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There are several things that can go wrong during the flare, carrying too much speed over the threshold, starting the flare at the wrong height and inconsistent flight control inputs, all contribute to a poor flare resulting in a hard touchdown or a float down the runway.
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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 1,595 m of the approach.
Plan view — the first 1,595 m of the 2,434 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
The 255 m touchdown sits inside the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.
The rest of the report
Departing from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport, the Airbus A320 began its journey on runway 12L, where it accelerated to liftoff speed of 155 kt after a takeoff distance of 1,563 meters, which covered 63% of the runway. The local weather conditions at the time of departure featured a temperature of 27 °C, with a wind of 9 kt at 140 °, resulting in a 3 kt crosswind and a 9 kt headwind.
As the aircraft climbed to its enroute altitude, it began its ascent 1 mile west of Mendota Heights, Minnesota, and continued to climb to 34,562 ft asl, an increase of 32,871 ft in 24 minutes, covering 152 nm. The enroute level cruise phase started 2 miles northeast of Hudson, Iowa, and lasted 136 minutes, during which the aircraft covered 1,105 nm. The descent phase began 3 miles southeast of Hidden River Airport in Sarasota, Florida, where the aircraft descended from 35,329 ft asl to 1,289 ft asl, a decrease of 34,040 ft in 24 minutes, covering 136 nm. The final approach to runway 10R at Fort Lauderdale Hollywood International Airport was initiated from the west, with a heading of 90.0 ° at 4 nm and 1,258 ft agl.
The landing on runway 10R at KFLL was successful, with a touchdown distance of 254 meters, which was 62% of the runway length. The threshold speed was good at 138 kt, but the touchdown speed of 137 kt was slightly fast, resulting in a hard touchdown rate of -534 fpm. The runway touchdown alignment was perfect, but the runway rollout alignment was slightly misaligned by 13.5 meters from the centreline. The total landing distance was 1,515 meters, and the taxiing to the parking from the runway took 8 minutes, covering 2 nm. The total flight distance was 1,404 nm, taking 203 minutes, and the aircraft used 8,154 kg of fuel.
The final approach to runway 10R at KFLL Fort Lauderdale Hollywood International Airport from the west was executed with precision, with the aircraft maintaining a heading of 90.0° at 4 nm and 1,258 ft above ground level. The approach quality was satisfactory, with a good threshold height and a threshold speed of 138 kt, which was within the acceptable range. The aircraft touched down on the runway at a speed of 137 kt, which was a little fast, but the touchdown distance of 254 m was good.
The touchdown characteristics were notable for a very hard touchdown rate of -534 fpm, which may have been due to the slight excess speed. However, the runway touchdown alignment was perfect, with the aircraft centered on the runway. The local weather conditions, with a temperature of 31 °C and a wind of 10 kt at 170°, resulted in a crosswind of 10 kt and a headwind of 2 kt. The total landing distance of 1,515 m was 62% of the runway length, indicating a relatively short landing.
The rollout phase was slightly marred by a misalignment of 13.5 m from the centreline, which may have been due to the aircraft's speed and control inputs during the landing. Despite this, the overall performance of the aircraft was satisfactory, with a score of 91.6%. The landing was executed with a good threshold height and speed, and the touchdown distance was within acceptable limits. However, the hard touchdown rate and slight misalignment during the rollout phase prevented the landing from being considered perfect.
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