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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 1,652 m of the approach.
Plan view — the first 1,652 m of the 3,602 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
The 486 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 5 minutes and covered a distance of 1 nautical mile. The aircraft, an Airbus A320, then departed from runway 30 at Lungi International Airport, located in Sierra Leone. The takeoff distance was 1,374 meters, which accounted for 43% of the runway. The aircraft lifted off at a speed of 156 knots.
The local weather conditions at the time of takeoff were characterized by a temperature of 31 degrees Celsius and a wind speed of 3 knots from a direction of 129 degrees. This resulted in a crosswind of 1 knot and a tailwind of 3 knots. The aircraft then began its enroute climb, starting 1 mile west of the airport and reaching a height of 35,703 feet above sea level. The climb was completed in 21 minutes, covering a distance of 139 nautical miles and an altitude increase of 34,682 feet.
Following the climb, the aircraft entered a level cruise phase, which lasted 11 minutes and covered a distance of 87 nautical miles. The cruise phase started 4 miles south east of Kawass Airport in Guinea. The aircraft then began its enroute descent, starting 12 miles north east of Bolama in Guinea-Bissau. The descent was completed in 21 minutes, covering a distance of 115 nautical miles and a height decrease of 34,649 feet.
The final approach to runway 32 at Banjul International Airport was made from the south east, with a heading of 311.0 degrees at a distance of 4 nautical miles and an altitude of 1,268 feet above ground level. The landing was completed on a runway with a length of 3,602 meters. The threshold height was above the target, and the threshold speed was slightly above the target at 138 knots.
The touchdown point was 77 meters beyond the touchdown zone, and the touchdown speed was 131 knots, which was a little fast. The touchdown rate was fair at -287 feet per minute. The runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned by 5.3 meters from the centerline. The local weather conditions at the time of landing were characterized by a temperature of 20 degrees Celsius and a wind speed of 4 knots from a direction of 20 degrees. This resulted in a crosswind of 4 knots and a headwind of 1 knot.
The total landing distance was 1,578 meters, which accounted for 44% of the runway. The runway rollout alignment was very good. The taxiing period from the runway to the parking took 3 minutes and covered a distance of less than 1 nautical mile. The total flight distance was 349 nautical miles, and the flight duration was 61 minutes. The aircraft used 2,620 kilograms of fuel during the flight.
The Airbus A320 successfully landed at GBYD Banjul International Airport, achieving a score of 96.7%. The aircraft approached the runway from the south east, heading 311.0° at a distance of 4 nautical miles and an altitude of 1,268 feet above ground level (agl). The landing was conducted on runway 32, which has a length of 3,602 meters.
Upon reaching the threshold, the aircraft's height was above the target, indicating a slightly higher than desired approach. The threshold speed was also slightly above the target, at 138 knots. Despite these minor deviations, the aircraft successfully touched down on the runway, with the touchdown point located 77 meters beyond the designated touchdown zone. The touchdown speed of 131 knots was a little fast, but the touchdown rate of -287 feet per minute (fpm) was considered fair.
The runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned from the centerline, by 5.3 meters. However, the runway rollout alignment was very good, indicating that the aircraft maintained its direction and control after touchdown. The local weather conditions at the time of landing were favorable, with a temperature of 20°C, a wind speed of 4 knots at 20°, and a crosswind of 4 knots and a headwind of 1 knot.
The total landing distance of 1,578 meters was 44% of the runway length, indicating a relatively short landing distance. Overall, the landing was considered successful, with the aircraft achieving a high score despite some minor deviations from the target parameters.
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