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Departure
Make small rudder corrections against a fixed point at the far end of the runway to hold the centreline during the roll.
What happened: The aircraft drifted 10 m off the runway centreline during the ground roll, and wing drift like that usually keeps reappearing as bank in the climb, with 4.9° of bank in the first climb segment and 5.8° still showing in the second.
Watch for: Heading indicator: steady on the runway centreline during the roll, then wings level through the climb.
Arrival
Fly the flare as one continuous check of the sink rate from 23 ft, holding back pressure steadily rather than adjusting pitch piecemeal.
What happened: The flare drifted away from its intended profile rather than tracking it smoothly from 23 ft down to touchdown.
Watch for: Watch radio altitude and VSI through the flare, aiming to arrest the sink smoothly from 23 ft to touchdown.
See Arrival Landing
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.
At the 1,000 ft gate: speed above the reference speed.
The approach, gate by gate
Side view — the last 1,524 m of the approach.
Plan view — the first 1,524 m of the 3,987 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
Touched down 594 m past the threshold — beyond the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.
The rest of the report
An Airbus A320 aircraft took off from Charles de Gaulle International Airport (LFPG) at runway 09R. The taxiing process prior to departure took 10 minutes and covered 2 nautical miles. Once on the runway, the aircraft successfully completed the departure roll and took off after a distance of 1,386 meters, which is 39% of the runway length. The aircraft achieved liftoff at a speed of 167 knots.
During takeoff, the local weather conditions were characterized by a temperature of 17°C, a wind speed of 17 knots from a direction of 30°, resulting in a headwind of 10 knots and a crosswind of 14 knots. The aircraft continued its journey, making an enroute level cruise from just over Mauregard (located in the Ile-de-France region of France) to Dompaire (Grand Est, France). The initial climb phase started above Mauregard, elevating from a height as of sea level (asl) of 1,375 feet to a height of 34,815 feet asl. This 33,441-foot increase covered 151 nautical miles and took 24 minutes.
Following the initial climb phase, the next level cruise took place over Dompaire and lasted for 22 minutes, covering an additional 159 nautical miles. As the aircraft approached its destination, it started its initial descent at two miles north-east of Oberstaufen (Bavaria, Germany) from a height of 35,073 feet asl. This descent resulted in a descent of 30,131 feet within just 14 minutes and covered 91 nautical miles.
Before reaching its final destination, the aircraft made another brief level cruise at one mile south-east of Lengdorf (Bavaria, Germany). This lasted for a mere two minutes and covered just 6 nautical miles. The next descent phase began at Taufkirchen (Bavaria, Germany) from an asl height of 4,939 feet. It dropped to 2,760 feet asl within a span of just two minutes, covering 9 nautical miles.
Upon nearing EDDM Munich Airport, the aircraft initiated a final approach towards runway 26L from the east, flying at 4 nautical miles from the runway threshold at an altitude of 1,274 feet absolute ground level and maintaining a heading of 263.0°. The aircraft landed on the 3,987-meter runway length and, although the threshold height was above the target, the threshold speed was within the required limits at 139 knots.
On touching down, the aircraft's speed was a little faster than desired at 132 knots, but its touchdown rate was satisfactory at -170 feet per minute. However, during roll-out, the aircraft ended up to the left of the runway centreline by 3.1 meters. With the temperature at 14°C, wind speed of 8 knots, and a direction of 330°, the crosswind was 7 knots and the headwind was 3 knots.
The total landing distance covered by the aircraft was 1,158 meters, which accounts for just 29% of the runway length. Once the aircraft stopped rolling, it successfully taxied to the parking area within 6 minutes, covering a distance of just 1 nautical mile. The entire flight spanned a total distance of 425 nautical miles, taking 78 minutes to complete and utilizing approximately 3,514 kilograms of fuel.
The Airbus A320 landed successfully at EDDM Munich Airport, with a final approach to runway 26L from the east. The aircraft was on a heading of 263.0° at an altitude of 1,274 feet above ground level (agl) and at a distance of 4 nautical miles from the runway. The touchdown on the runway was executed at a speed of 139 kt, which met the target threshold speed, indicating good control and management of the aircraft's descent and speed.
However, the touchdown point was 179 meters beyond the designated touchdown zone, possibly suggesting a slight over-rotation or an incomplete flare maneuver. Additionally, the touchdown speed of 132 kt was a bit higher than expected, suggesting a slightly more forceful landing. On the positive side, the touchdown rate of -170 feet per minute (fpm) was within a safe and acceptable range, indicating that the aircraft did not experience any major impact forces during touchdown.
The runway rollout alignment, which refers to the aircraft's alignment with the runway centerline after touchdown, was found to be very good, with the aircraft aligning itself with the centerline to within a small margin of 3.1 meters. This was achieved despite a crosswind of 7 kt and a headwind of 3 kt, which could have potentially affected the aircraft's stability and directional control.
In terms of the total landing distance, the Airbus A320 required 1,158 meters to come to a complete stop after touchdown, which was 29% of the available runway length of 3987 meters. This distance was achieved within the safe and acceptable range, indicating that the crew was able to manage the aircraft's deceleration and braking effectively.
Overall, the landing was successful, but there were some areas that could be improved, such as managing the touchdown speed and ensuring that the touchdown point is aligned with the designated zone. Nonetheless, the crew's performance and the aircraft's response were good, and the overall outcome was satisfactory.
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