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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. 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 3,092 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
Touched down 558 m past the threshold — beyond the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.
The rest of the report
The Airbus A320ceo taxied from the parking area to runway 23 at EDDH Hamburg Helmut Schmidt Airport in 5 minutes, covering less than 1 nm.
During the departure roll on runway 23, the aircraft used 1,251 m of runway, representing 40 % of the available length, and lifted off at 150 kt. Local weather at the time was temperature 16 °C, wind 17 kt from 220°, with a 3 kt cross-wind component and a 17 kt head-wind component.
Climb commenced 1 mile north-west of Hamburg-Nord, with the airplane ascending from 1,041 ft asl to 2,832 ft asl, an increase of 1,791 ft achieved in 1 minute while covering 2 nm.
The first cruise segment began 1 mile east of Lurup and lasted 2 minutes, during which the aircraft travelled 7 nm at level flight.
Descent started overhead Wandsbek, descending from 3,006 ft asl to 2,511 ft asl, a loss of 495 ft in 2 minutes while covering 7 nm.
A second cruise phase was initiated overhead Ahrensburg, lasting 2 minutes and covering 5 nm at constant altitude.
The next descent began over Jersbek, with altitude decreasing from 2,520 ft asl to 1,368 ft asl, a reduction of 1,153 ft in 2 minutes and a distance of 5 nm.
On final approach to runway 23 at EDDH, the aircraft descended from 1,380 ft agl to 70 ft agl in 116 seconds and was recorded as having scored on the stabilisation gates.
Landing on runway 23, which is 3,092 m long, was performed with a threshold speed of 137 kt. Touchdown occurred 138 m beyond the touchdown zone at a speed of 124 kt, with a vertical rate of -197 fpm. The touchdown point was offset by 6.1 m from the centreline. Weather at landing was temperature 16 °C, wind 10 kt from 220°, with a 2 kt cross-wind and a 10 kt head-wind component.
In total, the flight covered 32 nm, took 13 minutes, and consumed 592 kg of fuel.
The final approach to runway 23 at EDDH Hamburg Helmut Schmidt Airport was assessed as stabilised at the 1,000 ft gate, with gear, flaps, sink rate, glideslope, centreline and speed all within limits. The aircraft descended from 1,380 ft agl to 70 ft agl in 116 seconds, contributing to the overall score of 98.0 %.
During the threshold and flare phase the aircraft maintained a good threshold height and a threshold speed of 137 kt, matching the runway length of 3,092 m and the expected performance for the Airbus A320ceo on runway 23.
Touchdown occurred 138 m beyond the touchdown zone with a speed of 124 kt and a vertical rate of -197 fpm, both recorded as good. The touchdown point was slightly misaligned by 6.1 m from the centreline. Local weather was 16 °C with wind 10 kt from 220°, including a 2 kt crosswind component and a 10 kt headwind.
Minor refinement of lateral alignment to the centreline and a slightly earlier touchdown point within the designated zone would bring the already high performance closer to optimal.
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