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Apply steady, continuous back pressure through the flare to arrest the sink smoothly and hold the normal profile, rather than letting it drift.
What happened: The flare did not hold its target profile, with the sink most arrested at 0.2 ft, and this flight then touched down at 237 fpm of sink - a firm arrival. An unsettled flare profile like this usually carries through to a firmer touchdown.
Watch for: Vertical speed indicator: a smooth, steadily decreasing sink rate through the flare to touchdown.
A small uncorrected heading error at 40 knots becomes a metre of offset per second by 100 knots, noticed only at rotation, producing a crabbed liftoff. Root cause is nearly always eyes on the tape instead of the far end of the runway. Small heading changes displace a distant point visibly long before the nearby centreline stripes look wrong.
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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.
At the 500 ft gate: speed above the reference speed.
The approach, gate by gate
Side view — the last 1,524 m of the approach.
Plan view — the first 1,524 m of the 2,370 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
The 378 m touchdown sits inside the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.
The rest of the report
The flight began with a taxiing period from the parking to the runway, which took 5 minutes and covered a distance of 1 nautical mile. The aircraft, an Airbus A319, then departed from runway 05 at MMHO General Ignacio P. Garcia International Airport. The takeoff distance was 1,477 meters, which accounted for 64% of the runway. The liftoff speed was 144 knots.
The local weather conditions at the time of departure were characterized by a temperature of 42 degrees Celsius and a wind speed of 6 knots at a direction of 120 degrees. This resulted in a crosswind of 5 knots and a headwind of 3 knots. The aircraft then began its enroute climb, starting 1 mile northeast of MMHO General Ignacio P. Garcia International Airport. The climb took 13 minutes and covered a distance of 70 nautical miles, during which the aircraft ascended from 1,656 feet above sea level to 29,512 feet above sea level, an increase of 27,856 feet.
Following the enroute climb, the aircraft entered a level cruise phase, which started 8 miles northeast of Benjamin Hill in the Estado de Sonora, Mexico. This phase lasted for 16 minutes and covered a distance of 114 nautical miles. The aircraft then began its enroute descent, starting 1 mile east of South Tucson in the United States. The descent took 20 minutes and covered a distance of 88 nautical miles, during which the aircraft descended from 29,526 feet above sea level to 2,346 feet above sea level, a decrease of 27,179 feet.
The final approach to runway 25L at KPHX Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport was made from the east, with a heading of 270.0 degrees. The aircraft was at an altitude of 4 nautical miles and 1,217 feet above ground level at this point. The landing was made on runway 25L, which had a length of 2,370 meters. The threshold height was above the target, and the threshold speed was slightly above target at 133 knots.
The touchdown distance was good at 376 meters, but the touchdown speed was a little fast at 126 knots. The touchdown rate was hard at -420 feet per minute. The runway touchdown alignment was very good. The local weather conditions at the time of landing were characterized by a temperature of 42 degrees Celsius and a wind speed of 17 knots at a direction of 270 degrees, resulting in a crosswind of 0 knots and a headwind of 17 knots.
The total landing distance was 1,077 meters, which accounted for 45% of the runway. The runway rollout alignment was slightly misaligned by 10.2 meters from the centerline. The taxiing period from the runway to the parking took 8 minutes and covered a distance of less than 1 nautical mile. The total flight distance was 280 nautical miles, and the flight duration was 62 minutes. The aircraft used 2,330 kilograms of fuel during the flight.
The Airbus A319 aircraft successfully landed on runway 25L at KPHX Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport, achieving a score of 92.1%. The final approach was initiated from the east, heading 270.0° at a distance of 4 nautical miles and an altitude of 1,217 feet above ground level (agl).
The aircraft touched down on the runway, with a touchdown distance of 376 meters, which was considered good. However, the touchdown speed of 126 knots was slightly above the target, indicating that the pilot may have been able to flare the aircraft more effectively to achieve a smoother touchdown. The touchdown rate of -420 feet per minute (fpm) was also considered hard, suggesting that the aircraft may have been subjected to a higher-than-desired deceleration force upon touchdown.
The runway touchdown alignment was very good, indicating that the pilot maintained a consistent and accurate approach path. The local weather conditions at the time of landing were characterized by a temperature of 42°C and a wind speed of 17 knots from 270°. The crosswind component was negligible, while the headwind component was 17 knots, which may have contributed to the slightly fast touchdown speed.
The total landing distance of 1,077 meters was 45% of the runway length, which is a relatively short distance. However, the runway rollout alignment was slightly misaligned by 10.2 meters from the centerline, indicating that the pilot may have experienced some difficulty in maintaining a consistent alignment during the rollout phase.
Overall, the landing was considered successful, with the aircraft achieving a high score of 92.1%. However, there were some areas for improvement, including the slightly fast touchdown speed and the hard touchdown rate. Additionally, the pilot may have benefited from further practice in maintaining a consistent rollout alignment.
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