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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 six checks at 1,000 ft and 500 ft above the runway.
The approach, gate by gate
Side view — the last 1,526 m of the approach.
Plan view — the first 1,526 m of the 3,582 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
The 317 m touchdown sits inside the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.
The rest of the report
The Airbus A330-900 taxied from the parking area to runway 05R at RCTP Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport in 8 minutes, covering a distance of 2 nm.
During the departure roll on runway 05R, the aircraft accelerated to a liftoff speed of 165 kt and left the ground after traveling 1,533 m, which represented 46 % of the runway length; ambient temperature was 28 °C with a wind of 3 kt from 230°, no cross-wind and a 3 kt tail-wind component.
Climb commenced overhead RCTP, with the airplane rising from 605 ft asl to 34,980 ft asl, an altitude gain of 34,374 ft achieved in 21 minutes while covering 138 nm.
The first cruise segment began 36 miles south of RCHA Hualian Airport and continued for 59 minutes, during which the flight logged 474 nm at level altitude.
Descent started 4 miles west of Cardona in the Philippines; the aircraft descended from 34,303 ft asl to 3,736 ft asl, a loss of 30,567 ft in 16 minutes, traversing 88 nm.
A brief cruise followed, originating 1 mile southeast of Malanday (Calabarzon, Philippines) and lasting 2 minutes while covering 5 nm.
The second descent began 4 miles east of Malanday, with the airplane dropping from 3,455 ft asl to 1,381 ft asl, a reduction of 2,074 ft over 4 minutes and a distance of 11 nm.
On final approach to runway 24 at RPLL Ninoy Aquino International Airport, the aircraft approached from the northeast on a heading of 240.0°, intercepting the glide path at 4 nm and 1,336 ft agl.
Landing on runway 24 was executed with a threshold speed of 134 kt; touchdown occurred 317 m down the runway at 133 kt, with a hard touchdown rate of minus 445 fpm, perfect alignment, and a total landing roll of 1,440 m (40 % of the 3,582 m runway). Local conditions were 34 °C, wind 2 kt from 0°, cross-wind 2 kt and tail-wind 1 kt.
Runway rollout alignment was reported as very good as the aircraft decelerated to a stop.
The aircraft taxied from the runway to the parking area in 6 minutes, covering the final 1 nm.
In total, the flight covered 724 nm, lasted 114 minutes, and consumed 10,507 kg of fuel.
The Airbus A330-900 approached runway 24 at RPLL from the north-east on a heading of 240.0 ° at 4 nm and 1,336 ft agl, with a temperature of 34 °C, wind 2 kt at 0 °, crosswind 2 kt and tailwind 1 kt. The final approach was assessed as stabilised at the 1,000 ft gate, with gear, flaps, sink rate, glideslope and centreline all within limits.
During the threshold and flare the aircraft maintained a good threshold height and a threshold speed of 134 kt. Touchdown distance was good at 317 m and touchdown speed was good at 133 kt, although the touchdown rate was hard at minus 445 fpm. Runway touchdown alignment was perfect.
Touchdown occurred 317 m down the runway at a speed of 133 kt, with a hard rate of minus 445 fpm, and the aircraft remained perfectly aligned with the centreline.
The total landing distance was 1,440 m, representing 40 % of the 3,582 m runway, and runway rollout alignment was very good.
With a final score of 95.0 % the landing was strong overall; smoothing the flare to reduce the hard touchdown rate will further improve comfort and wear on the airframe while preserving the excellent alignment and speed control already demonstrated.
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