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Fly a steeper descent on final so you cross the threshold at 50 ft agl instead of 61 ft agl.
What happened: The aircraft crossed the threshold at 61 ft agl against a 50 ft agl target, well above the normal profile. The touchdown point was also long at 585 m against a 457 m target, a pattern often seen after high threshold crossings.
Watch for: Radio altimeter against the 50 ft threshold crossing target on short final.
Even a modest height error carries straight through to the touchdown. Geometry alone says that crossing the threshold 10 feet high on a 3° path moves your touchdown roughly 190 feet further down the runway before the flare adds anything.
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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 1,524 m of the approach.
Plan view — the first 1,524 m of the 2,498 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
Touched down 585 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 09 at LZTT Poprad-Tatry Airport in less than 1 minute, covering less than 1 nm.
During the departure roll on runway 09 the aircraft used 1,226 m of runway, representing 47 % of the available length, and lifted off at 154 kt. Local weather reported a temperature of 10 °C, wind 31 kt from 080°, providing a head-wind component of 30 kt and a cross-wind of 8 kt.
Climb commenced overhead LZTT, with the airplane ascending from 3,258 ft asl to 38,032 ft asl, an increase of 34,774 ft achieved in 17 minutes while covering 110 nm.
Cruise began 1 mile southeast of Hostova (Nitra, Slovakia) and continued for 20 minutes, during which 154 nm were flown.
Descent started over Veliki Potocec (Koprivinica-Krizevci, Croatia), the aircraft descending from 38,032 ft asl to 1,539 ft asl, a loss of 36,493 ft in 22 minutes and a distance of 130 nm.
The final approach to runway 14 at LDRI Rijeka Airport was established from the northwest on a heading of 144.0°, at 4 nm and 1,275 ft agl.
Landing on runway 14, which is 2,497 m long, the aircraft crossed the threshold at 137 kt; the threshold height was 58 ft agl, slightly above target. Touchdown occurred 215 m beyond the touchdown zone with a speed of 131 kt, a vertical speed of minus 158 fpm, and perfect alignment. Local weather at the time was temperature 14 °C, wind 31 kt from 080°, giving a head-wind component of 14 kt and a cross-wind of 28 kt.
The rollout covered 1,188 m, equivalent to 48 % of the runway, and the aircraft maintained perfect runway alignment throughout.
After exiting the runway, the Airbus A320 taxied to the parking area in 1 minutes, covering less than 1 nm.
In total, the flight covered 400 nm, required 64 minutes of airborne time, and consumed 2,954 kg of fuel.
The final approach to runway 14 at LDRI Rijeka Airport was flown from the north-west on a heading of 144.0° at 4 nm and 1,275 ft agl. At the 1,000 ft gate the approach was assessed as stabilised, with gear, flaps, sink rate, glideslope and centreline all within limits.
During the threshold and flare phase the threshold height of 58 ft agl was recorded as slightly above target, while the threshold speed of 137 kt was judged good.
Touchdown occurred 215 m beyond the touchdown zone with a speed of 131 kt, noted as a little fast, and a vertical rate of -158 fpm described as good. Runway touchdown alignment was perfect.
The rollout covered a total landing distance of 1,188 m, representing 48 % of the 2,497 m runway, and runway rollout alignment was perfect.
With a score of 98.7 % the landing was excellent; refining the flare to achieve a touchdown point nearer the intended zone and moderating speed to the target will further tighten performance.
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