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Raise the nose more slowly in the flare and stop as soon as the sink is checked; if it balloons, hold the attitude.
What happened: The flare arrested the sink only for 212 fpm of it to come back as the aircraft ballooned before touchdown; this pattern usually carries the touchdown further down the runway, and here it touched down 331 m past the target point.
Watch for: The runway ahead: the aircraft still sinking gently towards it through the flare, never rising.
Arrive slow and the sink rate at the threshold is already above schedule, the flare is short because there is no energy to extend it, and the touchdown is hard in a way that feels exactly like a late flare. Diagnosing a slow arrival as a late flare is the catastrophic misread: you respond by flaring earlier, which bleeds more speed, which makes the next one worse. The tiebreaker is threshold speed against VRef, not feel. Never diagnose a flare without it.
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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 1,845 m of the approach.
Plan view — the first 1,845 m of the 3,346 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
Touched down 788 m past the threshold — beyond the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.
The rest of the report
Departing from Port Moresby Jacksons International Airport (AYPY), the Airbus A320 began its journey by taxiing from the parking area to the runway, a process that took approximately 7 minutes and covered less than 1 nautical mile. As it reached the runway, the aircraft started its departure roll on runway 14L, utilizing 65% of the available length of 1,789 meters. The aircraft lifted off at a speed of 160 knots, taking advantage of the 14-knot headwind and 6-knot crosswind conditions.
As the aircraft climbed away from Port Moresby, it began its enroute climb, reaching an altitude of 34,009 feet above sea level in 25 minutes, covering a distance of 167 nautical miles. The climb started approximately 1 mile southeast of the departure airport and continued until the aircraft reached the enroute level cruise altitude. The cruise phase lasted for 146 minutes, during which the aircraft covered a distance of 1,133 nautical miles. The descent phase began approximately 117 nautical miles before the destination airport, with the aircraft descending from 34,026 feet to 1,501 feet above sea level in 20 minutes.
As the aircraft approached the Antonio B. Won Pat International Airport (PGUM), it began its final approach to runway 06L from the southwest, aligning itself with the runway at 4 nautical miles and 1,237 feet above ground level. The landing was executed with a threshold speed slightly above the target, and the touchdown point was 372 meters beyond the touchdown zone. The aircraft touched down at a speed of 134 knots, with a touchdown rate of -261 feet per minute. The runway touchdown alignment was perfect, and the runway rollout alignment was also satisfactory. After landing, the aircraft taxied to the parking area, a process that took approximately 2 minutes and covered less than 1 nautical mile. The total flight distance was 1,424 nautical miles, and the aircraft used 8,569 kilograms of fuel during the journey.
The final approach to runway 06L at PGUM Antonio B. Won Pat International Airport was conducted from the southwest, aligning with the heading of 65.0° at a distance of 4 nautical miles and an altitude of 1,237 feet above ground level. The approach quality was satisfactory, with the threshold height at 65 feet above ground level being above the target, indicating a slightly higher than desired approach path angle. The threshold speed of 143 knots was also slightly above the target, suggesting a slightly steeper than desired approach path.
The aircraft touched down 372 meters beyond the touchdown zone, with a touchdown speed of 134 knots, which was a little fast. However, the touchdown rate of -261 feet per minute was fair, indicating a relatively smooth touchdown. The runway touchdown alignment was perfect, with the aircraft centered on the runway. The local weather conditions, with a temperature of 29°C and a wind of 14 knots at 100°, resulted in a crosswind of 8 knots and a headwind of 11 knots.
The total landing distance of 1,764 meters was 52% of the runway length, indicating a relatively short landing distance. The runway rollout alignment was perfect, with the aircraft remaining centered on the runway throughout the rollout phase. Overall, the landing was satisfactory, with a score of 89.9%. While there were some minor deviations from the target values, the aircraft was handled smoothly and safely, and the touchdown and rollout phases were executed well.
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