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Work on the flare
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.
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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 2,806 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
The 208 m 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 7 minutes and covered a distance of 2 nautical miles. The aircraft, an Airbus A321, then departed from runway 23 at FCBB Maya-Maya Airport in Brazzaville, Republic of Congo. The takeoff distance was 2,018 meters, which accounted for 61% of the runway. The liftoff speed was 168 knots.
The local weather conditions at the time of departure were characterized by a temperature of 36 degrees Celsius, with a wind speed of 2 knots from a direction of 210 degrees. This resulted in a crosswind of 1 knot and a headwind of 2 knots. The aircraft began its enroute climb 1 mile southwest of the airport, rising from an altitude of 2,028 feet above sea level to 32,798 feet above sea level, an increase of 30,771 feet, in 24 minutes and covering a distance of 164 nautical miles.
The enroute level cruise started 24 miles east of OKG Okoyo Airport in Okoyo, Republic of Congo, and lasted for 93 minutes, covering a distance of 736 nautical miles. The aircraft then began its enroute descent 24 miles north of Yagoua in the Far North Region of Cameroon, descending from 32,796 feet above sea level to 2,260 feet above sea level, a decrease of 30,536 feet, in 18 minutes and covering a distance of 86 nautical miles.
The final approach to runway 23 at FTTJ N'Djamena International Airport was made from the north-east, heading 226.0 degrees at an altitude of 1,278 feet above ground level and a distance of 4 nautical miles from the runway. The landing was made on runway 23, which had a length of 2,806 meters. The threshold height was good, and the threshold speed was also satisfactory at 136 knots. The touchdown distance was good at 210 meters, and the touchdown speed was 134 knots, which was also satisfactory.
The local weather conditions at the time of landing were characterized by a temperature of 39 degrees Celsius, with a wind speed of 4 knots from a direction of 160 degrees. This resulted in a crosswind of 4 knots and a headwind of 2 knots. The runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned from the centerline by 5.8 meters. The total landing distance was 1,322 meters, which accounted for 47% of the runway. The runway rollout alignment was very good.
The taxiing period from the runway to the parking took 1 minute and covered a distance of less than 1 nautical mile. The total flight distance was 995 nautical miles, and the flight duration was 146 minutes. The aircraft used a total of 7,383 kilograms of fuel during the flight.
The Airbus A321 successfully landed at FTTJ N'Djamena International Airport, achieving a score of 94.4%. The aircraft approached the runway from the north east, heading 226.0° at a distance of 4 nautical miles and an altitude of 1,278 feet above ground level (agl). The final approach was executed with good control, and the aircraft touched down on runway 23, which has a length of 2,806 meters.
The threshold height was satisfactory, and the threshold speed was maintained at 136 knots, indicating a well-executed approach. The touchdown distance of 210 meters was also within acceptable limits, and the touchdown speed of 134 knots was good. However, the touchdown rate was heavy, at -606 feet per minute (fpm), which may indicate a slightly aggressive approach.
The runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned from the centerline by 5.8 meters, which may be due to factors such as wind or pilot error. The local weather conditions at the time of landing were hot, with a temperature of 39°C, and a relatively light wind of 4 knots at 160°. The crosswind component was 4 knots, while the headwind component was 2 knots.
The total landing distance of 1,322 meters was 47% of the runway length, which is within acceptable limits. The runway rollout alignment was very good, indicating that the aircraft was well-controlled during the rollout phase. Overall, the landing was successful, with the aircraft achieving a high score despite some minor issues with the touchdown rate and runway alignment.
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