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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 305 m and 152 m above the runway.
The approach, gate by gate
Side view — the last 1,524 m of the approach.
Plan view — the first 1,524 m of the 3,889 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
The 485 m touchdown sits inside the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.
The rest of the report
The Airbus A320-ceo taxied from the parking area to runway 27 at EGGD Bristol Airport in 4 minutes, covering less than 1 nm.
During the departure roll on runway 27, the aircraft accelerated to a liftoff speed of 149 kt and left the ground after a takeoff distance of 759 m, representing 40 % of the runway length. Ambient conditions were 19 °C with a wind of 12 kt from 290°, including a 5 kt cross-wind component and an 11 kt head-wind component.
Climb commenced 1 mile north-east of Wrington, with the aeroplane ascending from 439 m asl to 3 965 m asl, a gain of 3 526.5 m achieved in 5 minutes while covering 26 nm.
The first cruise segment began 1 mile south of Iron Acton and was maintained for 10 minutes, during which the aircraft travelled 65 nm at level flight.
Descent started 1 mile north-west of Farnborough, with a reduction in altitude from 3 964 m asl to 852 m asl, a loss of 3 112.9 m over 7 minutes and a distance of 33 nm.
A second level cruise was established overhead Blackheath, lasting 4 minutes and covering 14 nm before the final approach began.
The final approach to runway 27R at EGLL London Heathrow was conducted from the east, on a heading of 270.0°, at 4 nm and 398.9 m agl.
Landing on runway 27R, which is 3 889 m long, occurred with a threshold speed of 132 kt. Touchdown was recorded 61 m beyond the touchdown zone at a speed of 118 kt, with a vertical rate of minus 1.3 m/s and a lateral deviation of 8.0 m from the centreline. Local weather at the time was 22 °C with a wind of 13 kt from 260°, including a 2 kt cross-wind and a 13 kt head-wind. The total landing distance measured 1 379 m, equivalent to 35 % of the runway.
Rollout alignment was noted to be slightly off centreline by 7.9 m as the aircraft decelerated and exited the runway.
The aircraft taxied from the runway to the parking area in 5 minutes, covering less than 1 nm.
In total, the flight covered 146 nm, required 37 minutes of airborne time, and consumed 1 272 kg of fuel.
The Boeing 737-900 executed a final approach to runway 27 at UTDD Dushanbe Airport from the east, maintaining a heading of 270.0° at 4 nm and 1,259 ft agl. The approach was assessed as stabilised at the 1,000 ft gate, with gear, flaps, sink rate, glideslope and centreline all within limits, and local weather reported as 23 °C, wind 3 kt from 100°, crosswind 1 kt and tailwind 3 kt.
Threshold height was good and the threshold speed was good at 150 kt. The aircraft crossed the threshold and the touchdown point was 85 m beyond the touchdown zone.
Touchdown speed was 146 kt, a little fast, while the touchdown rate was excellent at minus 90 fpm. The runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned by 5.2 m from the centreline and the total landing distance was 1,732 m, representing 64 % of the runway length.
Runway rollout alignment was very good.
With a score of 98.8 % the landing was strong; reducing touchdown speed a few knots will help bring the aircraft closer to the aim point and improve centreline alignment. Fine-tuning flare timing can also minimise the slight offset from the centreline.
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