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Improve the touchdown
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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Two stabilised approach gates, each with five checks, where the approach path is 1,000 ft and 500 ft above the runway.
The approach, gate by gate
Side view — the last 1,524 m of the approach.
Plan view — the first 1,524 m of the 2,942 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
The 189 m touchdown sits inside the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.
The rest of the report
The Airbus A320 taxied from the parking area to runway 30 at Douala International Airport in eight minutes, covering a ground distance of four nautical miles.
During the departure roll on runway 30, the aircraft used 1,669 m of runway, representing 58 % of the available length, and lifted off at 152 kt. Ambient conditions were 17 °C with a wind of 2 kt from 269°, giving a 1 kt cross-wind component and a 2 kt head-wind component.
Climb commenced one mile south of Douala, in the Littoral Region of Cameroon, where the airplane rose from 923 ft asl to 13,009 ft asl, an altitude gain of 12,085 ft achieved in five minutes while covering 25 nm.
Descent began 11 nm south-east of Tiko, South-West Region, Cameroon, with the aircraft descending from 13,009 ft asl to 1,283 ft asl, a loss of 11,726 ft over eleven minutes and a horizontal distance of 47 nm.
The final approach to runway 22 at Malabo Airport was flown from the north-east on a heading of 222.0° at four nautical miles out and 1,214 ft agl, under the same temperature of 17 °C and a wind of 2 kt from 270°, providing a 1 kt cross-wind and a 1 kt head-wind component.
Landing on runway 22, which is 2,942 m long, was executed with a threshold speed of 140 kt and a touchdown speed of 135 kt. The aircraft touched down 190 m down the runway, with a hard touchdown rate of minus 576 fpm and a lateral deviation of 3.8 m from the centreline. Total landing distance recorded was 896 m, equivalent to 30 % of the runway length.
Runway rollout alignment was reported as very good, confirming that the aircraft remained on the centreline throughout the deceleration phase.
After rollout, the aircraft taxied from the runway to the parking area in two minutes, covering less than one nautical mile.
In total, the flight covered 82 nm, lasted 27 minutes, and consumed 1,075 kg of fuel.
The Airbus A320 established the final approach to runway 22 at Malabo Airport from the north-east on a heading of 222.0° at 4 nm and 1,214 ft AGL. Local conditions were 17 °C with a wind of 2 kt from 270°, providing a 1 kt headwind and a 1 kt crosswind component.
At threshold the aircraft maintained a speed of 140 kt, which was slightly above the target, and the threshold height was good.
Touchdown occurred 190 m down the runway, a distance judged good, with a speed of 135 kt that was a little fast and a very hard vertical rate of minus 576 fpm. The touchdown point was slightly off centreline by 3.8 m.
The total landing distance was 896 m, representing 30 % of the 2,942 m runway, and the rollout alignment was very good.
Refine the flare to achieve a lower touchdown speed and a softer vertical rate, and aim for tighter centreline alignment to reduce the 3.8 m offset. These adjustments will help convert the already strong 94.2 % score into an even more precise landing.
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