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Stop the rotation once the sink is arrested at 0.2 ft, holding the normal landing attitude instead of continuing to pull back.
What happened: The flare pitch reached 2.3°, well above this type's ground attitude, and touchdown followed at a sink rate of 311 fpm. Over-rotating the flare like this usually carries through to a firm or hard touchdown.
Watch for: Attitude indicator: hold the normal landing attitude once sink is arrested at 0.2 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 6,009 ft of the approach.
Plan view — the first 6,009 ft of the 11,010 ft runway, to the same scale as the side view.
The 1,535 ft touchdown sits inside the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.
The rest of the report
Departing from Sharjah International Airport, the Airbus A320 began its journey by taxiing from the parking area to the runway, a process that took 6 minutes and covered a distance of 1 nautical mile. As the aircraft lined up on runway 30, the crew initiated the departure roll, and the aircraft lifted off the ground at a speed of 174 knots, covering a takeoff distance of 7,847 feet, which represented 69% of the available runway length.
As the aircraft climbed away from Sharjah, it began its enroute climb, which started 1 mile northwest of the airport and continued for 26 minutes, during which the aircraft ascended from 1,074 feet above sea level to 34,473 feet, an increase of 33,399 feet. This climb phase covered a distance of 177 nautical miles. The aircraft then entered a level cruise, which lasted for 193 minutes and covered a distance of 1,535 nautical miles. The crew made several adjustments to the flight plan, initiating a descent from 35,008 feet to 3,507 feet in 16 minutes, covering 95 nautical miles. The aircraft then entered a brief level cruise phase, lasting only 2 minutes, before beginning its final descent into Bandaranaike International Colombo Airport.
As the aircraft approached the airport, it entered a final level cruise phase, lasting 2 minutes, before beginning its descent from 3,506 feet to 1,801 feet in 3 minutes, covering 12 nautical miles. The aircraft then lined up for a landing on runway 04, with a threshold speed of 145 knots, slightly above the target speed. The touchdown point was 153 feet beyond the touchdown zone, and the touchdown speed was 142 knots, which was a little fast. The aircraft's touchdown rate was hard at -404 feet per minute, and the runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned by 11 feet from the centerline. The total landing distance was 5,727 feet, which represented 52% of the available runway length. After landing, the aircraft taxied to the parking area, a process that took 4 minutes and covered less than 1 nautical mile. The total flight distance was 1,841 nautical miles, and the aircraft used 22,945 pounds of fuel during the flight, which lasted a total of 254 minutes.
The final approach to runway 04 at VCBI Bandaranaike International Colombo Airport was conducted from the south west, heading 37.0° at 4 nm and 1,255 ft above ground level. The approach quality was satisfactory, with a good threshold height achieved. However, the threshold speed was slightly above the target at 145 kt, indicating a slight deviation from the optimal landing speed.
The aircraft touched down 153 ft beyond the touchdown zone, with a touchdown speed of 142 kt, which was a little fast. The touchdown rate was hard at -404 fpm, indicating a high deceleration rate upon touchdown. The runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned by 11 ft from the centreline, which may have contributed to the hard touchdown rate. Despite this, the runway rollout alignment was very good, with the aircraft maintaining a consistent path along the centreline.
The total landing distance was 5,727 ft, accounting for 52% of the runway length. This is a relatively short landing distance, considering the runway length of 11,010 ft. Overall, the landing performance was satisfactory, with a score of 96.2%. The slight deviations from the optimal landing speed and touchdown rate were mitigated by the good rollout alignment, resulting in a successful landing.
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