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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.
The approach, gate by gate
Side view — the last 1,815 m of the approach.
Plan view — the first 1,815 m of the 2,395 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
Touched down 604 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 5 minutes and covered less than 1 nautical mile. The aircraft, an Airbus A321, then departed from runway 33 at LFSB EuroAirport Basel-Mulhouse-Freiburg. The takeoff distance was 1,216 meters, which accounted for 44% of the runway. The liftoff speed was 148 knots, and the local weather conditions were characterized by a temperature of 20 degrees Celsius and a wind speed of 17 knots at 249 degrees.
As the aircraft climbed, it started its enroute climb 1 mile south east of Bartenheim, France, at an altitude of 1,894 feet above sea level. The climb continued to an altitude of 29,949 feet above sea level, an increase of 28,054 feet, in 13 minutes and covering a distance of 51 nautical miles. The enroute level cruise then started 1 mile south of Deyvillers, France, and lasted for 14 minutes, covering a distance of 110 nautical miles.
The enroute descent began 1 mile east of Hosingen, Luxembourg, and involved a descent from 29,790 feet above sea level to 1,433 feet above sea level, a decrease of 28,357 feet, in 22 minutes and covering a distance of 84 nautical miles. The final approach to runway 23L at EDDL Düsseldorf Airport was made from the north east, heading 233.0 degrees at 4 nautical miles and 1,297 feet above ground level.
The landing on runway 23L at EDDL Düsseldorf Airport was successful, with a touchdown point 190 meters beyond the touchdown zone. The touchdown speed was slightly above the target at 135 knots, and the touchdown rate was fair at -202 feet per minute. The runway touchdown alignment was very good, and the local weather conditions were characterized by a temperature of 20 degrees Celsius and a wind speed of 8 knots at 320 degrees.
The total landing distance was 1,737 meters, which accounted for 73% of the runway. The runway rollout alignment was also very good. After landing, the aircraft taxied to the parking from the runway, which took 6 minutes and covered less than 1 nautical mile. The total flight distance was 252 nautical miles, and the flight duration was 60 minutes. The aircraft used 2,896 kilograms of fuel during the flight.
The Airbus A321 successfully landed on runway 23L at EDDL Düsseldorf Airport, achieving a score of 96.2%. The aircraft approached the runway from the north east, heading 233.0° at a distance of 4 nautical miles and an altitude of 1,297 feet above ground level (agl). The final approach was executed with good control, and the aircraft landed safely on the runway.
The threshold height was reported as good, indicating that the aircraft was at the correct height as it approached the runway threshold. However, the threshold speed was slightly above the target speed of 135 knots, which may have been due to the aircraft's descent rate or the pilot's decision to maintain a higher speed for a smoother landing. The touchdown point was 190 meters beyond the touchdown zone, which is a relatively minor deviation.
The touchdown speed of 131 knots was a little fast, which may have resulted in a slightly longer landing distance. The touchdown rate of -202 feet per minute (fpm) was fair, indicating that the aircraft was able to slow down relatively quickly after touchdown. The runway touchdown alignment was very good, indicating that the aircraft was aligned with the runway centerline at the moment of touchdown.
The local weather conditions at the time of landing were favorable, with a temperature of 20°C and a wind speed of 8 knots from 320°. This resulted in a crosswind component of 8 knots, but no headwind component. The total landing distance of 1,737 meters was 73% of the runway length, which is a relatively short landing distance considering the aircraft's size and weight.
The runway rollout alignment was also very good, indicating that the aircraft was able to maintain its alignment with the runway centerline after touchdown and during the rollout phase. Overall, the landing was executed safely and efficiently, with only minor deviations from the target parameters.
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