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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 0.7 ft, 11 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.
Arrive slow and the sink rate at the threshold is already above schedule, the flare is short because there is no energy to extend it, and the touchdown is hard in a way that feels exactly like a late flare. Diagnosing a slow arrival as a late flare is the catastrophic misread: you respond by flaring earlier, which bleeds more speed, which makes the next one worse. The tiebreaker is threshold speed against VRef, not feel. Never diagnose a flare without 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 1,524 m of the approach.
Plan view — the first 1,524 m of the 3,201 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
The 459 m touchdown sits inside the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.
The rest of the report
The Airbus A320neo taxied from the parking area to runway 18L at LEMD, covering less than 1 nm in under one minute.
During the departure roll on runway 18L the aircraft used 1,593 m, representing 53 % of the runway, and lifted off at 154 kt. Local conditions were 15 °C with wind 11 kt at 204 °, giving a 10 kt headwind and a 5 kt crosswind.
Climb began about one mile northeast of Barajas, climbing from 2,980 ft asl to 6,755 ft asl, a gain of 3,775 ft achieved in three minutes while covering 11 nm.
Level cruise started over Moncloa-Aravaca and continued for 70 minutes, during which 322 nm were flown.
Descent commenced over Ota, descending from 6,731 ft asl to 1,631 ft asl, a loss of 5,100 ft in five minutes and spanning 17 nm.
The final approach to runway 20 at LPPT was flown from the north on a heading of 203.0 °, intercepting the glide path at 4 nm and 1,276 ft agl.
Touchdown occurred on runway 20, whose length is 3,201 m; the threshold height of 57 ft agl was slightly above target and the threshold speed was 135 kt. The aircraft touched down 99 m beyond the touchdown zone at 130 kt, with a descent rate of minus 259 fpm and perfect runway alignment. Weather at the time was 15 °C with wind 11 kt at 204 °, a headwind of 11 kt and no crosswind.
The landing roll measured 1,080 m, representing 34 % of the runway, and rollout alignment remained perfect.
After exiting the runway, the aircraft taxied to the parking area in three minutes, covering less than 1 nm.
Overall, the flight covered 357nm, lasted 85 minutes, and consumed 3,807 kg of fuel.
The Airbus A320neo approached runway 20 at LPPT Humberto Delgado Airport from the north on a heading of 203.0° at 4 nm and 1,276 ft agl, and the final approach was assessed as stabilised at the 1,000 ft gate with gear, flaps, sink rate, glideslope and centreline all within limits; the overall score was 98.4%.
During the threshold and flare the aircraft crossed the threshold at a height of 57 ft agl, which was slightly above target, and the threshold speed was recorded as good at 135 kt.
Touchdown occurred 99 m beyond the touchdown zone with a speed of 130 kt, noted as a little fast, and the vertical rate was fair at minus 259 fpm; runway touchdown alignment was perfect.
The rollout covered a total landing distance of 1,080 m, representing 34 % of the 3,201 m runway, and runway rollout alignment remained perfect.
Reduce the touchdown speed toward the target VREF and adjust the flare to place the main gear closer to the intended touchdown zone, which will bring the touchdown point nearer the aim point and further optimise the already high score.
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