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Make small rudder corrections against a point at the far end to hold the centreline.
What happened: During the ground roll you drifted 62 ft off the runway centreline.
Watch for: Watch runway alignment against the centreline, correcting with small rudder inputs.
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A small uncorrected heading error at 40 knots becomes a metre of offset per second by 100 knots, noticed only at rotation, producing a crabbed liftoff. Root cause is nearly always eyes on the tape instead of the far end of the runway. Small heading changes displace a distant point visibly long before the nearby centreline stripes look wrong.
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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.
The approach, gate by gate
Side view — the last 5,000 ft of the approach.
Plan view — the first 5,000 ft of the 10,923 ft runway, to the same scale as the side view.
The 1,594 ft touchdown sits inside the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.
The rest of the report
Aircraft flown was the Airbus A320. The pre-flight activities included taxiing from the parking area to the runway, which took 17 minutes and covered a distance of 3 nautical miles (nm). The departure roll occurred on runway 08R at the Miami International Airport (KMIA), a major airport in the state of Florida, United States. The takeoff distance was 5,237 feet, which was 50% of the runway.
The aircraft then began its takeoff sequence, reaching a liftoff speed of 155 knots. At the time of departure, the local weather conditions were a significant factor, with a temperature of 96°F, a wind speed of 3 knots from a direction of 310°, providing a marginal tailwind of 2 knots.
The enroute phase of the flight commenced shortly after takeoff, with the aircraft initiating a climb 1 mile south west of Brownsville, a small town in Florida. During this climb, the aircraft ascended from a base elevation of 1,024 feet above sea level (asl) to 20,020 ft asl, an increase of 18,996 feet, in just 9 minutes, covering a distance of 51 nm.
Following the initial climb, the aircraft transitioned into a level cruise phase 3 miles north west of the MYCC Cat Cay Airport, which is located in the Bimini District, Bahamas. This cruise segment lasted for 5 minutes, covering a distance of 35 nm.
As the aircraft neared its destination, it began its enroute descent phase, which started 28 miles east of the MYBO Ocean Cay Heliport, another facility in the Bimini District. During this descent, the aircraft descended from 20,040 ft asl to 1,296 ft asl, a decrease of 18,744 feet, in 15 minutes, covering a distance of 66 nm.
The final approach to runway 14 at the Lynden Pindling International Airport (MYNN) involved heading due west at a height of 1,270 feet above ground level (agl) and flying 4 nm before initiating the descent.
The landing occurred on runway 14 at the Lynden Pindling International Airport, which has a runway length of 10,923 feet. The local weather conditions at the time of landing were a temperature of 84°F, a wind speed of 2 knots from a direction of 16°, resulting in a marginal crosswind of 2 knots and a headwind of 1 knot.
The touchdown occurred 235 feet beyond the designated touchdown zone, with a touchdown speed of 133 knots, which was slightly higher than the desired speed. The touchdown rate was fair at -211 feet per minute (fpm), while the runway touchdown alignment was perfectly aligned.
Following the landing, the aircraft began its taxiing sequence to the parking area, which took 5 minutes and covered a distance of less than 1 nm. The total flight distance was 162 nm, taking a total flight time of 46 minutes and consuming a total of 4,435 pounds of fuel.
The Airbus A320 recently experienced a successful landing at the Lynden Pindling International Airport, located in the Bahamas, on runway 14. The aircraft began its final approach from a northwest heading, situated 4 nautical miles (nm) away, and at an altitude of 1,270 feet above ground level (agl).
Pilots successfully guided the aircraft towards the runway, maintaining a heading of 135.0°. Given the local weather conditions, with a temperature of 84 °F and a negligible wind speed of 2 kt from a direction of 16 °, crosswinds and tailwinds played a minimal impact during the landing. In fact, a slight tailwind of 1 kt existed, while a negligible crosswind of 2 kt was detected.
The crew achieved a satisfactory threshold height and a good threshold speed of 139 kt, demonstrating the pilots' control and proficiency in navigating the aircraft. A touchdown point of 235 feet beyond the threshold zone was established, but the touchdown speed of 133 kt was slightly above the optimal value, resulting in a relatively high touchdown rate of -211 feet per minute (fpm).
However, the runway touchdown alignment was found to be "perfect," ensuring that the aircraft landed smoothly on the runway surface. In addition, the pilots managed to maintain excellent rollout alignment during the taxiing phase. The landing distance, at 4,069 feet, accounted for 37% of the runway's length, exceeding the standard distance but still within acceptable limits given the circumstances.
Taking all the above factors into account, it appears that this landing had a high overall success rate, scoring 99.8% based on the provided details.
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