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Preparing for a stable approach will give you time to decide on whether to attempt the landing or going around. Too much altitude with a high sink rate will result in carrying too much speed onto the runway. Configuring flaps and the gear late also won't help the speed decay.
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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 152 m above the runway. The 305 m 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 1,529 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
The 432 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 10 minutes and covered less than 1 nautical mile. The aircraft, an Airbus A320, then departed from runway 31R at LFML Marseille Provence Airport. The takeoff distance was 1,307 meters, which accounted for 39% of the runway. The liftoff speed was 162 knots.
The local weather conditions at the time of departure were characterized by a temperature of 9 degrees Celsius and a wind speed of 0 knots at 0 degrees. There was no crosswind or headwind. The aircraft began its enroute climb overhead LFML Marseille Provence Airport, Marignane, in the Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur region of France. The climb took the aircraft from an altitude of 319 meters above sea level to 10,669 meters above sea level, an increase of 10,349.5 meters, in 15 minutes and covering a distance of 84 nautical miles.
Following the enroute climb, the aircraft entered a level cruise phase, which started 35 miles east of Cadaques in the Catalunya region of Spain. This phase lasted for 23 minutes and covered a distance of 451 nautical miles. The aircraft then began its enroute descent, which started 4 miles northwest of Pinar in the Andalusia region of Spain. The descent took the aircraft from an altitude of 10,461 meters above sea level to 506 meters above sea level, a decrease of 9,955.1 meters, in 24 minutes and covering a distance of 117 nautical miles.
The final approach to runway 27 at LXGB Gibraltar Airport was made from the east, with the aircraft heading 268.0 degrees at a distance of 4 nautical miles and an altitude of 497.6 meters above ground level. The landing was made on runway 27, which had a length of 1,529 meters. The threshold height was good, and the threshold speed was slightly below the target at 127 knots. The touchdown distance was good at 432 meters, and the touchdown speed was 128 knots, which was also good. The touchdown rate was firm at -2.0 meters per second.
However, the runway touchdown position was significantly misaligned by 19.7 meters from the centerline. The local weather conditions at the time of landing were characterized by a temperature of 16 degrees Celsius and a wind speed of 0 knots at 0 degrees, with no crosswind or headwind. The total landing distance was 1,106 meters, which accounted for 72% of the runway. The runway rollout alignment was also misaligned by 19.3 meters from the centerline.
The taxiing period from the runway to the parking took less than 1 minute and covered less than 1 nautical mile. The total flight distance was 659 nautical miles, and the flight duration was 70 minutes. The aircraft used 3,790 kilograms of fuel during the flight.
The Airbus A320 successfully landed at Gibraltar Airport, achieving an overall score of 87.4%. The aircraft approached the runway from the east, heading 268.0° at an altitude of 497.6 meters above ground level (agl) and a distance of 4 nautical miles from the runway. The final approach was executed with good threshold height, indicating that the aircraft was properly configured for landing.
Upon touchdown, the aircraft's speed was slightly below the target threshold speed of 127 knots, but still within an acceptable range. The touchdown distance of 432 meters was also considered good, and the touchdown speed of 128 knots was within the desired parameters. However, the touchdown rate was firm at -2.0 meters per second, which may indicate a slightly hard landing.
One notable issue during the landing was the significant misalignment of the runway touchdown position, which was off-centerline by 19.7 meters. This may have been due to factors such as wind or pilot error. Additionally, the runway rollout alignment was also misaligned by 19.3 meters from the centerline, which could have contributed to the overall landing performance.
The local weather conditions at the time of landing were favorable, with a temperature of 16°C and no wind. The crosswind, headwind, and tailwind were all zero knots, which minimized the impact of wind on the landing. Overall, while the landing was successful, there were some areas for improvement, particularly in terms of runway alignment and touchdown position.
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