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Maintain the centreline
A small uncorrected heading error at 40 knots becomes a metre of offset per second by 100 knots, noticed only at rotation, producing a crabbed liftoff. Root cause is nearly always eyes on the tape instead of the far end of the runway. Small heading changes displace a distant point visibly long before the nearby centreline stripes look wrong.
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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 1,815 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
The 228 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 10 minutes and covered a distance of 2 nautical miles. The aircraft, an Airbus A321, then departed from runway 05R at Auckland International Airport. The takeoff distance was 2,071 meters, which was 63% of the runway length. The liftoff speed was 168 knots, and the local weather conditions at the time of departure were a temperature of 24°C, with a wind speed of 6 knots at 90°.
As the aircraft climbed to its cruising altitude, it started its enroute climb 1 mile west of Wiri, Auckland. The climb was from 1,025 feet above sea level to 32,164 feet above sea level, an increase of 31,139 feet in 17 minutes, covering a distance of 94 nautical miles. The enroute level cruise started 25 miles south-west of Taharoa Aerodrome, and lasted for 4 minutes, covering 31 nautical miles.
The aircraft then began its enroute descent 4 miles south of Urenui, Taranaki. The descent was from 32,179 feet above sea level to 7,973 feet above sea level, a decrease of 24,206 feet in 16 minutes, covering a distance of 96 nautical miles. The enroute level cruise started 25 miles north-east of Marlborough Sounds Water Aerodrome, and lasted for 4 minutes, covering 20 nautical miles.
The aircraft then began another enroute descent 15 miles north-west of Ohariu, Wellington. The descent was from 7,894 feet above sea level to 4,948 feet above sea level, a decrease of 2,946 feet in 2 minutes, covering a distance of 9 nautical miles. The enroute level cruise started 6 miles north-west of Ohariu, and lasted for 9 minutes, covering 9 nautical miles.
The aircraft then began another enroute descent 6 miles north of Porirua, Wellington. The descent was from 4,938 feet above sea level to 1,325 feet above sea level, a decrease of 3,612 feet in 5 minutes, covering a distance of 14 nautical miles. The final approach to runway 16 at Wellington International Airport was from the north, heading 183.0° at 4 nautical miles and 1,283 feet above ground level.
The landing on runway 16 at Wellington International Airport was successful, with a touchdown distance of 230 meters, which was good. The touchdown speed was 141 knots, which was a little fast, and the touchdown rate was very hard at -587 feet per minute. The runway touchdown alignment was very good, and the local weather conditions at the time of landing were a temperature of 18°C, with a wind speed of 15 knots at 170°.
The total landing distance was 948 meters, which was 52% of the runway length. The runway rollout alignment was very good, and the taxiing to the parking from the runway took 4 minutes, covering a distance of less than 1 nautical mile. The total flight distance was 281 nautical miles, taking 72 minutes, and the aircraft used 3,296 kilograms of fuel.
The Airbus A321 aircraft successfully landed at Wellington International Airport, achieving a score of 96.1%. The final approach to runway 16 was initiated from the north, with the aircraft heading 183.0° at a distance of 4 nautical miles and an altitude of 1,283 feet above ground level.
The landing was executed on runway 16, which has a length of 1,815 meters. The threshold height was satisfactory, and the threshold speed of 144 knots was also within the acceptable range. The touchdown distance of 230 meters was also good, indicating a smooth and controlled descent.
However, there was a slight deviation in the touchdown speed, which was recorded at 141 knots, slightly above the ideal speed. This resulted in a very hard touchdown rate of -587 feet per minute, which may have caused some discomfort for the passengers. Despite this, the runway touchdown alignment was very good, indicating that the aircraft was properly aligned with the runway.
The local weather conditions at the time of landing were favorable, with a temperature of 18°C and a wind speed of 15 knots from 170°. The crosswind component was minimal at 3 knots, while the headwind component was 14 knots, which helped to reduce the landing distance.
The total landing distance was 948 meters, which is 52% of the runway length. This is a relatively short landing distance, indicating that the aircraft was properly configured and the pilot executed a smooth and controlled landing. The runway rollout alignment was also very good, indicating that the aircraft was properly aligned with the runway during the rollout phase.
Overall, the landing was successful, and the aircraft was properly configured and aligned with the runway. However, the hard touchdown rate and slightly fast touchdown speed may require some attention from the pilot to improve the landing quality.
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