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Arrival
Start the flare with progressive back pressure and keep it coming until the sink is arrested.
What happened: The aircraft was flown onto the runway: the nose was barely raised and little of the sink was taken out, touching down at 323 fpm.
Watch for: Pitch attitude: rising steadily through the flare until the sink is checked.
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The rudder input is a changing profile through the roll rather than one that is held. So the demand on your right foot starts large at power application, eases as speed builds and the rudder gains authority, then jumps again at rotation.
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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: seven checks where the approach path is 300 ft above the runway. The 1,000 ft gate was not assessed, because the approach did not join final that far out.
At the 300 ft gate: off the centreline and wings not level.
The approach, gate by gate
Side view — the last 5,000 ft of the approach.
Plan view — the first 5,000 ft of the 7,184 ft runway, to the same scale as the side view.
Touched down 1,816 ft past the threshold — beyond the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.
The rest of the report
The flight began with taxiing from the parking to the runway at Hartsfield Jackson Atlanta International Airport, taking 16 minutes and covering a distance of 4 nautical miles. The aircraft, an Airbus A320, then departed from runway 27R, with a takeoff distance of 6,153 feet, which was 52% of the runway length. The liftoff speed was 162 knots.
As the aircraft climbed, it started 1 mile south of College Park, Georgia, and reached an altitude of 27,456 feet, an increase of 25,443 feet from the initial 2,013 feet above sea level. This climb took 12 minutes and covered a distance of 76 nautical miles. The local weather conditions at the time of takeoff were a temperature of 54°F and a wind speed of 3 knots at 150°.
The enroute level cruise started 2 miles south of Colbert, Georgia, and lasted for 124 minutes, covering a distance of 340 nautical miles. The aircraft then began its descent from 28,010 feet above sea level to 6,010 feet above sea level, a decrease of 21,999 feet, in 18 minutes and covering 95 nautical miles. This descent started overhead Woodlake, Virginia.
The aircraft then leveled off and started a short cruise from overhead Seven Corners, Virginia, lasting 3 minutes and covering 12 nautical miles. Another descent started 1 mile southwest of Travilah, Maryland, from 6,034 feet above sea level to 5,538 feet above sea level, a decrease of 496 feet, in 2 minutes and covering 5 nautical miles. The aircraft then leveled off again from 2 miles northwest of Darnestown, Maryland, lasting 2 minutes and covering 6 nautical miles.
The final descent started 1 mile northeast of Travilah, Maryland, from 5,054 feet above sea level to 175 feet above sea level, a decrease of 4,878 feet, in 6 minutes and covering 16 nautical miles. The aircraft then began its final approach to runway 19 at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport from the north, heading 176.0° at 0 nautical miles and 155 feet above ground level.
The landing on runway 19 was successful, with a touchdown point 452 feet beyond the touchdown zone. The touchdown speed was a little fast at 130 knots, but the touchdown rate was fair at -231 feet per minute. The runway touchdown alignment was perfect, and the local weather conditions at the time of landing were a temperature of 48°F and a wind speed of 6 knots at 170°.
The total landing distance was 3,463 feet, which was 48% of the runway length. The runway rollout alignment was also perfect. Taxiing to the parking from the runway took 2 minutes and covered less than 1 nautical mile. The total flight distance was 556 nautical miles, taking 107 minutes, and the aircraft used 8,983 pounds of fuel.
The Airbus A320 successfully landed at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (KDCA) on runway 19, achieving a high score of 98.6%. The aircraft approached the runway from the north, heading 176.0° at an altitude of 155 feet above ground level (agl) and 0 nautical miles from the runway. The pilot maintained a good threshold height, which is a critical aspect of a safe landing.
Upon touchdown, the aircraft landed at a speed of 130 kt, which was slightly faster than the recommended threshold speed of 135 kt. However, this did not significantly impact the overall performance of the landing. The touchdown point was 452 feet beyond the touchdown zone, which is a relatively short distance. The touchdown rate of -231 feet per minute (fpm) was fair, indicating a moderate rate of descent.
The local weather conditions at the time of the landing were favorable, with a temperature of 48°F and a wind speed of 6 kt from 170°. The crosswind component was minimal at 1 kt, while the headwind component was 5 kt. These conditions contributed to a smooth and stable approach.
The total landing distance of 3,463 feet was 48% of the runway length, which is a relatively short distance considering the aircraft's size and weight. The runway rollout alignment was perfect, indicating that the pilot maintained control of the aircraft during the rollout phase. Overall, the landing was successful, and the pilot demonstrated good skills and judgment in navigating the aircraft to a safe touchdown.
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