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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.
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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.
The approach, gate by gate
Side view — the last 1,524 m of the approach.
Plan view — the first 1,524 m of the 4,126 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
The 120 m touchdown sits inside the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.
The rest of the report
The Airbus A330-900 departed runway 16 at Dyess Air Force Base, with a takeoff distance of 2,965 meters, utilizing 72% of the available runway. The aircraft lifted off at a speed of 167 knots, with a local temperature of 24 degrees Celsius and a wind of 14 knots at 243 degrees. The crosswind component was 14 knots, while the headwind component was 4 knots.
As the aircraft transitioned into the enroute climb phase, it began to ascend from 2,825 feet above sea level to 4,883 feet, an increase of 2,058 feet in just one minute. This climb phase was followed by a series of enroute climbs and descents, with the aircraft reaching a maximum altitude of 4,960 feet above sea level. The aircraft then began its final approach to runway 16 at Dyess Air Force Base, with a heading of 199.0 degrees at 4 nautical miles from the threshold. However, a go-around was initiated at 347 feet above ground level.
The aircraft subsequently landed on runway 16, with a touchdown distance of 121 meters and a touchdown speed of 137 knots. The touchdown rate was heavy at -618 feet per minute, and the runway touchdown position was misaligned by 12 meters from the centerline. The total landing distance was 1,209 meters, utilizing 29% of the available runway. Following the landing, the aircraft taxied to the designated parking area, having completed a total flight distance of 61 nautical miles and utilizing 1,868 kilograms of fuel.
The aircraft touched down on runway 16 at KDYS Dyess Air Force Base with a good threshold height, allowing for a smooth transition from the approach to the touchdown phase. The threshold speed of 142 kt was well within the acceptable range, indicating a well-executed approach. However, the touchdown speed of 137 kt was slightly above the optimal range, resulting in a heavy touchdown rate of -618 fpm.
The aircraft's touchdown distance of 121 m was satisfactory, but the runway touchdown position was misaligned by 12.0 m from the centreline. This slight deviation from the centreline was also evident during the rollout phase, where the aircraft was 11.4 m off-centre. Despite these minor deviations, the overall landing distance of 1,209 m, which accounted for 29% of the runway length, was within acceptable limits.
The local weather conditions, with a temperature of 24 °C and wind at 14 kt from 243 °, resulted in a moderate crosswind component of 14 kt and a headwind component of 4 kt. The crew's ability to adapt to these conditions and execute a safe landing was evident, despite the minor deviations from the centreline. Overall, the landing was considered satisfactory, with a score of 90.1%.
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