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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 9.4 m off the runway centreline during the ground roll, and wing drift like that usually keeps reappearing as bank in the climb, with 6.1° of bank in the first climb segment and 3.2° 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 2,312 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
Touched down 546 m past the threshold — beyond the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.
The rest of the report
The flight began with the aircraft taxiing from the parking area to the runway at Innsbruck Airport, taking 7 minutes and covering a distance of 1 nautical mile. The departure roll took place on runway 08, with the aircraft lifting off at a speed of 162 knots. The local weather conditions at the time of departure were characterized by a temperature of 8 degrees Celsius, with a wind speed of 8 knots blowing from a direction of 182 degrees. This resulted in a crosswind of 8 knots and a tailwind of 2 knots.
As the aircraft climbed away from Innsbruck, it began its enroute climb, which started overhead the city. The climb took place from an altitude of 2,893 feet above sea level to 12,061 feet above sea level, an increase of 9,168 feet in just 6 minutes, covering a distance of 25 nautical miles. The aircraft then entered a level cruise, which started 1 mile south east of Radfeld, Austria, and lasted for 8 minutes, covering a distance of 55 nautical miles.
The enroute descent began 2 miles east of Scheffau am Tennengebirge, Austria, and took the aircraft from an altitude of 12,092 feet above sea level to 5,103 feet above sea level, a decrease of 6,989 feet in 7 minutes, covering a distance of 34 nautical miles. The aircraft then entered another level cruise, which started overhead Tarsdorf, Austria, and lasted for 5 minutes, covering a distance of 14 nautical miles.
The final approach to runway 15 at Salzburg Airport took place from the north west, with the aircraft heading in a direction of 157.0 degrees at an altitude of 1,280 feet above ground level, 4 nautical miles from the runway. The landing took place on a runway with a length of 2,312 meters, and the threshold height was slightly above the target height. The threshold speed was good, at 141 knots, and the touchdown point was 134 meters beyond the touchdown zone. The touchdown speed was a little fast, at 136 knots, but the touchdown rate was smooth, at -137 feet per minute. The runway touchdown alignment was very good, and the runway rollout alignment was also very good.
The local weather conditions at the time of landing were characterized by a temperature of 0 degrees Celsius, with a wind speed of 1 knot blowing from a direction of 146 degrees. This resulted in a crosswind of 0 knots and a headwind of 1 knot. The total landing distance was 1,170 meters, which was 51% of the runway length. The taxiing to the parking area from the runway took 4 minutes and covered a distance of less than 1 nautical mile. The total flight distance was 136 nautical miles, taking 38 minutes, and the aircraft used 1,639 kilograms of fuel during the flight.
The Airbus A320 successfully landed at LOWS Salzburg Airport, achieving a high score of 98.7%. The aircraft approached the runway from the north-west, heading 157.0° at a distance of 4 nautical miles and an altitude of 1,280 feet above ground level (agl). The final approach was executed with precision, and the aircraft landed safely on runway 15, which has a length of 2,312 meters.
The threshold height at 56 feet agl was slightly above the target, but the threshold speed was well within the acceptable range at 141 knots. The touchdown point was 134 meters beyond the touchdown zone, indicating a slight deviation from the ideal landing spot. However, the touchdown speed of 136 knots was a bit faster than desired, which may have contributed to the slightly off-center touchdown.
Despite the minor deviations, the touchdown rate was smooth at -137 feet per minute (fpm), indicating a controlled descent. The runway touchdown alignment was very good, suggesting that the pilot maintained a stable and aligned approach. The local weather conditions were favorable, with a temperature of 0°C and a gentle headwind of 1 knot at 146°.
The total landing distance was 1,170 meters, which accounts for 51% of the runway length. This is a relatively short landing distance, indicating that the pilot executed a well-controlled approach and touchdown. The runway rollout alignment was also very good, suggesting that the pilot maintained control and stability during the rollout phase.
Overall, the landing was executed with precision and control, despite some minor deviations from the ideal landing spot. The high score of 98.7% reflects the pilot's skill and experience in executing a safe and controlled landing.
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