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Departure
Use coordinated aileron input to level the wings and hold bank angle close to wings-level during the climb.
What happened: During the initial climb, your average bank angle drifted to 5.6°.
Watch for: Attitude indicator, bank angle near wings-level
Arrival
Keep the back pressure coming once the flare is established, holding the nose up through to touchdown instead of easing it.
What happened: The flare arrested the sink but 191 fpm of it came back before touchdown, and in flights like this one that returning sink usually carries through to a firm or hard touchdown at 337 fpm.
Watch for: Vertical speed indicator: the sink held near zero all the way through touchdown, not allowed to build back up.
There are several things that can go wrong during the flare, carrying too much speed over the threshold, starting the flare at the wrong height and inconsistent flight control inputs, all contribute to a poor flare resulting in a hard touchdown or a float down the runway.
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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. They are the approach's score: the checks passed out of the checks that ran.
The approach, gate by gate
Side view — the last 1,524 m of the approach.
Plan view — the first 1,524 m of the 3,153 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
Touched down 527 m past the threshold — beyond the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.
The rest of the report
Departing from Nice-Côte d'Azur Airport, the Airbus A320 began its journey with a taxiing period of 5 minutes, covering a distance of 1 nautical mile to reach the runway. The departure roll from runway 04L was smooth, with a takeoff distance of 1,187 meters, accounting for 46% of the runway length. The aircraft lifted off at a speed of 143 knots, taking advantage of a gentle tailwind of 3 knots.
As the aircraft climbed to its cruising altitude, it traversed a distance of 39 nautical miles, covering an altitude increase of 23,535 feet in just 8 minutes. The climb phase was initiated over Nice-Côte d'Azur Airport, and the aircraft continued to ascend to 24,533 feet above sea level. Subsequent enroute descents and level cruises took the aircraft over various points in the Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur region, including Le Castellet Airport and Aubagne. The final descent phase began over Miramas, with the aircraft descending to 1,277 feet above sea level in just 4 minutes.
The Airbus A320 touched down on runway 13L at Marseille Provence Airport, with a touchdown point 105 meters beyond the touchdown zone. The touchdown speed of 117 knots was within acceptable limits, while the touchdown rate of -205 feet per minute was fair. The runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned, but the runway rollout alignment was very good. The total landing distance of 856 meters accounted for just 25% of the runway length. Following a taxiing period of 3 minutes, the aircraft came to a stop at the parking area, having completed a total flight distance of 147 nautical miles and consuming 1,400 kilograms of fuel.
The aircraft touched down on runway 13L at LFML Marseille Provence Airport, demonstrating a good threshold height and speed of 125 kt. The approach quality was satisfactory, with a heading of 134.0° from the north west at 4 nm and 1,252 ft above ground level. The touchdown point was 105 m beyond the touchdown zone, with a touchdown speed of 117 kt, which was within acceptable limits. However, the touchdown rate of -205 fpm was slightly higher than desired, indicating a slightly steeper descent than intended.
The runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned by 3.6 m from the centreline, which may have been due to a slight deviation in the approach path. Despite this, the local weather conditions were favourable, with a temperature of 21 °C and a moderate headwind of 9 kt. The crosswind component was also relatively low at 9 kt, which helped to maintain stability during the approach and landing phases. The total landing distance of 856 m was 25% of the runway length, indicating a relatively short landing roll.
The rollout phase was executed well, with the aircraft maintaining a very good alignment with the centreline. The overall performance of the landing was satisfactory, with a score of 98.3%. While there were some minor deviations from the ideal, the crew's skills and the aircraft's handling characteristics ensured a safe and controlled landing.
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