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Reduce power sooner on final so you cross the threshold at 132 kt, carrying that speed into the flare.
What happened: Crossing the threshold at 148 kt, 16 kt above 132 kt, usually leaves extra energy that lets the sink come back after the flare has arrested it, and that returning sink usually carries through to a firm touchdown.
Watch for: Airspeed indicator: 132 kt at the threshold.
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 1,524 m of the approach.
Plan view — the first 1,524 m of the 2,731 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
Touched down 625 m past the threshold — beyond the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.
The rest of the report
The Airbus A320ceo departed from runway 25 at EGGW London Luton Airport. The take-off roll covered 1,635 m, which is 79 % of the available runway, and rotation was achieved at 139 kt. Ambient conditions were 13 °C with a wind of 5 kt from 160°, a 5 kt cross-wind component and no head-wind.
Climb commenced overhead Luton, England, with the aircraft ascending from 1,381 ft asl to 24,009 ft asl - an increase of 22,628 ft - in 10 minutes while covering 57 nm.
The first cruise segment began overhead Penton Mewsey, Hampshire, England and lasted 13 minutes, during which 89 nm were flown at level altitude.
Descent started 2 mi south-west of Kenton, Devon, England, with the aircraft descending from 23,985 ft asl to 4,169 ft asl - a loss of 19,817 ft - in 13 minutes and covering 64 nm.
A second cruise phase was initiated 13 mi north-west of Polzeath, Cornwall, England, lasting 3 minutes and spanning 9 nm.
The next descent began 13 mi north-west of Mawgan Porth, Cornwall, England, with a reduction from 3,880 ft asl to 1,650 ft asl - a decrease of 2,229 ft - in 4 minutes over 11 nm.
The first final-approach to runway 12 at EGHQ Newquay Cornwall Airport involved a descent from 1,352 ft agl to 40 ft agl in 110 seconds, and the approach was scored on the stabilisation gates.
A go-around was executed on runway 12 at EGHQ Newquay Cornwall Airport at 0 ft agl.
A second final-approach to runway 12 at EGHQ Newquay Cornwall Airport followed, descending from 1,340 ft agl to 41 ft agl in 110 seconds, again scored on the stabilisation gates.
Landing on runway 12 at EGHQ Newquay Cornwall Airport was performed on a runway 2,731 m long. The threshold height at 61 ft agl was above target and the threshold speed was well above target at 148 kt. Touchdown occurred 206 m beyond the touchdown zone with a speed of 131 kt, a hard touchdown rate of minus 450 fpm, and a lateral deviation of 8.2 m from the centreline. Local weather at landing was 14 °C, wind 26 kt from 150°, a 13 kt cross-wind and a 23 kt head-wind. Total landing distance was 1,409 m, representing 52 % of the runway.
Rollout after touchdown was slightly misaligned, with the aircraft remaining 8.2 m off the centreline during the ground run.
In total, the flight covered 279 nm, required 61 minutes of airborne time, and consumed 2,678 kg of fuel.
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