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Reduce power earlier on final so speed is back to 137 kt before the gate, not after it.
What happened: Speed control was already loose at the stabilisation gate, and this flight crossed the threshold at 146 kt against a target of 137 kt, 9 kt fast. Carrying excess speed into the gate like this usually carries straight through to a fast threshold crossing.
Watch for: Airspeed indicator, targeting 137 kt by the gate and held to 137 kt at the threshold.
Preparing for a stable approach will give you time to decide on whether to attempt the landing or going around. Too much altitude with a high sink rate will result in carrying too much speed onto the runway. Configuring flaps and the gear late also won't help the speed decay.
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The threshold, the flare and the hold-off. The approach that led to it is the stabilisation gates below.
One stabilised approach gate: seven checks where the approach path is 500 ft above the runway. The 1,000 ft gate was not assessed, because the approach did not join final that far out. These checks are the approach's score.
At the 500 ft gate: no landing flap set, glideslope 1.7° against the runway's 3° and speed 42 kt FAST on the reference speed of 137 kt.
The approach, gate by gate
Side view — the last 1,524 m of the approach.
Plan view — the first 1,524 m of the 3,291 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
The 25 m touchdown sits inside the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.
The rest of the report
The aircraft taxied from the parking area to runway 25 at FNLU Quatro de Fevereiro International Airport, a movement that required 10 minutes and covered 2 nm.
During the departure roll on runway 25, the Airbus A320 used a takeoff distance of 1,503 m, representing 65 % of the runway, and achieved a liftoff speed of 148 kt; ambient conditions were 18 °C with a wind of 2 kt from 270 °, a crosswind component of 1 kt and a headwind component of 2 kt.
Climb commenced 1 mile south-west of Luanda, with the aircraft ascending from 1,185 ft asl to 9,011 ft asl, an increase of 7,826 ft achieved in 4 minutes while covering 17 nm.
Level cruise began 11 miles north of Luanda and persisted for 55 minutes, during which the flight covered 265 nm at a constant altitude.
Descent was initiated 9 miles south-west of Kasangulu, descending from 9,026 ft asl to 1,792 ft asl, a loss of 7,234 ft over 6 minutes and a distance of 25 nm.
The final approach to runway 06 at FZAA Ndjili International Airport was flown from the south-west on a heading of 57.0 °, intercepting the approach at 4 nm and 777 ft agl.
Landing on runway 06, whose length is 3,291 m, occurred with a threshold speed of 146 kt; touchdown was recorded 25 m down the runway at a speed of 145 kt, a hard touchdown rate of minus 473 fpm, and a lateral deviation of 6.0 m from the centreline. Weather at the time was 15 °C with a wind of 2 kt from 270 °, a crosswind component of 1 kt and a tailwind component of 2 kt.
The total landing distance measured 867 m, equivalent to 26 % of the runway, and the rollout alignment was judged very good.
Overall, the flight covered 315 nm, took 73 minutes, and consumed 2,903 kg of fuel.
The final approach to runway 06 at FZAA Ndjili International Airport was flown from the south-west on a heading of 57.0° at 4 nm and 777 ft agl, with ambient temperature 15 °C, wind 2 kt from 270°, a 1 kt cross-wind component and a 2 kt tail-wind component.
The threshold height was good and the threshold speed was well above target at 146 kt.
Touchdown occurred 25 m from the threshold, a distance described as good, with a touchdown speed of 145 kt that was fast and a hard touchdown rate of minus 473 fpm. The aircraft touched down slightly misaligned by 6.0 m from the centreline, and the total landing distance was 867 m, representing 26 % of the 3 291 m runway.
Runway rollout alignment was very good.
To improve the already strong 95.1 % score, reduce the threshold speed toward the target value and refine the flare to achieve a softer touchdown rate while maintaining the current alignment performance.
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