knots.
As the aircraft climbed to a higher altitude, it encountered local weather conditions of 88°F temperature and winds of 6 knots at 50°. The crosswind was 3 knots, and the headwind was 5 knots. The enroute climb started over the Princess Juliana International Airport, where the aircraft climbed from 531 feet above sea level to 14,084 feet, an increase of 13,552 feet in 5 minutes, covering 19 nautical miles.
The aircraft then entered a level cruise, flying 11 miles northwest of The Bottom, Saba, for 16 minutes, covering 88 nautical miles. The enroute climb started 58 miles south of Saint Croix, where the aircraft climbed from 14,451 feet to 45,070 feet, an increase of 30,619 feet in 13 minutes, covering 78 nautical miles.
The aircraft continued to fly level cruises and climb to higher altitudes, with the next level cruise starting at a latitude of 15.6786079 and longitude of -65.1841871, lasting 8 minutes and covering 31 nautical miles. The descent started at a latitude of 15.6983463 and longitude of -65.7161448, where the aircraft descended from 45,177 feet to 43,267 feet, a decrease of 1,910 feet in 2 minutes, covering 12 nautical miles.
The aircraft continued to climb and descend, with the next climb starting at a latitude of 15.5442247 and longitude of -65.851607, where the aircraft climbed from 43,347 feet to 45,046 feet, an increase of 1,699 feet in 2 minutes, covering 11 nautical miles. The level cruise started at a latitude of 15.3835402 and longitude of -65.9463659, lasting 12 minutes and covering 86 nautical miles.
The descent started at a latitude of 13.9355989 and longitude of -65.9537268, where the aircraft descended from 44,927 feet to 42,848 feet, a decrease of 2,078 feet in 5 minutes, covering 40 nautical miles. The level cruise started 86 miles north of Los Roques Airport, lasting 3 minutes and covering 27 nautical miles.
The descent started 59 miles north of Los Roques Airport, where the aircraft descended from 42,129 feet to 3,614 feet, a decrease of 38,515 feet in 21 minutes, covering 123 nautical miles. The level cruise started 24 miles northwest of Catia La Mar, lasting 2 minutes and covering 6 nautical miles.
The descent started 19 miles northwest of Catia La Mar, where the aircraft descended from 3,247 feet to 2,102 feet, a decrease of 1,145 feet in 3 minutes, covering 12 nautical miles. The level cruise started 21 miles west of Catia La Mar, lasting 6 minutes and covering 14 nautical miles.
The descent started 8 miles west of Catia La Mar, where the aircraft descended from 1,798 feet to 1,009 feet, a decrease of 789 feet in 2 minutes, covering 4 nautical miles. The level cruise started 4 miles west of Catia La Mar, lasting 2 minutes and covering 3 nautical miles.
The final approach to runway 10 at Simón Bolívar
Aircraft C750 successfully landed at SVMI Simón Bolívar International Airport, but the landing was not without its issues. The aircraft scored 70.7% on its landing, indicating room for improvement. The final approach to runway 10 was initiated from the west, heading 95.0° at 2 nautical miles and 620 feet above ground level (agl).
Upon landing, the aircraft touched down 821 feet beyond the touchdown zone, which is a significant deviation from the ideal touchdown point. The touchdown speed of 119 knots was also faster than the target speed, indicating that the pilot may have been unable to slow the aircraft down sufficiently before touchdown. The touchdown rate of -262 feet per minute was fair, but not ideal.
One of the most notable issues with this landing was the excessive misalignment of the runway touchdown position, which was 627 feet off-centerline. This suggests that the pilot may have been struggling to maintain a stable approach and alignment with the runway. The runway rollout alignment was also excessively misaligned by 629 feet from centerline, indicating that the pilot may have had difficulty controlling the aircraft's direction during the rollout phase.
The local weather conditions at the time of the landing were relatively calm, with a temperature of 86°F and a wind speed of 2 knots at 90°. The crosswind was negligible, and the headwind was minimal at 2 knots. Despite the favorable weather conditions, the pilot was still unable to achieve a smooth and aligned landing.
Overall, while the aircraft was able to land safely, the landing was not without its issues. The pilot will need to work on improving their approach and landing skills, particularly in terms of maintaining a stable and aligned approach, slowing down the aircraft before touchdown, and controlling the aircraft's direction during the rollout phase.
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