Events
Events
Events
Events
Events
Events
Events
Events
Events
Events
Events
Events
Events
Events
Events
Events
Events
Events
MY FS FLIGHTS
Flight Score
Departure
Use smooth aileron to roll the wings level in the first climb segment, holding bank angle near wings-level instead of letting it build to 1.4°.
What happened: The wings held 1.4° of bank through the first climb segment and had drifted to 2.8° by the second - this early wing-level drift usually carries through into a larger bank excursion later in the climb.
Watch for: Watch the attitude indicator's bank pointer and keep it at wings level throughout the climb.
Arrival
Begin raising the nose earlier, by 11 ft, so the flare has time to arrest the sink before touchdown.
What happened: The flare began late at 0.8 ft, 10 ft below the normal band, and a late flare like this usually leaves too little time to arrest the sink before touchdown.
Watch for: Watch radio altitude and start the flare in the normal band, around 11 ft.
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.
Read more in Flare TimingStart to finish · 20 stages, 18 scored
Events
Events
Events
Events
Events
Events
Events
Events
Events
Events
Events
Events
Events
Events
Events
Events
Events
Events
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.
At the 500 ft gate: off the runway's 3.5° glideslope and speed above the reference speed.
The approach, gate by gate
Side view — the last 1,524 m of the approach.
Plan view — the first 1,524 m of the 2,747 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
Touched down 667 m past the threshold — beyond the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.
The rest of the report
The flight began with a departure roll from runway 07 at TAPA V C Bird International Airport. The Airbus A320 took off with a takeoff distance of 963 meters, which was 43% of the runway. The liftoff speed was 150 knots. At the time of departure, the local weather conditions were a temperature of 17°C, with a wind speed of 1 knot at 269°, resulting in a negligible crosswind and tailwind.
As the aircraft climbed, it started its enroute climb 2 miles northeast of TAPA V C Bird International Airport, Osbourn, in the Parish of Saint George, Antigua and Barbuda. The climb took the aircraft from an altitude of 895 feet above sea level to 18,954 feet above sea level, an increase of 18,060 feet in just 7 minutes, covering a distance of 32 nautical miles.
The enroute level cruise started 11 miles northwest of Anse-Bertrand, Guadeloupe, and lasted for 9 minutes, covering a distance of 64 nautical miles. The aircraft then began its enroute descent 1 mile north of Wesley, Saint Andrew, Dominica, descending from 18,999 feet above sea level to 11,018 feet above sea level, a decrease of 7,981 feet in just 3 minutes, covering a distance of 23 nautical miles.
The aircraft then entered another enroute level cruise, this time starting 7 miles east of Berekua, Saint Patrick, Dominica, and lasting for 2 minutes, covering a distance of 10 nautical miles. The enroute descent started 9 miles north of Basse-Pointe, Martinique, and the aircraft descended from 10,800 feet above sea level to 3,039 feet above sea level, a decrease of 7,761 feet in 5 minutes, covering a distance of 25 nautical miles.
The aircraft then entered another enroute level cruise, starting 1 mile northwest of Le Lamentin, Martinique, and lasting for 4 minutes, covering a distance of 5 nautical miles. The final approach to runway 28 at TFFF Martinique Aimé Césaire International Airport was from the east, with a heading of 262.0° at 4 nautical miles and 1,798 feet above ground level.
The landing on runway 28 at TFFF Martinique Aimé Césaire International Airport was on a runway length of 2,747 meters. The threshold height at 105 feet above ground level was excessively over target, and the threshold speed was well above target at 151 knots. The touchdown point was 202 meters beyond the touchdown zone, with a touchdown speed of 144 knots, which was fast. The touchdown rate was very heavy at -889 feet per minute, and the runway touchdown position was misaligned by 10.1 meters from the centerline.
The total landing distance was 1,174 meters, which was 43% of the runway. The runway rollout alignment was slightly misaligned by 10.7 meters from the centerline. Taxiing to the parking from the runway took 6 minutes and covered less than 1 nautical mile. The total flight distance was 167 nautical miles, taking 41 minutes, and the aircraft used 691 kilograms of fuel.
The Airbus A320 aircraft has successfully landed at TFFF Martinique Aimé Césaire International Airport, but with some notable deviations from the ideal landing parameters. The final approach to runway 28 was initiated from the east, heading 262.0° at a distance of 4 nautical miles and an altitude of 1,798 feet above ground level (agl).
Upon landing, the aircraft touched down 202 meters beyond the designated touchdown zone, which is a significant deviation. The touchdown speed of 144 knots was also faster than the target speed, indicating that the pilot may have applied excessive braking or failed to maintain a stable approach speed. Furthermore, the touchdown rate of -889 feet per minute (fpm) was extremely heavy, suggesting that the aircraft may have been subjected to excessive deceleration forces upon touchdown.
The runway touchdown position was also misaligned by 10.1 meters from the centerline, which could have contributed to the aircraft's deviation from the designated touchdown zone. The local weather conditions at the time of landing were relatively calm, with a temperature of 15°C, a wind speed of 1 knot from 270°, and a crosswind of 0 knots. The headwind of 1 knot may have had a minimal impact on the aircraft's approach and landing.
The total landing distance of 1,174 meters was 43% of the available runway length, which is a relatively high percentage. This may indicate that the aircraft required a longer distance to come to a stop after touchdown. The runway rollout alignment was also slightly misaligned by 10.7 meters from the centerline, which could have contributed to the aircraft's deviation from the desired path.
Overall, while the Airbus A320 aircraft successfully landed at TFFF Martinique Aimé Césaire International Airport, the deviations from the ideal landing parameters suggest that the pilot may have encountered some challenges during the approach and landing. A thorough review of the flight data and a debriefing with the pilot may be necessary to identify the root causes of these deviations and to implement corrective actions to improve future landings.
Scroll or drag the slider to zoom · double-click to reset · hover for values