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Work on 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.
One stabilised approach gate: five 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.
Side view — the last 1,618 m of the approach.
Plan view — the first 1,618 m of the 2,735 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
Touched down 634 m past the threshold — beyond 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 at LOWS Salzburg Airport, which took 9 minutes and covered a distance of 2 nautical miles. The aircraft, an Airbus A319, then departed from runway 33 and took off with a takeoff distance of 1,518 meters, which was 66% of the runway length. The liftoff speed was 161 knots.
As the aircraft climbed to a higher altitude, it encountered local weather conditions of 8°C temperature and a wind speed of 13 knots at 350°. The crosswind was 3 knots, and the headwind was 13 knots. The enroute climb started 1 mile south of Freilassing, Bavaria, Germany, and the aircraft climbed from 2,456 feet above sea level to 35,709 feet above sea level, an increase of 33,253 feet in 19 minutes, covering a distance of 105 nautical miles.
After the initial climb, the aircraft entered a level cruise phase, which started 1 mile west of Nova Ponente, Trentino-Alto Adige, Italy. This phase lasted for 124 minutes, covering a distance of 810 nautical miles. The aircraft then began its descent, first from 36,415 feet above sea level to 35,617 feet above sea level, a decrease of 798 feet in 2 minutes, covering a distance of 11 nautical miles.
The aircraft then entered another level cruise phase, which started 1 mile east of Quesada, Andalusia, Spain, and lasted for 5 minutes, covering less than 1 nautical mile. However, this phase was short-lived, as the aircraft began its descent once again, this time from 35,617 feet above sea level to 6,920 feet above sea level, a decrease of 28,697 feet in 31 minutes, covering a distance of 98 nautical miles.
The aircraft then entered another level cruise phase, which started 5 miles east of Teba, Andalusia, Spain, and lasted for 2 minutes, covering a distance of 6 nautical miles. However, this phase was also short-lived, as the aircraft began its descent once again, this time from 6,111 feet above sea level to 1,384 feet above sea level, a decrease of 4,727 feet in 4 minutes, covering a distance of 13 nautical miles.
The final approach to runway 12 at LEMG Málaga-Costa del Sol Airport was made from the north-west, heading 118.0° at 4 nautical miles and 1,338 feet above ground level. The landing was made on runway 12, which had a length of 2,735 meters. The threshold height at 65 feet above ground level was above the target, but the threshold speed was good at 133 knots.
The touchdown point was 213 meters beyond the touchdown zone, and the touchdown speed was 125 knots, which was a little fast. The touchdown rate was firm at -349 feet per minute. The runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned by 5.8 meters from the centreline. The local weather conditions at the time of landing were 13°C temperature and a wind speed of 6 knots at 150°, with a crosswind of 3 knots and a headwind of 5 knots.
The total landing distance was 1,533 meters, which was 56% of the runway length. The runway rollout alignment was very good. The taxiing period from the runway to the parking took 10 minutes and covered less than 1 nautical mile. The total flight distance was 1,051 nautical miles, and the flight duration was 191 minutes. The aircraft used 6,930 kilograms of fuel during the flight.
The Airbus A319 aircraft successfully landed at Málaga-Costa del Sol Airport, achieving an overall score of 88.1%. The final approach to runway 12 was initiated from the north-west, with a heading of 118.0° at a distance of 4 nautical miles and an altitude of 1,338 feet above ground level (agl).
Upon landing, the aircraft touched down on the runway, with the threshold height at 65 feet agl being above the target. However, the threshold speed was satisfactory at 133 knots, indicating a smooth and controlled descent. The touchdown point was located 213 meters beyond the designated touchdown zone, which may indicate a slight deviation from the intended landing spot.
The touchdown speed of 125 knots was slightly faster than the desired speed, resulting in a firm touchdown rate of -349 feet per minute (fpm). This may have been due to the aircraft's speed not being adequately managed during the final approach. Additionally, the runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned by 5.8 meters from the centerline, which could have been caused by a slight deviation in the aircraft's heading or a miscalculation of the wind conditions.
The local weather conditions at the time of landing were characterized by a temperature of 13°C and a wind speed of 6 knots from a direction of 150°. The crosswind component was minimal at 3 knots, while the headwind component was 5 knots, which may have contributed to the slight deviation in the touchdown position.
The total landing distance of 1,533 meters was 56% of the available runway length, indicating a relatively short landing distance. However, the runway rollout alignment was very good, suggesting that the aircraft's brakes were effectively applied to bring the aircraft to a stop.
Overall, while the landing was successful, there were some areas for improvement, including managing the touchdown speed and ensuring a more accurate touchdown position.
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