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Carry more power on approach to hold 130 kt at the threshold instead of letting speed decay into the flare.
What happened: The flare arrested the sink at 27 ft while already below the speed target, and the aircraft settled as the remaining energy ran out, usually carrying a firm touchdown with it at 527 fpm.
Watch for: Watch airspeed on short final against 130 kt, keeping it there through the flare.
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.
The approach, gate by gate
Side view — the last 1,524 m of the approach.
Plan view — the first 1,524 m of the 3,075 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
The 501 m touchdown sits inside the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.
The rest of the report
The flight began with a taxiing period from the parking to the runway, which took 12 minutes and covered a distance of 3 nautical miles. The aircraft, an Airbus A319, then departed from runway 36 at Milano Linate Airport (LIML). The takeoff distance was 1,571 meters, which accounted for 64% of the runway. The liftoff speed was 146 knots.
As the aircraft took to the skies, it encountered local weather conditions of 2°C temperature and a wind speed of 1 knot at 270 degrees. The crosswind was 1 knot, while the headwind was 0 knots. The enroute climb started overhead the Idroscalo Milan, a location in Lombardia, Italy, and continued to an altitude of 33,180 feet above sea level. This climb, which covered a distance of 98 nautical miles, took 16 minutes and resulted in an increase of 31,783 feet in altitude.
Following the climb, the aircraft entered a level cruise phase, which started 5 miles south of Gstaad in the Canton de Berne, Switzerland. This cruise phase lasted for 18 minutes and covered a distance of 206 nautical miles. The aircraft then began its descent, which started 1 mile northwest of Bissen in Mersch, Luxembourg. The descent took 16 minutes and covered a distance of 87 nautical miles, resulting in a decrease of 30,912 feet in altitude.
The aircraft then entered another level cruise phase, which started overhead Werchter in Flanders, Belgium. This brief cruise phase lasted for 3 minutes and covered a distance of 5 nautical miles. The final approach to runway 25R at Brussels Airport (EBBR) was made from the northeast, with the aircraft heading 246.0 degrees at an altitude of 1,222 feet above ground level and a distance of 4 nautical miles from the runway.
The landing on runway 25R was successful, with the touchdown point being 79 meters beyond the touchdown zone. The touchdown speed was 118 knots, which was considered good. However, the touchdown rate was very hard, at -525 feet per minute. The runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned from the centerline by 4.2 meters. The local weather conditions at the time of landing were -1°C temperature and a wind speed of 12 knots at 220 degrees. The crosswind was 5 knots, while the headwind was 11 knots.
The total landing distance was 1,040 meters, which accounted for 34% of the runway. The runway rollout alignment was very good. The taxiing period from the runway to the parking took 3 minutes and covered a distance of less than 1 nautical mile. The total flight distance was 405 nautical miles, and the flight duration was 68 minutes. The aircraft used 3,137 kilograms of fuel during the flight.
The Airbus A319 successfully landed on runway 25R at EBBR Brussels Airport, achieving a score of 90.3%. The aircraft approached the runway from the north east, heading 246.0° at a distance of 4 nautical miles and an altitude of 1,222 feet above ground level (agl). The pilot maintained a good threshold height, which is a crucial aspect of a safe landing.
Upon touchdown, the aircraft's threshold speed was recorded at 127 knots, which is within the acceptable range. The touchdown point was 79 meters beyond the designated touchdown zone, indicating a slight deviation from the intended landing spot. However, the touchdown speed of 118 knots was good, suggesting that the pilot maintained control of the aircraft during the landing process.
One area of concern was the touchdown rate, which was very hard at -525 feet per minute (fpm). A hard touchdown can put excessive stress on the aircraft's landing gear and potentially lead to damage. Additionally, the runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned by 4.2 meters from the centerline, which may have contributed to the hard touchdown.
The local weather conditions at the time of landing were characterized by a temperature of -1°C and a wind speed of 12 knots from 220°. The crosswind component was 5 knots, while the headwind component was 11 knots. These conditions may have affected the aircraft's performance during the landing, but the pilot managed to maintain control and execute a safe landing.
The total landing distance was 1,040 meters, which is 34% of the runway length. This is a relatively short landing distance, indicating that the pilot was able to bring the aircraft to a stop quickly and efficiently. The runway rollout alignment was very good, suggesting that the pilot maintained control of the aircraft during the rollout phase.
Overall, while there were some areas of concern, such as the hard touchdown and slight misalignment, the pilot's performance during the landing was generally good, and the aircraft was able to come to a safe stop on the runway.
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