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Departure
Ease the back pressure on the yoke after rotation so the pitch change is smoother and g force stays lower.
What happened: During the initial climb the average g force reached 1.4 g, a high value for that phase.
Watch for: G meter: smooth, steady value in the normal climb band
Arrival
Begin raising the nose earlier, by 11 ft, so the flare has time to arrest the sink before touchdown.
What happened: The flare began late at 0.5 ft, 11 ft below the normal band, and a late flare like this usually leaves too little time to arrest the sink before touchdown.
Watch for: Watch radio altitude and start the flare in the normal band, around 11 ft.
There are several things that can go wrong during the flare, carrying too much speed over the threshold, starting the flare at the wrong height and inconsistent flight control inputs, all contribute to a poor flare resulting in a hard touchdown or a float down the runway.
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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. They are the approach's score: the checks passed out of the checks that ran.
The approach, gate by gate
Side view — the last 1,886 m of the approach.
Plan view — the first 1,886 m of the 4,864 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
Touched down 868 m past the threshold — beyond the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.
The rest of the report
The Airbus A350-900 taxied from the parking area to runway 33R at ORBI Baghdad International Airport, covering 3 nm in 7 minutes.
During the departure roll on runway 33R the aircraft accelerated over a takeoff distance of 2 421 m, representing 61 % of the runway, and lifted off at 172 kt; ambient temperature was 33 °C with a wind of 1 kt from 030°, providing a 1 kt headwind and a 1 kt crosswind.
En-route climb commenced 1 mile north of ORBI, climbing from 1 099 ft asl to 36 530 ft asl - an increase of 35 431 ft - in 28 minutes while covering 205 nm.
Level cruise began 18 nm west of Z15I Qalat Salih and continued for 37 minutes, during which the aircraft flew 321 nm at cruise altitude.
Descent started 32 nm north-east of OERT Ras Tanura, descending from 36 897 ft asl to 1 299 ft asl - a loss of 35 597 ft - in 25 minutes and traversing 175 nm.
Final approach to runway 34R at OTHH Hamad International Airport reduced altitude from 1 336 ft agl to 112 ft agl in 102 seconds, and the approach was recorded as scored on the stabilisation gates.
Landing on runway 34R, which is 4 864 m long, occurred with a threshold height of 78 ft agl and a threshold speed of 134 kt; touchdown was 449 m beyond the touchdown zone at 133 kt, the vertical speed was minus 591 fpm, and the touchdown point was offset 23.2 m from the centreline. Local weather reported a temperature of 36 °C with a wind of 7 kt from 339°, providing a 7 kt headwind and no crosswind.
The rollout covered a total landing distance of 1 802 m, equivalent to 37 % of the runway, and the aircraft’s ground track was misaligned by 21.5 m from the centreline during the roll-out.
Taxi-in from the runway to the parking stand required 5 minutes and a distance of 1 nm.
In total the flight covered 712 nm, lasted 103 minutes, and consumed 10 744 kg of fuel.
The Airbus A350-900 conducted a stabilised approach to runway 34R at OTHH Hamad International Airport, with the 1,000 ft gate assessment recorded as stabilised and gear, flaps, sink rate, glideslope, centreline and speed all within limits. The final descent covered a vertical interval from 1,336 ft agl to 112 ft agl in 102 seconds, and the aircraft remained on the correct glide path despite a temperature of 36 °C and a headwind component of 7 kt from 339°.
At the threshold the aircraft was 78 ft agl, which was well above the target height, while the threshold speed of 134 kt was judged good. The flare progressed to a touchdown point 449 m beyond the touchdown zone, with a touchdown speed of 133 kt that was a little fast and a very hard touchdown rate of minus 591 fpm. The touchdown position was significantly misaligned by 23.2 m from the centreline.
Touchdown occurred with the aircraft crossing the runway threshold at the noted speed and rate, confirming the hard landing and lateral deviation noted in the previous phase.
The rollout covered a total landing distance of 1,802 m, representing 37 % of the 4,864 m runway, and the aircraft’s path remained misaligned by 21.5 m from the centreline during the rollout.
To improve future performance, focus on refining flare height and timing to reduce the hard touchdown rate and to achieve a more precise centreline track at touchdown, which will also lessen rollout deviation. Maintaining the current stabilised approach will support these refinements and help raise the overall landing score.
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