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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 7.6 m off the runway centreline.
Watch for: Watch runway alignment against the centreline, correcting with small rudder inputs.
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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 4 ft, 7.3 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.
A crosswind landing is a geometry problem. The air mass you're flying in is moving sideways across the runway, and you need your ground track down the centreline with your wheels aligned to it at the moment of contact. There are two techniques that will help, the crab and the sideslip.
Read more in Crosswind Landings in the SimStart to finish · 23 stages, 21 scored
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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 1,524 m of the approach.
Plan view — the first 1,524 m of the 3,008 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
The 219 m touchdown sits inside the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.
The rest of the report
Departing from John F Kennedy International Airport (KJFK) in New York, the Airbus A330-900 began its journey on runway 22R, taking off with a distance of 1,438 meters, which accounted for 55% of the runway. The aircraft lifted off at a speed of 178 knots, with a local temperature of 7°C and wind conditions of 12 knots at 169 degrees. The crosswind component was 8 knots, while the headwind component was 9 knots.
As the aircraft climbed to its initial cruising altitude, it traversed a distance of 172 nautical miles in 25 minutes, reaching an altitude of 34,706 feet above sea level. The enroute level cruise phase that followed lasted 102 minutes, covering 872 nautical miles. The aircraft then began a series of climbs and level cruises, with notable increases in altitude and decreases in time. The final descent phase started 10 miles south of Dunkwa, Ghana, where the aircraft descended from 39,006 feet to 2,565 feet above sea level in 16 minutes, covering 97 nautical miles.
The Airbus A330-900 then began its final approach to runway 03 at Kotoka International Airport (DGAA) in Accra, Ghana, from the south, heading 23.0 degrees at 4 nautical miles and 1,280 feet above ground level. The aircraft landed on the runway with a touchdown distance of 219 meters, slightly above the target speed of 142 knots. The touchdown speed was 140 knots, and the touchdown rate was -279 feet per minute. The runway touchdown position was significantly misaligned by 17.2 meters from the centreline, and the runway rollout alignment was also misaligned by 17.7 meters from the centreline. The total landing distance was 1,444 meters, accounting for 48% of the runway. The aircraft then taxied to the parking area, covering less than 1 nautical mile in 3 minutes. The total flight distance was 4,529 nautical miles, taking 571 minutes, and the aircraft used 51,158 kilograms of fuel.
The aircraft touched down on runway 03 at DGAA Kotoka International Airport with a threshold height that met expectations. However, the threshold speed was slightly above the target, registering 142 kt. Despite this, the touchdown distance was satisfactory at 219 m, indicating a well-executed flare. The touchdown speed of 140 kt was a bit faster than desired, resulting in a fair touchdown rate of -279 fpm.
The aircraft's alignment with the runway centreline was compromised, with a significant deviation of 17.2 m at touchdown and a further 17.7 m during the rollout phase. This misalignment may have been influenced by the prevailing wind conditions, with a 6 kt crosswind and a 2 kt tailwind. The local weather, with a temperature of 27 °C and a wind speed of 6 kt at 270 °, did not pose any significant challenges to the landing.
Overall, the landing performance of the Airbus A330-900 was satisfactory, with a score of 91.4%. While there were some deviations from the ideal, the aircraft's ability to maintain control and touch down safely was evident. However, the misalignment issues during the rollout phase may require attention to ensure future landings are more precise.
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