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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 3,088 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
Touched down 552 m past the threshold — beyond the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.
The rest of the report
The flight began with the Airbus A320 taxiing from the parking area to the runway at Manchester Airport, taking approximately 9 minutes and covering a distance of 1 nautical mile. The aircraft then departed from runway 23R, with a takeoff distance of 1,749 meters, which accounted for 72% of the runway. The liftoff speed was 168 knots, and the local weather conditions at the time of departure were characterized by a temperature of 11 degrees Celsius, with a wind speed of 6 knots at 179 degrees.
As the aircraft climbed to its cruising altitude, it began its enroute climb from 1,230 feet above sea level to 35,038 feet above sea level, an increase of 33,808 feet in 24 minutes, covering a distance of 155 nautical miles. The climb started approximately 1 mile north of Mobberley in Cheshire East, England. Following the climb, the aircraft entered a level cruise phase, which lasted for 131 minutes and covered a distance of 956 nautical miles. This phase began approximately 1 mile east of Fittleworth in West Sussex, England.
The aircraft then began its enroute descent from 33,799 feet above sea level to 6,723 feet above sea level, a decrease of 27,077 feet in 23 minutes, covering a distance of 140 nautical miles. This descent started approximately 6 miles north of Ariana in Tunisia. Following this descent, the aircraft entered another level cruise phase, which lasted for 7 minutes and covered a distance of 31 nautical miles. This phase began approximately 3 miles south east of Sfax in Tunisia.
The aircraft then began its final descent from 6,733 feet above sea level to 1,525 feet above sea level, a decrease of 5,208 feet in 6 minutes, covering a distance of 18 nautical miles. This descent started approximately 19 miles north of Houmt El Souk in Tunisia. The aircraft then began another descent from 1,528 feet above sea level to 1,235 feet above sea level, a decrease of 293 feet in 2 minutes, covering a distance of 4 nautical miles. This descent started approximately 4 miles north west of Midoun in Tunisia.
The final approach to runway 27 at Djerba Zarzis International Airport was made from the east, with a heading of 269.0 degrees at 4 nautical miles and 1,194 feet above ground level. The aircraft landed on the runway, with a total landing distance of 1,412 meters, which accounted for 46% of the runway. The touchdown point was 136 meters beyond the touchdown zone, with a touchdown speed of 131 knots, which was considered good. However, the touchdown rate was fair at -269 feet per minute.
The local weather conditions at the time of landing were characterized by a temperature of 14 degrees Celsius, with a wind speed of 20 knots at 310 degrees. The crosswind was 14 knots, and the headwind was 15 knots. The runway touchdown position was misaligned by 8.5 meters from the centreline, and the runway rollout alignment was slightly misaligned by 7.6 meters from the centreline.
The taxiing from the runway to the parking area took approximately 3 minutes and covered a distance of less than 1 nautical mile. The total flight distance was 1,313 nautical miles, taking a total of 203 minutes, and the aircraft used 8,266 kilograms of fuel during the flight.
The Airbus A320 successfully landed at Djerba Zarzis International Airport, achieving a score of 95.6%. The aircraft approached the runway from the east, heading 269.0° at a distance of 4 nautical miles and an altitude of 1,194 feet above ground level (agl). The final approach was executed with good threshold height and threshold speed, reaching 139 knots.
Upon touchdown, the aircraft landed 136 meters beyond the touchdown zone, with a touchdown speed of 131 knots, which was considered good. However, the touchdown rate was fair at -269 feet per minute (fpm). The runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned from the centerline by 8.5 meters, which may have contributed to the slightly off-center touchdown.
The local weather conditions at the time of landing were characterized by a temperature of 14°C, with a wind speed of 20 knots from 310°. This resulted in a crosswind of 14 knots and a headwind of 15 knots. The total landing distance was 1,412 meters, which accounted for 46% of the runway length. The runway rollout alignment was also slightly misaligned from the centerline by 7.6 meters.
Overall, the landing was considered successful, with the aircraft achieving good threshold speed and touchdown speed. However, there were some minor deviations from the ideal touchdown position and rollout alignment, which may have been influenced by the wind conditions.
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