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Apply steady, continuous back pressure through the flare to arrest the sink smoothly and hold the normal profile, rather than letting it drift.
What happened: The flare did not hold its target profile, with the sink most arrested at 0.3 ft, and this flight then touched down at 282 fpm of sink - a firm arrival. An unsettled flare profile like this usually carries through to a firmer touchdown.
Watch for: Vertical speed indicator: a smooth, steadily decreasing sink rate through the flare to touchdown.
Below 10,000 ft you are typically limited to 250 kt indicated (a US rule that much of the world mirrors in some form, though not universally). This forces a deceleration around 10,000 ft whether the profile wants one or not, so plan for it rather than discovering 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. They are the approach's score: the checks passed out of the checks that ran.
The approach, gate by gate
Side view — the last 1,720 m of the approach.
Plan view — the first 1,720 m of the 3,036 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
Touched down 634 m past the threshold — beyond the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.
The rest of the report
The Airbus A320 taxied from the parking area to runway 20 at LPPT Humberto Delgado Airport (Lisbon Portela Airport) in 5 minutes, covering 2 nm.
During the departure roll on runway 20 the aircraft used a takeoff distance of 2,340 m, representing 73 % of the runway, and lifted off at 164 kt. Local weather was temperature 29 °C with wind 7 kt at 200 °, providing a headwind of 7 kt and a crosswind of 0 kt.
Climb commenced overhead Alvalade (Distrito de Lisboa, Portugal), rising from 1,277 ft asl to 35,837 ft asl - an increase of 34,560 ft - in 22 minutes while covering 155 nm.
Cruise began 4 miles east of Acehuche (Extremadura, Spain) and continued for 37 minutes, during which 302 nm were flown.
Descent started 4 miles east of Escatron (Aragon, Spain), descending from 35,010 ft asl to 1,318 ft asl - a decrease of 33,692 ft - in 19 minutes and covering 106 nm.
The final approach to runway 06L at LEBL Josep Tarradellas Barcelona-El Prat Airport was made from the south-west, on a heading of 65.0 ° at 4 nm and 1,297 ft agl.
Landing on runway 06L at LEBL, whose length is 3,036 m, the aircraft encountered a threshold height of 55 ft agl and a threshold speed of 144 kt. Touchdown occurred 221 m beyond the touchdown zone at a speed of 137 kt, with a touchdown rate of minus 291 fpm and a lateral deviation of 3.2 m from the centreline. Local weather reported temperature 27 °C, wind 3 kt at 130 °, crosswind 3 kt and headwind 1 kt.
The total landing distance recorded was 1,642 m, representing 54 % of the runway, and runway rollout alignment was very good.
The aircraft taxied from the runway to the parking area in 4 minutes, covering less than 1 nm.
Overall, the flight covered a distance of 572 nm, took 88 minutes, and consumed 3,758 kg of fuel.
The Airbus A320 executed the final approach to runway 06L at LEBL Josep Tarradellas Barcelona-El Prat Airport from the south-west on a heading of 65.0 ° at 4 nm and 1,297 ft agl. The approach was assessed as stabilised at the 1,000 ft gate, with gear, flaps, sink rate, glideslope and centreline all within limits.
At threshold the height of 55 ft agl was slightly above target and the threshold speed of 144 kt was slightly above target. The flare was commenced in accordance with the aircraft’s procedures.
Touchdown occurred 221 m beyond the touchdown zone with a speed of 137 kt, described as a little fast, and a fair vertical rate of minus 291 fpm. The touchdown point was slightly misaligned by 3.2 m from the centreline.
The total landing distance was 1,642 m, representing 54 % of the 3,036 m runway, and the rollout alignment was very good.
To improve the already strong performance, aim to achieve the target touchdown point within the designated zone and reduce the touchdown speed to the intended value, which will also help keep the touchdown point closer to the centreline. Maintaining the target speed on final will further tighten the landing parameters.
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