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Stop the rotation once the sink is arrested at 17 ft, holding the normal landing attitude instead of continuing to pull back.
What happened: The flare pitch reached 5°, well above this type's ground attitude, and touchdown followed at a sink rate of 320 fpm. Over-rotating the flare like this usually carries through to a firm or hard touchdown.
Watch for: Attitude indicator: hold the normal landing attitude once sink is arrested at 17 ft.
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 1,564 m of the approach.
Plan view — the first 1,564 m of the 2,653 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
Touched down 552 m past the threshold — beyond the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.
The rest of the report
The flight began with the aircraft, an Airbus A320, taxiing from the parking area to the runway at Comodoro Arturo Merino Benítez International Airport, located in Santiago, Chile. This taxiing process took approximately 8 minutes and covered a distance of 2 nautical miles. The aircraft then departed from runway 35L, with a takeoff distance of 2,089 meters, which accounted for 55% of the runway length. The liftoff speed was recorded at 166 knots.
As the aircraft climbed into the air, it began its enroute climb, starting 1 mile north of the airport. The climb took 17 minutes to reach an altitude of 30,832 feet above sea level, an increase of 28,276 feet from the initial altitude of 2,555 feet. During this climb, the aircraft covered a distance of 78 nautical miles. The local weather conditions at the time of takeoff were characterized by a temperature of 17 degrees Celsius.
Following the enroute climb, the aircraft entered a level cruise phase, which started 4 miles northwest of Chimbarongo, Chile. This phase lasted for 53 minutes and covered a distance of 337 nautical miles. The aircraft then began its enroute descent, starting 1 mile south of Calpulli Airport Paillaco, Chile. The descent took 24 minutes to reach an altitude of 1,498 feet above sea level, a decrease of 29,422 feet from the initial altitude of 30,920 feet. During this descent, the aircraft covered a distance of 75 nautical miles.
The final approach to runway 17 at El Tepual Airport was made from the north, with a heading of 181.0 degrees at a distance of 4 nautical miles and an altitude of 1,207 feet above ground level. The landing was executed with a threshold speed of 141 knots, which was considered good. The touchdown point was 142 meters beyond the touchdown zone, with a touchdown speed of 126 knots, which was also considered good. The touchdown rate was firm at -312 feet per minute. However, the runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned by 5.4 meters from the centerline.
The local weather conditions at the time of landing were characterized by a temperature of 6 degrees Celsius, with a wind speed of 11 knots at 217 degrees. The crosswind was 6 knots, while the headwind was 9 knots. The total landing distance was 1,489 meters, which accounted for 56% of the runway length. The runway rollout alignment was very good. The taxiing process from the runway to the parking area took approximately 5 minutes and covered a distance of 1 nautical mile.
In summary, the flight covered a total distance of 500 nautical miles, taking a total of 109 minutes to complete. The aircraft used a total of 4,680 kilograms of fuel during the flight.
The Airbus A320 successfully landed at SCTE El Tepual Airport, achieving a score of 94.0%. The aircraft approached the runway from the north, heading 181.0° at a distance of 4 nautical miles and an altitude of 1,207 feet above ground level (agl). The final approach was executed with good control, and the aircraft landed on runway 17, which has a length of 2,653 meters.
The threshold height was satisfactory, and the threshold speed was maintained at 141 knots, indicating a well-executed approach. The touchdown point was 142 meters beyond the touchdown zone, which is a relatively minor deviation. The touchdown speed of 126 knots was also within the acceptable range, and the touchdown rate of -312 feet per minute (fpm) was firm, suggesting a controlled descent.
However, there was a slight misalignment of the runway touchdown position, with the aircraft deviating 5.4 meters from the centerline. This may be attributed to the crosswind component, which was 6 knots, and the headwind component, which was 9 knots. The local weather conditions, with a temperature of 6°C and a wind speed of 11 knots at 217°, may have also contributed to the slight deviation.
Despite the minor deviation, the total landing distance of 1,489 meters was within 56% of the runway length, indicating a relatively short landing distance. The runway rollout alignment was very good, suggesting that the aircraft was well-controlled during the rollout phase. Overall, the landing was executed with good control and precision, resulting in a high score of 94.0%.
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