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Departure
On the roll, make small rudder corrections against a point at the far end of the runway to hold the centreline.
What happened: On the roll the aircraft drifted 41 m off the centreline, and heading then varied by -1.9° through the first climb segment; drifting off centreline on the roll like this usually carries a heading variation into the climb, which in turn usually carries extra bank into the second climb segment, seen here as 1.8°.
Watch for: Heading indicator: wings level and track straight through the climb
Arrival
Lower the gear before the stabilisation gate, completing the landing checklist well ahead of final approach.
What happened: On final approach, the gear was not down in time for landing.
Watch for: Gear indicator: three greens confirmed before the gate
See Arrival Final 1
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.
The approach, gate by gate
Side view — the last 1,524 m of the approach.
Plan view — the full 1,524 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
Touched down 553 m past the threshold — beyond the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.
The rest of the report
The flight began with a quick taxi from the parking area to the runway, taking less than a minute and covering a distance of less than a nautical mile. The aircraft, an HU-16 SAR, then departed from runway 34 at the Heydar Aliyev International Airport in Baku, Azerbaijan. The takeoff distance was 477 meters, which accounted for 12% of the runway. The liftoff speed was 96 knots, and the local weather conditions at the time of takeoff were a temperature of 11 degrees Celsius, with a wind speed of 16 knots at 330 degrees.
As the aircraft climbed away from the airport, it began its enroute climb, which started overhead the airport. The aircraft climbed from an altitude of 411 feet above sea level to 636 feet, an increase of 225 feet, in just one minute, covering a distance of 2 nautical miles. The enroute level cruise then began, which lasted for 7 minutes and covered a distance of 13 nautical miles. This phase of the flight took place overhead the Zabrat Airport in Baku.
After the cruise phase, the aircraft began its final approach to landing, which was to take place 2 miles northwest of Khirdalan, in the Absheron Rayon of Azerbaijan. The aircraft descended from an altitude of 146 feet above ground level to 0 feet, a decrease of 47 feet, in just 16 seconds. The touchdown speed was 66 knots, and the touchdown rate was fair at -211 feet per minute. The touchdown point was 113 meters beyond the touchdown zone.
The landing rollout then took place, during which the aircraft covered a distance of 137 meters and reached an altitude of 88 feet above sea level. The local weather conditions at the time of landing were a temperature of 14 degrees Celsius, with a wind speed of 15 knots at 293 degrees.
In total, the flight covered a distance of 17 nautical miles and took 10 minutes to complete, using 101 kilograms of fuel.
The HU-16 SAR aircraft successfully completed a landing at a location 2 miles northwest of Khirdalan in Absheron Rayon, Azerbaijan. The aircraft's final approach began at an altitude of 146 feet above ground level (agl) and 1 nautical mile (nm) from the landing site, with a steady descent to 47 feet agl before making its final approach.
As the aircraft approached the touchdown point, it experienced a significant decrease in altitude, dropping from 47 feet agl to 0 feet agl in just 16 seconds. This rapid descent suggests that the pilot was able to maintain control of the aircraft and execute a smooth landing. The touchdown speed of 66 knots was within a safe range, and the touchdown rate of -211 feet per minute (fpm) was considered fair, indicating a relatively smooth landing.
The landing point was located 113 meters beyond the designated touchdown zone, which may indicate that the pilot was slightly off-target. However, this deviation was not significant enough to compromise the safety of the aircraft or its occupants. The local weather conditions at the time of the landing were characterized by a temperature of 14 degrees Celsius and a wind speed of 15 knots from a direction of 293 degrees. The crosswind component was negligible, but the headwind component was 15 knots, which may have affected the aircraft's approach and landing.
Following the touchdown, the aircraft underwent a landing rollout, during which it maintained an altitude of 88 feet above sea level (asl). The distance covered during the rollout was 137 meters, which is a relatively short distance considering the aircraft's size and weight. Overall, the landing was considered successful, with the aircraft coming to a stop in a relatively short distance and without any reported issues or incidents.
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