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Make small rudder corrections against a fixed point at the far end of the runway to hold the centreline during the roll.
What happened: The aircraft drifted 8.5 m off the runway centreline during the ground roll, and wing drift like that usually keeps reappearing as bank in the climb, with 3.1° of bank in the first climb segment and 2.8° still showing in the second.
Watch for: Heading indicator: steady on the runway centreline during the roll, then wings level through the climb.
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.
Two stabilised approach gates, each with seven checks, where the approach path is 1,000 ft and 500 ft above the runway.
The approach, gate by gate
Side view — the last 1,524 m of the approach.
Plan view — the first 1,524 m of the 1,946 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
Touched down 528 m past the threshold — beyond the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.
The rest of the report
The flight began with the Airbus A320 taxiing from the parking area to the runway at GCTS Tenerife Sur Airport, a process that took 10 minutes and covered a distance of 2 nautical miles. The aircraft then departed from runway 07, with a takeoff distance of 1,385 meters, which accounted for 43% of the runway. The liftoff speed was 158 knots.
As the aircraft climbed out of Tenerife Sur Airport, it encountered local weather conditions of 24°C temperature and winds of 18 knots at 99 degrees. The crosswind was 9 knots, while the headwind was 15 knots. The enroute climb started overhead the airport, with the aircraft ascending from 1,246 feet above sea level to 20,402 feet, an increase of 19,156 feet in just 7 minutes, covering a distance of 34 nautical miles.
The enroute level cruise began 10 miles west of Agaete, Canary Islands, and lasted for 9 minutes, covering a distance of 54 nautical miles. The aircraft then started its descent 30 miles east of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, with a decrease in altitude from 20,020 feet to 7,266 feet in 9 minutes, covering 40 nautical miles. The enroute level cruise resumed 7 miles east of Costa Calma, lasting for 2 minutes and covering 4 nautical miles.
The aircraft then began its descent again, this time from 7,268 feet to 5,031 feet in 3 minutes, covering 5 nautical miles. Another enroute level cruise started 6 miles east of Costa Calma, lasting for 7 minutes and covering 7 nautical miles. The descent resumed 4 miles south east of Tuineje, with a decrease in altitude from 4,987 feet to 1,329 feet in 6 minutes, covering 10 nautical miles.
The final approach to runway 01 at GCFV Fuerteventura Airport was made from the south, with a heading of 2.0 degrees at 4 nautical miles and 1,259 feet above ground level. The landing was successful, with a touchdown point 104 meters beyond the touchdown zone. The touchdown speed was 121 knots, which was good, and the touchdown rate was excellent at -79 feet per minute.
The local weather conditions at the time of landing were 19°C temperature and winds of 10 knots at 40 degrees. The crosswind was 6 knots, while the headwind was 7 knots. The total landing distance was 1,359 meters, which accounted for 70% of the runway. The runway rollout alignment was very good. The taxiing to the parking area from the runway took 6 minutes and covered less than 1 nautical mile.
The total flight distance was 164 nautical miles, with a total flight time of 56 minutes. The aircraft used 1,914 kilograms of fuel during the flight.
The Airbus A320 successfully landed at Fuerteventura Airport (GCFV) on runway 01, achieving a high score of 98.0%. The aircraft approached the runway from the south, heading 2.0° at a distance of 4 nautical miles and an altitude of 1,259 feet above ground level (agl). The pilot maintained a good threshold height, which is a critical aspect of a safe landing.
Upon touchdown, the aircraft's speed was 133 knots, which is within the acceptable threshold speed range. The touchdown point was 104 meters beyond the designated touchdown zone, but this deviation was not significant enough to impact the overall landing performance. The touchdown speed of 121 knots was also within the acceptable range, indicating a smooth and controlled descent.
One of the notable aspects of this landing was the excellent touchdown rate of -79 feet per minute (fpm). This rate is indicative of a well-executed landing, as it suggests that the aircraft was able to touch down smoothly and maintain control throughout the landing process. Additionally, the runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned by 4.5 meters from the centerline, but this deviation did not appear to have any significant impact on the landing performance.
The local weather conditions at the time of the landing were favorable, with a temperature of 19°C and a wind speed of 10 knots at 40°. The crosswind component was 6 knots, while the headwind component was 7 knots. These conditions were well within the acceptable range for a safe landing.
The total landing distance of 1,359 meters was 70% of the runway length, which is a relatively short distance considering the aircraft's size and weight. This indicates that the pilot was able to maintain a high level of control throughout the landing process, resulting in a smooth and efficient touchdown. Finally, the runway rollout alignment was very good, indicating that the pilot was able to maintain control of the aircraft throughout the landing process and bring it to a stop in a safe and controlled manner.
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