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Make small rudder corrections against a point at the far end to hold the centreline.
What happened: During the ground roll you drifted 22 ft off the runway centreline.
Watch for: Watch runway alignment against the centreline, correcting with small rudder inputs.
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A small uncorrected heading error at 40 knots becomes a metre of offset per second by 100 knots, noticed only at rotation, producing a crabbed liftoff. Root cause is nearly always eyes on the tape instead of the far end of the runway. Small heading changes displace a distant point visibly long before the nearby centreline stripes look wrong.
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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: seven 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.
At the 500 ft gate: off the centreline.
The approach, gate by gate
Side view — the last 5,000 ft of the approach.
Plan view — the first 5,000 ft of the 8,147 ft runway, to the same scale as the side view.
The 1,086 ft touchdown sits inside the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.
The rest of the report
The flight in question was operated by an Airbus A320 aircraft. The journey began with a taxiing period from the parking area to the runway, which took approximately 7 minutes and covered a distance of less than 1 nautical mile. The aircraft then departed from runway 09 at Gibraltar Airport, LXGB, with a takeoff distance of 3,758 feet, which is 75% of the runway length. The liftoff speed was 142 knots.
The initial climb phase started 1 mile east of Gibraltar, where the aircraft ascended from 1,038 feet above sea level to 35,996 feet above sea level, an increase of 34,958 feet, in 22 minutes and covering a distance of 122 nautical miles. The enroute climb phase was followed by a level cruise, which began 63 miles south of Faro, Portugal, and lasted for 43 minutes, covering a distance of 326 nautical miles.
The aircraft then entered a series of enroute descents and level cruises, navigating through various geographical locations, including the Madeira Islands. The first descent phase started at a latitude of 33.8907683 and longitude of -14.0122326, where the aircraft descended from 35,628 feet above sea level to 35,002 feet above sea level, a decrease of 626 feet, in 2 minutes and covering a distance of 13 nautical miles.
The subsequent level cruise phases were brief, lasting between 2 and 3 minutes, and covered distances ranging from 5 to 26 nautical miles. The final descent phase started 6 miles north east of Canical, Madeira, and descended from 3,929 feet above sea level to 1,836 feet above sea level, a decrease of 2,093 feet, in 3 minutes and covering a distance of 12 nautical miles.
The aircraft then entered the final approach phase, heading towards runway 05 at Madeira International Airport Cristiano Ronaldo, LPMA, from the south west, at a heading of 45.0° and an altitude of 201 feet above ground level. The landing was successful, with a touchdown distance of 1,088 feet, a touchdown speed of 130 knots, and a touchdown rate of -150 feet per minute. The runway touchdown alignment was perfect, and the local weather conditions were favorable, with a temperature of 73°F and a wind speed of 4 knots.
The total landing distance was 3,542 feet, which is 43% of the runway length. The runway rollout alignment was very good, and the aircraft was able to taxi to the parking area in 3 minutes, covering a distance of less than 1 nautical mile. The total flight distance was 657 nautical miles, and the flight duration was 120 minutes, with a fuel consumption of 11,218 pounds.
The Airbus A320 successfully landed at Madeira International Airport Cristiano Ronaldo, achieving a remarkable score of 99.8%. The aircraft approached the runway from the southwest, heading 45.0° at 1 nautical mile and 201 feet above ground level (agl). This precise approach allowed the pilots to maintain control and execute a smooth landing.
Upon touchdown, the aircraft landed on runway 05, which has a length of 8,147 feet. The threshold height was good, indicating that the pilots maintained a safe distance from the runway threshold. The threshold speed of 137 knots was also within the acceptable range, demonstrating the pilots' ability to manage the aircraft's speed during the final approach.
The touchdown distance of 1,088 feet was also within the acceptable range, and the touchdown speed of 130 knots was well-controlled. The touchdown rate of -150 feet per minute (fpm) was good, indicating that the pilots managed to slow the aircraft down smoothly and safely. The runway touchdown alignment was perfect, showing that the pilots maintained the aircraft's alignment with the runway during the final approach.
The local weather conditions were favorable, with a temperature of 73°F and a wind speed of 4 knots at 0°. The crosswind and headwind components were both 3 knots, which did not pose any significant challenges to the pilots. The total landing distance of 3,542 feet was 43% of the runway length, indicating that the pilots managed to slow the aircraft down efficiently and safely.
During the rollout, the aircraft maintained a very good alignment with the runway, demonstrating the pilots' ability to control the aircraft's speed and direction after touchdown. Overall, the landing was executed flawlessly, with the pilots demonstrating exceptional skill and control throughout the entire process.
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