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Improve the touchdown
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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Two stabilised approach gates, each with six checks at 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 5,000 ft of the approach.
Plan view — the first 5,000 ft of the 10,190 ft runway, to the same scale as the side view.
The 1,386 ft touchdown sits inside the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.
The rest of the report
The aircraft taxied from the parking area to runway 07R at HAAB Addis Ababa Bole International Airport, covering 2 nm in 8 minutes.
During the departure roll on runway 07R, the aircraft used 5,837 ft of runway, representing 52 % of the available length, and lifted off at 157 kt. Local weather at the time was 71 °F with a wind of 3 kt from 10 °, a cross-wind component of 3 kt and a head-wind component of 1 kt.
Climb commenced overhead HAAB, with the airplane ascending from 8,018 ft asl to 40,003 ft asl, a gain of 31,985 ft achieved in 31 minutes while covering 230 nm.
The first cruise segment began 25 miles west of Gore in the Oromiya Region of Ethiopia and continued for 232 minutes, during which the aircraft flew 1,944 nm at level altitude.
Descent started 3 miles south of Porto-Novo in Benin, with altitude decreasing from 40,001 ft asl to 3,656 ft asl, a loss of 36,345 ft over 25 minutes and a distance of 163 nm.
A brief cruise followed, beginning 6 miles east of Aburi in Ghana’s Eastern Region, lasting 2 minutes and covering 5 nm.
Subsequent descent began 6 miles south-east of Aburi, dropping from 3,488 ft asl to 1,448 ft asl, a reduction of 2,040 ft in 2 minutes while traveling 6 nm.
The final approach to runway 21 at DGAA Kotoka International Airport was executed from the north on a heading of 204.0 °, entering the approach at 4 nm and 1,256 ft agl. The aircraft descended from 1,297 ft agl to 99 ft agl in 111 seconds and was scored on the stabilisation gates.
Touchdown occurred on runway 21, whose length is 10,190 ft; the threshold speed was 132 kt. The aircraft landed 1,392 ft beyond the threshold at a speed of 128 kt, with a touchdown rate of minus 244 fpm and perfect runway-touchdown alignment. Weather at the destination was 77 °F with a wind of 6 kt from 220 °, a cross-wind component of 2 kt and a head-wind component of 6 kt.
Rollout distance measured 4,609 ft, representing 45 % of the runway, and the aircraft maintained perfect alignment throughout the rollout.
After landing, the aircraft taxied to the parking area, covering less than 1 nm in 2 minutes.
In total, the flight covered 2,359 nm, required 304 minutes of flight time, and consumed 59,502 lb of fuel.
The Airbus A350-900 entered the final approach to runway 21 at DGAA Kotoka International Airport from the north on a heading of 204.0° at 4 nm and 1,256 ft agl. The approach was assessed as stabilised at the 1,000 ft gate, with gear, flaps, sink rate, glideslope, centreline and speed all within limits, and the aircraft descended from 1,297 ft agl to 99 ft agl in 111 seconds while maintaining the reported wind of 6 kt from 220° (crosswind 2 kt, headwind 6 kt) and temperature of 77 °F.
At threshold the height was good and the threshold speed was good at 132 kt. The aircraft touched down 1,392 ft from the threshold, with a touchdown speed of 128 kt that was a little fast and a touchdown rate fair at minus 244 fpm. Runway touchdown alignment was perfect.
Touchdown occurred with the aircraft aligned precisely on the centreline, the distance from the threshold remaining at 1,392 ft and the speed at 128 kt, while the vertical rate of descent was minus 244 fpm. The total landing distance recorded was 4,609 ft, representing 45 % of the 10,190 ft runway.
During rollout the aircraft maintained perfect alignment down the runway and came to a stop after traveling the 4,609 ft measured distance, confirming the 45 % runway usage figure.
To improve the score, attention should be given to reducing touchdown speed toward the target VREF and moderating the vertical sink rate to achieve a smoother touchdown.
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