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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 1,906 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
The 468 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 area to the runway, which took approximately 8 minutes and covered a distance of 2 nautical miles. The aircraft, an Airbus A350-900, then departed from runway 03R at the Athens Eleftherios Venizelos International Airport (LGAV). The takeoff distance was 927 meters, which accounted for 27% of the runway. The aircraft lifted off at a speed of 162 knots.
The local weather conditions at the time of departure were characterized by a temperature of 26 degrees Celsius and a wind speed of 27 knots from a direction of 0 degrees. This resulted in a crosswind of 16 knots and a headwind of 21 knots. The aircraft then began its enroute climb, which started overhead the Athens Eleftherios Venizelos International Airport. The climb took 13 minutes and covered a distance of 38 nautical miles, during which the aircraft ascended from an altitude of 1,322 feet above sea level to 31,900 feet above sea level, an increase of 30,577 feet.
Following the enroute climb, the aircraft entered a level cruise phase, which started overhead the town of Agioi Theodoroi in the Peloponnese region of Greece. This phase lasted for 10 minutes and covered a distance of 67 nautical miles. The aircraft then began its enroute descent, which started 1 mile southwest of the town of Katafygio in Western Greece. The descent took 23 minutes and covered a distance of 110 nautical miles, during which the aircraft descended from an altitude of 31,954 feet above sea level to 1,311 feet above sea level, a decrease of 30,643 feet.
The final approach to the runway was made from the south, heading 349.0 degrees, at an altitude of 1,294 feet above ground level and a distance of 4 nautical miles from the runway. The landing was made on runway 34 at the Corfu Ioannis Kapodistrias International Airport (LGKR), which had a length of 1,906 meters. The threshold height at 70 feet above ground level was above the target, and the threshold speed was too high at 152 knots.
The touchdown point was 59 meters beyond the touchdown zone, and the touchdown speed was 149 knots, which was too fast. The touchdown rate was hard at -458 feet per minute. The runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned by 3.9 meters from the centerline. The local weather conditions at the time of landing were characterized by a temperature of 27 degrees Celsius and a wind speed of 10 knots from a direction of 274 degrees. This resulted in a crosswind of 10 knots and a headwind of 3 knots.
The total landing distance was 1,218 meters, which accounted for 64% of the runway. The runway rollout alignment was misaligned by 18.2 meters from the centerline. The total flight distance was 223 nautical miles, and the flight duration was 56 minutes. The aircraft used a total of 5,376 kilograms of fuel during the flight.
The Airbus A350-900 aircraft successfully landed at LGKR Corfu Ioannis Kapodistrias International Airport, but the landing was not without its issues. The final approach to runway 34 from the south was initiated at a distance of 4 nautical miles and an altitude of 1,294 feet above ground level, heading 349.0 degrees. The aircraft touched down on the runway, but the touchdown point was 59 meters beyond the designated touchdown zone, indicating a slight deviation from the intended landing spot.
The touchdown speed of 149 knots was also too high, exceeding the target speed. Furthermore, the touchdown rate was hard, with a descent rate of -458 feet per minute. This suggests that the aircraft may have been touching down with too much force, which could potentially lead to issues with the landing gear or other aircraft systems. Additionally, the runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned by 3.9 meters from the centerline, indicating that the aircraft may not have been perfectly aligned with the runway during the landing.
The local weather conditions at the time of the landing were favorable, with a temperature of 27 degrees Celsius and a wind speed of 10 knots from 274 degrees. However, the crosswind component was 10 knots, while the headwind component was only 3 knots. These conditions may have contributed to the difficulties experienced during the landing.
The total landing distance of 1,218 meters was 64% of the available runway length, which is a relatively high percentage. This suggests that the aircraft may have taken a longer time to come to a stop after touchdown, which could be due to the hard touchdown rate or the misaligned runway touchdown position. The runway rollout alignment was also misaligned by 18.2 meters from the centerline, indicating that the aircraft may not have been perfectly aligned with the runway during the rollout phase.
Overall, while the Airbus A350-900 successfully landed at LGKR Corfu Ioannis Kapodistrias International Airport, the landing was not without its issues. The aircraft experienced a hard touchdown, a high touchdown speed, and a misaligned runway touchdown position, which may have contributed to a longer landing distance and a misaligned runway rollout alignment.
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