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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 762 fpm of sink returning after the arrest; a balloon like this usually carries through to a firm touchdown, as it did here at 237 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 1,683 m of the approach.
Plan view — the first 1,683 m of the 2,059 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
Touched down 991 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, which took 12 minutes and covered a distance of 4 nautical miles. The aircraft, an A320-214, then departed from runway 08L at Munich Airport (EDDM), with a takeoff distance of 1,914 meters, which was 48% of the runway length. The liftoff speed was 161 knots.
As the aircraft took off, it encountered local weather conditions of 24°C temperature and a wind of 10 knots at 69°. The crosswind was 2 knots, and the headwind was 10 knots. After departing from Munich, the enroute climb started 2 miles west of Eitting, Bavaria, Germany. The aircraft climbed from an altitude of 2,464 feet above sea level to 36,565 feet above sea level, an increase of 34,101 feet, in 20 minutes and covering a distance of 112 nautical miles.
Following the climb, the enroute level cruise started 1 mile northeast of Hassfurt, Bavaria, Germany, and lasted for 91 minutes, covering a distance of 624 nautical miles. The aircraft then began its enroute descent 28 miles southwest of Port Erin, Isle of Man, descending from 36,524 feet above sea level to 8,357 feet above sea level, a decrease of 28,167 feet, in 30 minutes and covering a distance of 17 nautical miles.
The enroute level cruise started again 12 miles northeast of Loughshinny, Leinster, Ireland, and lasted for 5 minutes, covering a distance of 1 nautical mile. The aircraft then began its final descent 10 miles northeast of Loughshinny, descending from 8,109 feet above sea level to 1,487 feet above sea level, a decrease of 6,622 feet, in 8 minutes and covering a distance of 19 nautical miles.
The final approach to runway 16 at Dublin Airport (EIDW) was made from the northwest, heading 157.0° at 4 nautical miles and 1,258 feet above ground level. The landing was made on runway 16, which had a length of 2,059 meters. The threshold height was above the target, and the threshold speed was slightly above target at 140 knots.
The touchdown point was 570 meters beyond the touchdown zone, with a touchdown speed of 125 knots, which was good. The touchdown rate was firm at -348 feet per minute. The runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned by 4.8 meters from the centerline. The local weather conditions at the time of landing were 21°C temperature and a wind of 8 knots at 120°, with a crosswind of 5 knots and a headwind of 6 knots.
The total landing distance was 1,597 meters, which was 78% of the runway length. The runway rollout alignment was slightly misaligned by 11.7 meters from the centerline. The taxiing period from the runway to the parking took 4 minutes and covered a distance of less than 1 nautical mile. The total flight distance was 785 nautical miles, taking 166 minutes, and the aircraft used 6,167 kilograms of fuel.
The aircraft in question, an A320-214, successfully landed at Dublin Airport (EIDW) on runway 16. The final approach was initiated from the north-west, heading 157.0° at a distance of 4 nautical miles and an altitude of 1,258 feet above ground level (agl). The aircraft's performance during the landing was evaluated, and it scored 80.3%.
Upon landing, the aircraft touched down 570 meters beyond the designated touchdown zone, which is slightly off-target. However, the touchdown speed of 125 knots was within the acceptable range, indicating a good control of the aircraft's descent. The touchdown rate of -348 feet per minute (fpm) was firm, suggesting a controlled and stable landing.
The threshold height at 68 feet agl was above the target, and the threshold speed was slightly above the target at 140 knots. These minor deviations did not significantly impact the overall landing performance. The runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned by 4.8 meters from the centerline, which may require some adjustments during future landings.
The local weather conditions at the time of landing were favorable, with a temperature of 21°C and a wind speed of 8 knots at 120°. The crosswind component was 5 knots, while the headwind component was 6 knots. These conditions did not pose a significant challenge to the aircraft's landing performance.
The total landing distance of 1,597 meters was 78% of the runway length, indicating a relatively short landing distance. However, the runway rollout alignment was slightly misaligned by 11.7 meters from the centerline, which may require some adjustments during future landings.
Overall, the landing performance of the A320-214 at Dublin Airport was satisfactory, with some minor deviations from the target values. The aircraft's ability to maintain a good touchdown speed and a firm touchdown rate was commendable, despite the slight misalignments during the landing and rollout phases.
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