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Departure
Make small rudder corrections against a point at the far end to hold the centreline.
What happened: During the ground roll you drifted 9.5 m off the runway centreline.
Watch for: Watch runway alignment against the centreline, correcting with small rudder inputs.
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Arrival
Track the centreline through touchdown using small rudder corrections against a point at the far end of the runway.
What happened: The aircraft touched down off the centreline at 0.3 m, and drifting off centreline at touchdown usually carries through into the rollout, as it did here with alignment reaching 31 m.
Watch for: Watch runway centreline position, keeping deviation inside the limit through touchdown and rollout.
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.
The approach, gate by gate
Side view — the last 1,524 m of the approach.
Plan view — the first 1,524 m of the 2,442 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
Touched down 647 m past the threshold — beyond the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.
The rest of the report
The flight began with a taxiing period from the parking to the runway, which took 9 minutes and covered a distance of 2 nautical miles. The aircraft, an Airbus A320, then departed from runway 07 at the Monseñor Óscar Arnulfo Romero International Airport. The takeoff distance was 1,485 meters, which accounted for 46% of the runway. The liftoff speed was 155 knots.
The local weather conditions at the time of departure were characterized by a temperature of 33 degrees Celsius and winds of 8 knots at a direction of 56 degrees. This resulted in a crosswind of 2 knots and a headwind of 8 knots. The aircraft began its enroute climb 1 mile east of the airport, rising from an altitude of 1,125 feet above sea level to 25,919 feet above sea level, an increase of 24,794 feet in 11 minutes and covering a distance of 59 nautical miles.
The enroute level cruise started 24 miles southeast of the La Chepona Airport and lasted for 7 minutes, covering a distance of 44 nautical miles. The aircraft then began its enroute descent 17 miles west of the La Mona airport, descending from 25,934 feet above sea level to 1,516 feet above sea level, a decrease of 24,418 feet in 18 minutes and covering a distance of 79 nautical miles.
The final approach to runway 10 at the Augusto C. Sandino International Airport was made from the west, heading 96.0 degrees at a distance of 4 nautical miles and an altitude of 1,311 feet above ground level. The landing was made on runway 10, which had a length of 2,442 meters. The threshold height was good, but the threshold speed was above the target at 151 knots.
The touchdown point was 237 meters beyond the touchdown zone, and the touchdown speed was 133 knots, which was a little fast. The touchdown rate was fair at -274 feet per minute. The runway touchdown position was significantly misaligned by 27.5 meters from the centerline. The local weather conditions at the time of landing were characterized by a temperature of 30 degrees Celsius and winds of 24 knots at a direction of 60 degrees, resulting in a crosswind of 14 knots and a headwind of 19 knots.
The total landing distance was 1,196 meters, which accounted for 49% of the runway. The runway rollout alignment was also significantly misaligned by 31.1 meters from the centerline. The taxiing period from the runway to the parking took 2 minutes and covered a distance of less than 1 nautical mile. The total flight distance was 190 nautical miles, and the flight duration was 45 minutes. The aircraft used 1,850 kilograms of fuel during the flight.
The Airbus A320 aircraft successfully landed at the MNMG Augusto C. Sandino (Managua) International Airport, but with some notable deviations from the ideal landing performance. The final approach was initiated from the west, heading 96.0° at a distance of 4 nautical miles and an altitude of 1,311 feet above ground level (agl). The aircraft touched down on runway 10, which has a length of 2,442 meters.
The threshold height was satisfactory, but the threshold speed was significantly above the target speed of 151 knots, indicating that the aircraft was descending at a faster rate than intended. The touchdown point was located 237 meters beyond the designated touchdown zone, which suggests that the aircraft may have been slightly too far back from the optimal touchdown position. The touchdown speed of 133 knots was also a bit faster than the desired speed, resulting in a touchdown rate of -274 feet per minute, which was considered fair.
The local weather conditions at the time of landing were characterized by a temperature of 30°C and wind speeds of 24 knots at 60°. The crosswind component was 14 knots, while the headwind component was 19 knots. These conditions may have contributed to the slightly faster touchdown speed and the misaligned touchdown position.
One of the most notable issues with this landing was the significant misalignment of the runway touchdown position, which was 27.5 meters off the centerline. This misalignment was also evident during the runway rollout, where the aircraft was 31.1 meters off the centerline. This suggests that the pilot may have had difficulty aligning the aircraft with the runway during the final approach and touchdown phases.
The total landing distance of 1,196 meters was 49% of the runway length, which is within the acceptable range. However, the deviations from the ideal landing performance, particularly the misaligned touchdown and rollout positions, may indicate that the pilot could benefit from additional training or practice to improve their landing skills.
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