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Departure
Raise the gear lever promptly once a positive rate of climb is confirmed after liftoff.
What happened: The landing gear was never raised during the initial climb and was still down when the climb ended.
Watch for: Landing gear lever: UP promptly after confirming a positive rate of climb.
Arrival
Begin the flare with progressive back pressure and keep it coming until the sink is arrested, rather than flying it on flat.
What happened: The nose was barely raised in the flare and little of the sink was taken out, flying the aircraft onto the runway. This pattern usually carries through to a firm touchdown with a noticeable sink rate.
Watch for: Vertical speed indicator: a smoothly reducing sink through the normal flare band, not a steady rate into the runway.
Make sure that you retract the landing gear once you have a positive rate of climb and there is no usable runway left to land back on.
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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 1,524 m of the approach.
Plan view — the first 1,524 m of the 3,671 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
Touched down 562 m past the threshold — beyond the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.
The rest of the report
Departing Wellington International Airport, the Airbus A320 began its journey with a taxiing period of 9 minutes, covering a distance of 2 nautical miles to reach the runway. The departure roll commenced on runway 34, with the aircraft taking off in a distance of 913 meters, utilizing 50% of the runway. The liftoff speed was achieved at 144 knots, as the aircraft lifted off into the local weather conditions of 21°C temperature and a wind of 28 knots at 340 degrees.
As the aircraft climbed to its cruising altitude, it passed overhead SB14 Wellington, marking the beginning of the enroute climb phase. The aircraft ascended from 931 feet above sea level to 32,832 feet, an increase of 31,901 feet, in 17 minutes, covering a distance of 99 nautical miles. Following the climb, the aircraft entered a level cruise phase, lasting 14 minutes and covering 103 nautical miles, 14 miles north-west of Hunterville. The enroute descent phase commenced 3 miles south-west of Mamaku, with the aircraft descending from 32,839 feet to 1,325 feet, a decrease of 31,513 feet, in 22 minutes, covering a distance of 106 nautical miles.
The final approach to runway 23L at Auckland International Airport was initiated from the east, with the aircraft heading 251.0 degrees at 4 nautical miles and 1,297 feet above ground level. The landing was executed on the 3,285-meter runway, with a touchdown point 151 meters beyond the touchdown zone. The touchdown speed was slightly fast at 127 knots, but the runway touchdown position was well-aligned, with a slight deviation of 3.1 meters from the centerline. The total landing distance was 1,211 meters, utilizing 37% of the runway. Following the landing, the aircraft taxied to the parking area in 3 minutes, covering less than 1 nautical mile. The total flight distance was 316 nautical miles, with a flight duration of 63 minutes and a fuel consumption of 2,487 kilograms.
The Airbus A320 touched down on runway 23L at NZAA Auckland International Airport with a good threshold height, allowing for a smooth transition from the approach to the touchdown phase. The threshold speed of 134 kt was well within the acceptable range, indicating a well-executed approach. However, the touchdown speed of 127 kt was slightly above the optimal range, resulting in a firm touchdown rate of -320 fpm.
The aircraft landed 151 m beyond the touchdown zone, which, although not ideal, was still within a reasonable distance. The runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned by 3.1 m from the centreline, which may have been due to the slight crosswind component of 5 kt. The local weather conditions, with a temperature of 17 °C and a wind speed of 6 kt at 150 °, were relatively calm, contributing to a smooth landing.
The Airbus A320's rollout was characterized by excellent alignment, with the aircraft staying on course throughout the rollout phase. The total landing distance of 1,211 m, which accounted for 37% of the runway length, was within acceptable limits. Overall, the landing was considered satisfactory, with a score of 96.6% reflecting the minor deviations from optimal performance.
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