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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 5,103 ft of the approach.
Plan view — the first 5,103 ft of the 7,184 ft runway, to the same scale as the side view.
The 909 ft touchdown sits inside 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 20 minutes and covered a distance of 3 nautical miles. The aircraft, an Airbus A319, then departed from runway 28 at KSYR Syracuse Hancock International Airport. The takeoff distance was 4,086 feet, which accounted for 45% of the runway. The liftoff speed was 147 knots.
The local weather conditions at the time of departure were characterized by a temperature of 51°F and a wind speed of 13 knots from a direction of 270°. This resulted in a crosswind of 1 knot and a headwind of 13 knots. The aircraft then began its enroute climb, starting overhead Mattydale, New York, and ascending from 1,437 feet above sea level to 9,566 feet above sea level, an increase of 8,129 feet in just 3 minutes, covering a distance of 13 nautical miles.
Following the initial climb, the aircraft entered a level cruise, starting 2 miles south of Marcellus, New York, and lasting for 7 minutes, during which it covered a distance of 38 nautical miles. The aircraft then began another climb, this time starting 1 mile southeast of NK09 Eagle Ridge Airport in Burdett, New York, and ascending from 10,858 feet above sea level to 35,361 feet above sea level, an increase of 24,504 feet in 14 minutes, covering a distance of 95 nautical miles.
As the aircraft continued its journey, it began a descent, starting overhead Marshallton, Pennsylvania, and descending from 35,358 feet above sea level to 10,088 feet above sea level, a decrease of 25,269 feet in 16 minutes, covering a distance of 88 nautical miles. The aircraft then entered another level cruise, starting 1 mile west of Charles Village, Maryland, and lasting for 2 minutes, during which it covered a distance of 7 nautical miles.
The aircraft then began another descent, starting overhead Linthicum, Maryland, and descending from 9,785 feet above sea level to 1,989 feet above sea level, a decrease of 7,797 feet in 11 minutes, covering a distance of 43 nautical miles. Following this descent, the aircraft entered another level cruise, starting 1 mile west of La Plata, Maryland, and lasting for 4 minutes, during which it covered a distance of 15 nautical miles.
The final approach to runway 01 at KDCA Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport was made from the south, with the aircraft heading 356.0° at 4 nautical miles and 1,252 feet above ground level. The landing on runway 01 was successful, with the aircraft touching down at a speed of 129 knots, which was slightly fast. The touchdown distance was 916 feet, and the runway touchdown alignment was very good.
The local weather conditions at the time of landing were characterized by a temperature of 57°F and a wind speed of 6 knots from a direction of 270°. The crosswind was 6 knots, and the headwind was 0 knots. The total landing distance was 4,841 feet, which accounted for 67% of the runway. However, the runway rollout alignment was slightly misaligned by 31 feet from the centerline.
The taxiing period from the runway to the parking took 5 minutes and covered a distance of less than 1 nautical mile. The total flight distance was 308 nautical miles, and the flight duration was 75 minutes. The aircraft used a total of 6,815 pounds of fuel during the flight.
The Airbus A319 aircraft successfully landed at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (KDCA) with a score of 94.9%. The final approach to runway 01 was initiated from the south, heading 356.0° at a distance of 4 nautical miles and an altitude of 1,252 feet above ground level (agl). The aircraft's approach was characterized by a good threshold height, indicating that the pilots maintained a safe distance from the runway surface.
Upon touchdown, the aircraft's threshold speed was recorded at 129 knots, which is within the acceptable range. However, the touchdown speed of 129 knots was slightly faster than desired, suggesting that the pilots may have been able to flare the aircraft more effectively to achieve a smoother touchdown. The touchdown distance of 916 feet was also within the acceptable range, indicating that the pilots maintained control of the aircraft during the final stages of the approach.
The landing distance of 4,841 feet, which accounts for 67% of the runway length, was also within the acceptable range. This suggests that the pilots were able to bring the aircraft to a stop within a reasonable distance, taking into account the runway length and the aircraft's performance characteristics.
However, the touchdown rate of -455 feet per minute (fpm) was considered hard, indicating that the aircraft may have experienced a significant deceleration upon touchdown. This could be attributed to the pilots' decision to apply the brakes aggressively to bring the aircraft to a stop within the available runway length.
The runway touchdown alignment was very good, indicating that the pilots maintained a consistent heading and alignment with the runway during the final stages of the approach. However, the runway rollout alignment was slightly misaligned by 31 feet from the centreline, suggesting that the pilots may have experienced some difficulty in maintaining a straight course during the rollout phase.
The local weather conditions at the time of the landing were characterized by a temperature of 57°F and a wind speed of 6 knots from 270°. The crosswind component was 6 knots, while the headwind component was negligible. These conditions were relatively calm, which may have contributed to the successful landing.
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