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Keep the back pressure coming once the flare is established, holding the attitude instead of letting the nose drop.
What happened: Sink came back after the flare had arrested it, and that pattern usually carries the touchdown long - here it landed at 750 m against the 457 m aim point.
Watch for: Vertical speed indicator: a steady, shallow rate through the flare with no renewed sink before touchdown
Ground effect becomes significant below about one wingspan of height. A Cessna 172, with a 36 ft span, enters ground effect at flare height - the float it feels in the hold-off is ground effect arriving on cue. An A320, with a span around 117 ft, has been in ground effect since before the threshold and there is no sudden cushion to feel, only a gradual reduction in induced drag that lengthens any float you allow.
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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 1,540 m of the approach.
Plan view — the first 1,540 m of the 2,831 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
Touched down 750 m past the threshold — beyond the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.
The rest of the report
The Airbus A350-900 taxied from the parking area to the departure runway, a movement that required 15 minutes and covered 3 nm.
Departing KATL Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport, the aircraft rolled on runway 27R, achieving a takeoff distance of 1,676 m (46 % of runway) and lifting off at 163 kt; ambient temperature was 37 °C with wind 11 kt from 280°, a 2 kt crosswind component and an 11 kt headwind.
The initial climb began 1 mile south of College Park, GA, climbing from 2,043 ft asl to 42,550 ft asl-a gain of 40,507 ft-in 34 minutes while traversing 245 nm.
Level cruise commenced 1 mile north-east of FD71 O'Brien Airpark East/West Airport, Branford, FL, and persisted for 170 minutes, covering 1,404 nm.
A subsequent climb started 24 miles south of MPLL Arena Airport, Llano de Piedra, Provincia de Veraguas, Panama, raising altitude from 42,702 ft asl to 44,592 ft asl, an increase of 1,890 ft in 3 minutes over 29 nm.
The next cruise segment began 54 miles south of the same Panama airport, lasting 128 minutes and encompassing 1,043 nm.
Descent was initiated 3 miles north-east of Huarmey, Ancash, Peru, descending from 44,642 ft asl to 1,304 ft asl-a loss of 43,338 ft-in 22 minutes while covering 129 nm.
For the final approach to runway 16R at SPJC Jorge Chávez International, the aircraft approached from the north-west on a heading of 154.0° at 4 nm and 1,224 ft agl.
Landing on runway 16R, which measures 2,831 m, the threshold speed was recorded at 130 kt; touchdown occurred 327 m beyond the touchdown zone at 116 kt with a vertical speed of minus 53 fpm and a lateral offset of 4.0 m from the centreline. Local conditions were 21 °C, wind 14 kt from 150°, a 1 kt crosswind and a 14 kt headwind. The total landing distance was 1,453 m (51 % of runway).
Runway rollout alignment was described as very good, completing the landing phase without deviation.
The aircraft taxied from the runway to the parking area in 3 minutes, covering less than 1 nm.
In total, the flight covered 2,859 nm, required 374 minutes of airborne time, and consumed 31,015 kg of fuel.
The Cessna Longitude touched down on runway 09 at KEYW Key West International Airport, a 1,459-meter-long runway, after a final approach from the west. The aircraft's approach quality was satisfactory, with a good threshold height, but the threshold speed was slightly above the target at 115 knots. The touchdown distance of 372 meters was within acceptable limits, and the touchdown speed of 102 knots was also good. However, the touchdown rate was hard at -406 feet per minute, indicating a slightly aggressive touchdown.
Upon touchdown, the aircraft's runway touchdown position was significantly misaligned by 18 meters from the centreline, which could have contributed to the subsequent rollout issues. The local weather conditions, with a temperature of 28 degrees Celsius and a wind of 13 knots at 150 degrees, resulted in a crosswind of 11 knots and a headwind of 6 knots. The total landing distance of 1,005 meters was 69% of the runway length, which is within the acceptable range.
The rollout phase was marked by a significant misalignment of 35.1 meters from the centreline, which indicates a loss of directional control during the rollout. Despite this, the overall landing performance of the Cessna Longitude was satisfactory, with a score of 80.9%. The hard touchdown rate and significant misalignment during rollout were the primary areas for improvement.
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