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Departure
Apply small rudder corrections against a point at the far end of the runway to hold the centreline during the roll.
What happened: The aircraft tracked 14 m off the runway centreline during the ground roll, and flights with this pattern usually carry extra bank, around 4.9°, into the first climb.
Watch for: Heading indicator: wings level, tracking the runway centreline
Arrival
Keep the back pressure coming once the flare is established, holding the nose up through to touchdown instead of easing it.
What happened: The flare arrested the sink but 314 fpm of it came back before touchdown, and in flights like this one that returning sink usually carries through to a firm or hard touchdown at 480 fpm.
Watch for: Vertical speed indicator: the sink held near zero all the way through touchdown, not allowed to build back up.
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.
The approach, gate by gate
Side view — the last 3,002 m of the approach.
Plan view — the first 3,002 m of the 3,987 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
Touched down 1,104 m past the threshold — beyond 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 9 minutes and covered a distance of 1 nautical mile. The aircraft, a Boeing 777-300, then departed from runway 23 at the Quatro de Fevereiro International Airport in Luanda, Angola. The takeoff distance was 2,042 meters, which accounted for 57% of the runway. The aircraft lifted off at a speed of 180 knots.
The local weather conditions at the time of departure were characterized by a temperature of 28 degrees Celsius, with a wind speed of 6 knots at an angle of 170 degrees. This resulted in a crosswind of 5 knots and a headwind of 3 knots. The aircraft then began its enroute climb, starting 2 miles southwest of the Quatro de Fevereiro International Airport and ascending from an altitude of 1,262 feet above sea level to 36,315 feet above sea level, an increase of 35,053 feet in 17 minutes, covering a distance of 115 nautical miles.
The enroute level cruise started 1 mile east of the Porto Amboim Airport in Port Amboim, Angola, and lasted for 67 minutes, covering a distance of 576 nautical miles. The aircraft then began another enroute climb, this time starting 10 miles west of the Shitemo Airport in Namibia and ascending from 37,022 feet above sea level to 38,420 feet above sea level, an increase of 1,399 feet in 2 minutes, covering a distance of 14 nautical miles.
The enroute level cruise started 9 miles south of the Shitemo Airport and lasted for 65 minutes, covering a distance of 556 nautical miles. The aircraft then began its enroute descent, starting 18 miles northwest of the Morningside Farm Airport in South Africa and descending from 38,161 feet above sea level to 6,824 feet above sea level, a decrease of 31,337 feet in 22 minutes, covering a distance of 94 nautical miles.
The final approach to runway 03L at the O.R. Tambo International Airport was made from the south, heading at an angle of 16.0 degrees at a distance of 4 nautical miles and an altitude of 1,315 feet above ground level. The landing was made on runway 03L, which had a length of 3,987 meters. The threshold height at 108 feet above ground level was excessively over target, but the threshold speed was good at 148 knots.
The touchdown point was 698 meters beyond the touchdown zone, with a touchdown speed of 136 knots, which was good. However, the touchdown rate was hard at -404 feet per minute. The runway touchdown position was significantly misaligned by 24.1 meters from the centerline. The local weather conditions at the time of landing were characterized by a temperature of 25 degrees Celsius, with a wind speed of 18 knots at an angle of 289 degrees. This resulted in a crosswind of 18 knots and a headwind of 1 knot.
The total landing distance was 2,927 meters, which accounted for 73% of the runway. The runway rollout alignment was misaligned by 27.3 meters from the centerline. The taxiing period from the runway to the parking took 7 minutes and covered a distance of less than 1 nautical mile. The total flight distance was 1,364 nautical miles, taking a total of 190 minutes, and the aircraft used 23,322 kilograms of fuel.
The Boeing 777-300 aircraft successfully landed at O.R. Tambo International Airport's runway 03L, but the landing was not without its challenges. The aircraft's final approach was from the south, heading 16.0° at 4 nautical miles and 1,315 feet above ground level (agl). The pilot's performance during the final approach was evaluated, and the results showed a score of 68.6%.
One of the key areas of concern was the aircraft's threshold height, which was excessively over target at 108 feet agl. This indicates that the pilot may have been too high during the final approach, which could have resulted in a longer landing distance. However, the threshold speed was good at 148 knots, indicating that the pilot was able to maintain a safe speed during the approach.
The touchdown point was 698 meters beyond the touchdown zone, which is a significant deviation from the intended landing spot. The touchdown speed of 136 knots was good, but the touchdown rate was hard at -404 feet per minute (fpm), which could have put additional stress on the aircraft's landing gear. Furthermore, the runway touchdown position was significantly misaligned by 24.1 meters from the centerline, which could have made the landing more challenging.
The local weather conditions at the time of the landing were favorable, with a temperature of 25°C and a wind speed of 18 knots at 289°. The crosswind was 18 knots, while the headwind was only 1 knot. These conditions would not have significantly impacted the landing, but the pilot's performance and aircraft handling would have been more challenging.
The total landing distance was 2,927 meters, which is 73% of the runway length. This is a relatively long landing distance, considering the runway length of 3,987 meters. The runway rollout alignment was also misaligned by 27.3 meters from the centerline, which could have made the post-landing phase more challenging.
Overall, while the Boeing 777-300 aircraft successfully landed at O.R. Tambo International Airport, the pilot's performance during the final approach and landing was not optimal. The excessive threshold height, misaligned touchdown point, and hard touchdown rate were all areas of concern. However, the good threshold speed and touchdown speed were positive aspects of the landing.
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