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Departure
Make small rudder corrections against a point at the far end to hold the centreline.
What happened: During the ground roll you drifted 8.4 m off the runway centreline.
Watch for: Watch runway alignment against the centreline, correcting with small rudder inputs.
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Arrival
Reduce power on final so the aircraft arrives at 140 kt over the threshold instead of carrying excess speed.
What happened: Crossing the threshold at 154 kt against a 140 kt target usually carries extra energy into the flare as a balloon, and the sink that returns afterward usually arrives hard at touchdown.
Watch for: Airspeed indicator: 140 kt at the threshold
Arrive slow and the sink rate at the threshold is already above schedule, the flare is short because there is no energy to extend it, and the touchdown is hard in a way that feels exactly like a late flare. Diagnosing a slow arrival as a late flare is the catastrophic misread: you respond by flaring earlier, which bleeds more speed, which makes the next one worse. The tiebreaker is threshold speed against VRef, not feel. Never diagnose a flare without it.
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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.
At the 500 ft gate: sink rate above what the glideslope needed, off the runway's 3.2° glideslope and speed below the reference speed.
The approach, gate by gate
Side view — the last 1,552 m of the approach.
Plan view — the first 1,552 m of the 1,835 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
Touched down 846 m past the threshold — beyond the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.
The rest of the report
This flight was operated by a Boeing 767-200 aircraft, which began its taxiing process from the parking area to the runway, taking a total of 3 minutes to cover a distance of 3 nautical miles (nm). The aircraft then commenced its departure roll on runway 22L at EBLG Liège Airport, with a takeoff distance of 864 meters, which accounts for 28% of the runway length.
During takeoff, the aircraft lifted off at a speed of 155 knots (kt), amidst local weather conditions of a temperature of 17 degrees Celsius and wind blowing at 29 kt from a direction of 230 degrees. This resulted in a headwind component of 29 kt.
The enroute climb phase started as the aircraft cleared the surrounding terrain, specifically EBLG Liège Airport in Grâce-Hollogne, Wallonia, Belgium. Over a period of 9 minutes, the aircraft climbed from an altitude of 1,695 feet above sea level (asl) to 21,421 ft asl, with a total increase of 19,726 feet and a coverage of 7 nm.
Following the initial climb, the aircraft entered a level cruise phase, initially starting 1 mile west of Esneux, Wallonia, Belgium, and lasting for 12 minutes, during which the aircraft flew over a distance of 27 nm. This was followed by a descent phase, initiated 1 mile south east of Gouvy, Belgium. The descent involved a decrease of 19,017 ft in altitude from 21,781 ft asl to 2,764 ft asl over a distance of 79 nm, which took approximately 13 minutes to complete.
After descending, the aircraft flew over Francaltroff in Grand Est, France, and commenced a level cruise phase, lasting 6 minutes as it covered a distance of 17 nm.
As the aircraft approached its destination, EDDR Saarbrücken Airport, it entered the final approach phase, flying towards runway 09 from the west. At an altitude of 1,388 feet above ground level (agl) and 3 nm from the runway, the aircraft maintained a heading of 89.0 degrees.
The landing took place on runway 09 at EDDR Saarbrücken Airport, a runway with a length of 1,835 meters. Although the threshold height at 98 ft agl was significantly above the target, the aircraft still achieved a touchdown speed of 155 kt at threshold. However, this resulted in a touchdown point being located 426 meters beyond the touchdown zone.
The touchdown was accompanied by a firm touch-down rate of -360 feet per minute (fpm) and a landing distance of 1,467 meters, which corresponded to 80% of the available runway length. During the rollout phase, the aircraft's alignment deviated by 12.5 meters from the centerline.
The local weather at the time of landing included a temperature of 14 degrees Celsius and wind blowing at 17 kt from a direction of 240 degrees, resulting in a crosswind of 8 kt and a tailwind component of 15 kt.
After completing the landing, the aircraft rolled out and aligned, with its alignment slightly deviated by 13.3 meters from the centerline.
In summary, the total flight distance covered 138 nm in 39 minutes, consuming no additional fuel, indicating a fuel-efficient operation.
The landing of the Boeing 767-200 aircraft operated by El Al at EDDR Saarbrücken Airport was marked by several deviations from target parameters, indicating a challenging approach and landing procedure. The aircraft's final approach was directed towards runway 09 from the west, with an initial distance of 3 nautical miles and an altitude of 1,388 feet above ground level (agl). The aircraft's heading at the start of the final approach was 89.0 degrees, and its target threshold height of 98 ft agl was significantly above the actual height achieved.
The target threshold speed for this aircraft was 155 knots. Upon landing, the touchdown point was 426 meters beyond the designated touchdown zone on runway 09, which is a 1,835-meter-long runway at EDDR Saarbrücken Airport. This indicates that the aircraft landed 80% of the runway length. The touchdown speed achieved was 127 knots, and the touchdown rate was firm at -360 feet per minute.
During the landing, the aircraft's runway touchdown position was 12.5 meters off the centerline, and the runway rollout alignment was also found to be misaligned by 13.3 meters. The local weather conditions at the time of landing included a temperature of 14°C, with a wind speed of 17 knots at 240 degrees. This resulted in a crosswind effect of 8 knots and a tailwind of 15 knots.
Given the deviations from target parameters during the landing, further analysis and evaluation of the pilot's performance and flight control actions could provide valuable insights into the factors contributing to these deviations and help in improving the overall safety and efficiency of the landing procedure.
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