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Improve the rollout
A crosswind landing is a geometry problem. The air mass you're flying in is moving sideways across the runway, and you need your ground track down the centreline with your wheels aligned to it at the moment of contact. There are two techniques that will help, the crab and the sideslip.
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The threshold, the flare and the hold-off. The approach that led to it is the stabilisation gates below.
One stabilised approach gate: five checks where the approach path is 500 ft above the runway. The 1,000 ft gate was not assessed, because the approach did not join final that far out.
Side view — the last 1,524 m of the approach.
Plan view — the first 1,524 m of the 2,503 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
The 168 m touchdown sits inside the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.
The rest of the report
The flight began with a departure roll from runway 23 at Humberto Ghizzo Bortoluzzi Regional Airport. The Airbus A320 took off with a takeoff distance of 792 meters, which accounted for 32% of the runway. The liftoff speed was 163 knots, and the aircraft climbed steadily into the air.
As the aircraft climbed, it encountered local weather conditions of 16 degrees Celsius and a wind speed of 17 knots at 245 degrees. The crosswind component was 9 knots, while the headwind component was 15 knots. The enroute climb started overhead the airport, with the aircraft ascending from 1,136 feet above sea level to 1,877 feet above sea level, a total increase of 741 feet in just 1 minute. The climb covered a distance of 3 nautical miles.
After reaching the desired altitude, the aircraft began its enroute descent, starting 2 miles east of the airport. The descent from 1,873 feet above sea level to 554 feet above sea level resulted in a decrease of 1,318 feet in 2 minutes, covering a distance of 2 nautical miles.
The final approach to runway 23 was made from the north-east, with the aircraft heading 219.0 degrees at 1 nautical mile and 436 feet above ground level. The landing was executed on the runway, which had a length of 2,503 meters. The threshold height was good, and the threshold speed was also satisfactory at 115 knots.
However, the touchdown point was 56 meters beyond the touchdown zone, and the touchdown speed was a little fast at 118 knots. The touchdown rate was hard at -474 feet per minute, indicating a rough landing. Despite this, the runway touchdown alignment was very good.
The local weather conditions at the time of landing were the same as during takeoff, with a temperature of 16 degrees Celsius and a wind speed of 14 knots at 246 degrees. The crosswind component was 8 knots, while the headwind component was 12 knots. The total landing distance was 963 meters, which accounted for 38% of the runway. Unfortunately, the runway rollout alignment was excessively misaligned by 2,169.6 meters from the centerline.
The total flight distance was 7 nautical miles, and the flight duration was 8 minutes. The aircraft used 339 kilograms of fuel during the flight.
The Airbus A320 aircraft successfully landed at SBJA Humberto Ghizzo Bortoluzzi Regional Airport, achieving an overall score of 85.8%. The final approach to runway 23 was initiated from the north east, heading 219.0° at 1 nm and 436 ft above ground level (agl). The aircraft maintained a good threshold height, and the threshold speed was also satisfactory at 115 kt.
Upon touchdown, the aircraft landed 56 m beyond the touchdown zone, which is slightly outside the designated area. However, the touchdown speed of 118 kt was a bit faster than the recommended speed, indicating that the pilot may have applied a bit too much force during the landing. The touchdown rate was also hard at -474 fpm, which could have contributed to the slightly faster touchdown speed.
Despite the minor issues with touchdown speed and rate, the runway touchdown alignment was very good, indicating that the pilot maintained a stable and controlled approach. The local weather conditions at the time of landing were moderate, with a temperature of 16 °C and wind speeds of 14 kt at 246°. The crosswind component was 8 kt, while the headwind component was 12 kt, which may have affected the aircraft's performance during the landing.
The total landing distance of 963 m was 38% of the runway length, which is within the acceptable range. However, the runway rollout alignment was excessively misaligned by 2,169.6 m from the centreline, indicating that the pilot may have lost control of the aircraft during the rollout phase. This could be due to a combination of factors, including the wind conditions and the aircraft's speed and rate of descent during the landing.
Overall, while the landing was successful, there are areas for improvement, particularly in terms of touchdown speed and rate, and runway rollout alignment. The pilot should focus on maintaining a more stable and controlled approach, and adjusting the aircraft's speed and rate of descent to achieve a smoother landing.
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