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Arrival
Ease the pitch and add power earlier on final to arrest the descent rate before reaching the stabilisation gate.
What happened: On the approach, the aircraft's sink rate exceeded the stabilised gate limit, tripping a sink-rate fault at the gate check.
Watch for: Vertical speed indicator: a steady, stabilised descent rate approaching the gate
See Arrival Approach
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. They are the approach's score: the checks passed out of the checks that ran.
At the 500 ft gate: sink rate 2,593 fpm, more than the glideslope needed.
The approach, gate by gate
Side view — the last 1,524 m of the approach.
Plan view — the first 1,524 m of the 2,308 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
The 113 m touchdown sits inside the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.
The rest of the report
Departing from Kuwait International Airport, the aircraft began its journey on runway 33R, taking off with a distance of 1,078 meters, which accounted for 31% of the available runway length. The aircraft lifted off at a speed of 137 knots, overcoming the headwind of 22 knots and the crosswind of 2 knots. The local weather conditions at the time of departure were characterized by a temperature of 49 degrees Celsius and a wind direction of 340 degrees.
As the aircraft climbed to its enroute cruise altitude, it passed overhead Kuwait International Airport, reaching a height of 39,994 feet above sea level in 16 minutes, covering a distance of 104 nautical miles. The climb was a significant ascent, with an increase of 38,953 feet in altitude. The aircraft then entered a level cruise phase, which lasted for 253 minutes and covered a distance of 1,650 nautical miles. This phase was followed by a series of descents, with the aircraft descending from 40,004 feet to 11,393 feet in 14 minutes, covering a distance of 93 nautical miles. The final descent phase saw the aircraft touch down on runway 27 at Begumpet Airport, with a touchdown distance of 111 meters and a speed of 129 knots.
The landing was characterized by a hard touchdown rate of -423 feet per minute, with the aircraft slightly misaligned from the centerline by 5.2 meters. The local weather conditions at the time of landing were characterized by a temperature of 25 degrees Celsius and a wind direction of 300 degrees. The aircraft's performance during the landing was satisfactory, with a total landing distance of 601 meters, which accounted for 26% of the available runway length. The runway rollout alignment was very good, and the aircraft taxied to the parking area in 5 minutes, covering a distance of less than 1 nautical mile. The total flight distance was 1,910 nautical miles, with a total flight time of 264 minutes and a fuel consumption of 280 kilograms.
The final approach to runway 27 at VOHY Begumpet Airport from the east was executed with a heading of 269.0° at 4 nm and 1,406 ft above ground level. The approach quality was satisfactory, with a good threshold height. However, the threshold speed was well above the target, reaching 133 kt, which may have been due to the prevailing wind conditions. The wind was blowing at 9 kt from 300°, resulting in a 5 kt crosswind and a 7 kt headwind.
Upon touchdown, the aircraft came down with a speed of 129 kt, which was fast, and a rate of -423 fpm, indicating a hard touchdown. The touchdown distance was good at 111 m, but the runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned by 5.2 m from the centreline. The total landing distance of 601 m was 26% of the runway length, which is within acceptable limits. The local weather conditions, with a temperature of 25 °C and a moderate wind, did not appear to have a significant impact on the landing.
The rollout phase was executed well, with the aircraft maintaining very good alignment with the centreline. Overall, the landing was satisfactory, with a score of 94.8%. While there were some areas for improvement, such as the high threshold speed and hard touchdown, the pilot demonstrated good control and handling of the aircraft throughout the approach and landing phases.
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