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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 3.1 ft, 8.2 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.
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 1,524 m of the approach.
Plan view — the first 1,524 m of the 2,768 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
The 363 m touchdown sits inside the full-score zone. The 2.09 G arrival is the firm side of smooth.
The rest of the report
The Airbus A320 taxied from the parking area to runway 05 at Glasgow International Airport (EGPF) in 4 minutes, covering less than 1 nm.
During the departure roll on runway 05, the aircraft used a takeoff distance of 1,648 m, representing 62 % of the runway, and lifted off at 154 kt. Ambient conditions were 15 °C with a wind of 10 kt from 090°, providing a 7 kt headwind and a 7 kt cross-wind component.
Climb commenced overhead Renfrew, rising from 1,032 ft asl to 19,771 ft asl - an increase of 18,739 ft - in 8 minutes while covering 46 nm.
The aircraft entered level cruise over Templepatrick, maintaining altitude for 8 minutes and traversing 35 nm.
Descent began 1 nm north-east of Girvan, descending from 19,744 ft asl to 4,107 ft asl - a loss of 15,637 ft - over 11 minutes and a distance of 59 nm.
A further descent started 3 nm north-east of Coalisland, dropping from 4,107 ft asl to 1,526 ft asl, a decrease of 2,580 ft, in 4 minutes while covering 10 nm.
The final approach to runway 07 at Belfast International Airport (EGAA) was executed from the south-west on a heading of 65.0°, intercepting the glide path at 4 nm and 1,281 ft agl.
Landing on runway 07, which is 2,768 m long, the aircraft touched down 343 m from the threshold at 139 kt, with a touchdown rate of minus 553 fpm. The threshold height of 61 ft agl and threshold speed of 144 kt were slightly above target, and the touchdown point was offset 7.5 m from the centreline. Total landing distance recorded was 1,140 m, equivalent to 41 % of the runway.
Runway rollout continued with a slight lateral deviation, the aircraft remaining 7.8 m off the centreline before exiting the runway.
The A320 taxied from the runway to the parking stand in 1 minute, covering less than 1 nm.
In total, the flight covered 157 nm, required 39 minutes of airborne time, and consumed 1,265 kg of fuel.
The Airbus A320 approached runway 07 at EGAA Belfast International Airport from the south-west on a final approach heading 65.0° at 4 NM and 1,281 ft AGL, with temperature 15 °C, wind 10 kt from 090°, a 4 kt cross-wind component and a 9 kt head-wind component.
At the threshold the aircraft was 61 ft AGL, which was above the target height, and the threshold speed was 144 kt, slightly above the target.
Touchdown occurred 343 m down the runway, a distance described as good, with a speed of 139 kt that was a little fast and a very hard vertical rate of minus 553 fpm. The touchdown point was slightly misaligned, being 7.5 m off the centreline.
The total landing distance was 1,140 m, representing 41 % of the runway length, and the rollout alignment was slightly misaligned by 7.8 m from the centreline.
Refine flare timing to achieve a softer touchdown rate and adjust approach speed to meet the target, which will reduce the hard landing characteristic. Maintaining precise alignment through the flare will also minimise the small centreline offsets observed.
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