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Improve the rollout
A crosswind landing is a geometry problem. The air mass you're flying in is moving sideways across the runway, and you need your ground track down the centreline with your wheels aligned to it at the moment of contact. There are two techniques that will help, the crab and the sideslip.
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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 1,543 m of the approach.
Plan view — the first 1,543 m of the 3,040 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
The 491 m touchdown sits inside the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.
The rest of the report
The flight began with the aircraft, an Airbus A321, taxiing from the parking area to the runway at KBOI Boise Air Terminal/Gowen Field. This process took 8 minutes and covered a distance of 2 nautical miles. The departure roll took place on runway 10R, with the aircraft lifting off after a takeoff distance of 1,735 meters, which was 58% of the runway length. The liftoff speed was 152 knots.
The local weather conditions at the time of departure were characterized by a temperature of 16°C, with a wind speed of 6 knots blowing from 119°. The crosswind component was negligible, while the headwind component was 6 knots. As the aircraft climbed away from the airport, it began its enroute climb, which started 1 mile southeast of KBOI Boise Air Terminal/Gowen Field. The climb took the aircraft from an initial altitude of 3,914 feet above sea level to a maximum altitude of 35,555 feet, an increase of 31,641 feet in 13 minutes, covering a distance of 123 nautical miles.
Following the enroute climb, the aircraft entered a level cruise phase, which began 2 miles southeast of ID36 King Mountain Glider Park Moore. This phase of the flight lasted for 27 minutes and covered a distance of 753 nautical miles. The aircraft then started its enroute descent, which began 2 miles northwest of Marshall, Minnesota. The descent took the aircraft from an altitude of 34,649 feet to a final altitude of 2,054 feet, a decrease of 32,595 feet in 18 minutes, covering a distance of 110 nautical miles.
The final approach to runway 12R at KMSP Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport was made from the northwest, with the aircraft heading 121.0° at an altitude of 1,211 feet above ground level and a distance of 4 nautical miles from the runway threshold. The landing took place on a runway with a length of 3,040 meters, and the threshold height was good. The threshold speed was slightly above the target speed at 144 knots.
The touchdown point was 74 meters beyond the touchdown zone, and the touchdown speed was 137 knots, which was a little fast. However, the touchdown rate was smooth at -145 feet per minute. The runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned from the centerline by 3.9 meters. The local weather conditions at the time of landing were characterized by a temperature of 14°C, with a wind speed of 9 knots blowing from 70°. The crosswind component was 7 knots, while the headwind component was 5 knots.
The total landing distance was 1,460 meters, which was 48% of the runway length. The runway rollout alignment was very good. 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 995 nautical miles, and the flight duration was 72 minutes. The aircraft used 6,631 kilograms of fuel during the flight.
The Airbus A321 successfully landed at KMSP Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport, achieving a score of 98.0%. The aircraft approached the runway from the northwest, heading 121.0° at 4 nautical miles and 1,211 feet above ground level (agl). The final approach was executed with good threshold height, indicating that the aircraft was properly configured for landing.
Upon touchdown, the aircraft landed on runway 12R, which has a length of 3,040 meters. The threshold speed was slightly above the target at 144 knots, but this did not significantly impact the landing. The touchdown point was 74 meters beyond the touchdown zone, which is a relatively minor deviation. The touchdown speed of 137 knots was a little fast, but the touchdown rate of -145 feet per minute (fpm) was smooth, indicating a controlled descent.
The runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned by 3.9 meters from the centerline, which may require some adjustments during the rollout phase. However, the local weather conditions were favorable, with a temperature of 14°C and wind speeds of 9 knots at 70°. The crosswind component was 7 knots, while the headwind component was 5 knots, which may have contributed to the slight misalignment.
The total landing distance was 1,460 meters, which is 48% of the runway length. This is a relatively short landing distance, indicating that the aircraft was properly configured and the pilot executed a smooth touchdown. The runway rollout alignment was very good, suggesting that the pilot maintained control of the aircraft during the rollout phase.
Overall, the landing was successful, and the aircraft scored high marks for its performance. However, there are some minor areas for improvement, such as the slightly fast touchdown speed and the slight misalignment of the runway touchdown position.
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