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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 ballooned, with 330 fpm of sink returning after the arrest; a balloon like this usually carries through to a firm touchdown, as it did here at 370 fpm.
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.
The approach, gate by gate
Side view — the last 2,011 m of the approach.
Plan view — the first 2,011 m of the 4,173 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
Touched down 737 m past the threshold — beyond the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.
The rest of the report
The flight began with taxiing from the parking to the runway at Los Angeles International Airport (KLAX), taking 11 minutes and covering 2 nautical miles. The aircraft, an Airbus A350-900, then departed from runway 24R, with a takeoff distance of 1,556 meters, which was 57% of the runway length. The liftoff speed was 162 knots.
As the aircraft climbed out of KLAX, it encountered local weather conditions of 15°C temperature and winds of 4 knots at 89°. The enroute climb started 1 mile west of the airport, with the aircraft ascending from 1,080 feet above sea level to 36,002 feet, an increase of 34,922 feet in 17 minutes, covering 201 nautical miles.
The enroute level cruise began 20 miles southwest of Tusi Ahp (Hunter Liggett) Fort Hunter Ligget Jolon, lasting 87 minutes and covering 1,429 nautical miles. The aircraft then underwent several enroute climbs and level cruises, with notable climbs from 35,995 feet to 37,998 feet in 2 minutes, and from 38,002 feet to 40,003 feet in 3 minutes.
As the aircraft approached its destination, Narita International Airport (RJAA), it began its descent from 40,000 feet to 8,998 feet in 12 minutes, covering 73 nautical miles. The final approach to runway 34L was made from the southeast, with a heading of 329.0° at 4 nautical miles and 1,299 feet above ground level.
The landing on runway 34L was successful, with a touchdown point 321 meters beyond the touchdown zone. The touchdown speed was slightly above target at 135 knots, and the touchdown rate was firm at -367 feet per minute. However, the runway touchdown position was misaligned by 11.9 meters from the centerline, and the runway rollout alignment was misaligned by 18.9 meters from the centerline.
The total landing distance was 1,930 meters, which was 46% of the runway length. The taxiing to the parking from the runway took 3 minutes and covered less than 1 nautical mile. The total flight distance was 4,872 nautical miles, taking 322 minutes, and the aircraft used 64,855 kilograms of fuel.
The Airbus A350-900 aircraft successfully landed at RJAA Narita International Airport, but with some minor deviations from the ideal landing performance. The aircraft approached the runway from the southeast, heading 329.0° at 4 nautical miles and 1,299 feet above ground level (agl). The final approach was executed with a good threshold height, but the threshold speed was slightly above the target at 135 knots.
Upon touchdown, the aircraft landed 321 meters beyond the touchdown zone, which is a deviation from the ideal landing spot. The touchdown speed of 132 knots was also a bit faster than desired, indicating that the pilot may have applied a bit too much reverse thrust or braking. The touchdown rate was firm at -367 feet per minute (fpm), which is within the acceptable range.
However, the runway touchdown position was misaligned by 11.9 meters from the centerline, which may have been due to a slight deviation in the aircraft's heading or a miscalculation of the wind drift. The local weather conditions were relatively calm, with a temperature of 7°C and a wind speed of 3 knots at 300°. The crosswind component was minimal at 2 knots, while the headwind component was 3 knots.
The total landing distance was 1,930 meters, which is 46% of the runway length. This is a relatively short landing distance, indicating that the pilot executed a good flare and touchdown. However, the runway rollout alignment was misaligned by 18.9 meters from the centerline, which may have been due to a slight deviation in the aircraft's heading or a miscalculation of the wind drift.
Overall, the landing was successful, but with some minor deviations from the ideal performance. The pilot's skills and experience were likely sufficient to handle the situation, but there may be opportunities for improvement in terms of precision and control during the final approach and touchdown phases.
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