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Take the power back earlier on final, so the aircraft settles onto the path and the speed comes back to 132 kt together. Do not push down for the height: that only adds speed.
What happened: You crossed the threshold at 136 ft agl, 86 ft agl above the 50 ft agl target, and at 138 kt, 6 kt over the 132 kt threshold speed. High and fast together is energy the runway has to absorb, and this touchdown came 904 m beyond the aim point.
Watch for: Airspeed indicator: 132 kt on short final, then 50 ft agl over the threshold
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.
At the 500 ft gate: centreline 1.6° off, against a 1° limit.
The approach, gate by gate
Side view — the last 2,394 m of the approach.
Plan view — the first 2,394 m of the 4,304 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
Touched down 1,361 m past the threshold — beyond the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.
The rest of the report
The Airbus A350-900 departed Tan Son Nhat International Airport (VVTS) on runway 07R. The take-off roll was 683 m, representing 22 % of the runway, and rotation occurred at 160 kt. Local weather was 29 °C with a wind of 3 kt from 050°, giving a 1 kt crosswind and a 3 kt headwind.
Initial climb to 1,000 ft agl lasted 17 seconds, averaging 2,552 fpm and reaching 194 kt at the top of the segment. The aircraft then climbed from 962 ft asl to 39,932 ft asl in 41 minutes, covering 302 nm while remaining overhead VVTS.
Cruise was maintained at 40,500 ft asl for 340 minutes, covering 2,640 nm, beginning 3 mi south-east of Pong Nam Ron. Descent began at 40,646 ft asl and proceeded to 1,268 ft asl in 24 minutes, covering 133 nm, starting 22 mi south of FM04 in the Gulf of Oman near carrier CVN78.
Final approach to runway 30L at Dubai International Airport (OMDB) started from 1,247 ft agl and descended to 188 ft agl in 101 seconds. Stabilisation checks at 1,000 ft and 500 ft above the runway were met for gear down, landing flap, sink rate, glideslope, speed, and wings level; the centreline check was not met at one gate. Configuration changes were: landing gear down at 2,484 ft agl at 182 kt, and final flap position 3 at 2,214 ft agl at 160 kt.
Landing on runway 30L (length 4,304 m) had a threshold height of 136 ft agl, which was excessively over target, while the threshold speed was good at 138 kt. The flare was described as perfect; the aircraft floated before touchdown. Touchdown occurred 942 m beyond the touchdown zone at 124 kt, with a descent rate of minus 89 fpm. The touchdown point was misaligned by 10.2 m from the centreline. Local weather was 30 °C with a wind of 6 kt from 190°, giving a 6 kt crosswind and a 2 kt tailwind. No bounce was observed.
Total landing distance was 2,248 m, representing 52 % of the runway, and the rollout remained slightly misaligned by 10.2 m from the centreline. Taxiing from the runway to the parking area took 1 minute and covered less than 1 nm.
The flight covered 3,083 nm in 413 minutes and consumed 37,493 kg of fuel.
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