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Begin raising the nose earlier, by 11 ft, so the flare has time to arrest the sink before touchdown.
What happened: The flare began late at 6.5 ft, 4.8 ft below the normal band, and a late flare like this usually leaves too little time to arrest the sink before touchdown.
Watch for: Watch radio altitude and start the flare in the normal band, around 11 ft.
There are several things that can go wrong during the flare, carrying too much speed over the threshold, starting the flare at the wrong height and inconsistent flight control inputs, all contribute to a poor flare resulting in a hard touchdown or a float down the runway.
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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.
The approach, gate by gate
Side view — the last 1,588 m of the approach.
Plan view — the first 1,588 m of the 3,289 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
The 398 m touchdown sits inside the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.
The rest of the report
Departing from PHNL Daniel K Inouye International Airport, the Airbus A320 taxied 14 minutes over 2 nm to runway 04R, where it accelerated to a liftoff speed of 164 kt after covering 1,850 m of runway, 68 % of the available length. The departure occurred in 28 °C air with an 18-kt wind from 50°, providing a 1-kt crosswind and an 18-kt headwind. The aircraft then climbed from 999 ft to 33,408 ft, an increase of 32,409 ft in 22 minutes while covering 141 nm, beginning 1 mile northeast of PHNL.
The cruise phase began 81 miles south of PHPA Port Allen Airport, lasting 331 minutes and covering 2,574 nm. Subsequent descent segments included a 9-minute descent from 33,988 ft to 15,009 ft over 58 nm, a 7-minute descent from 15,009 ft to 5,011 ft over 34 nm, and a 5-minute cruise of 17 nm overhead NFRS Treasure Island Seaplane Base. The final descent from 4,880 ft to 554 ft spanned 13 nm in 5 minutes. The aircraft entered final approach to runway 20 at NFFN Nadi International Airport from the northeast, heading 218.0° at 1 nm and 508 ft AGL.
Landing on runway 20, the aircraft touched down at 129 kt, a little fast, with a touchdown distance of 393 m and a firm touchdown rate of minus 381 fpm. The touchdown alignment was very good, and the runway rollout covered 1,505 m, 46 % of the 3,289 m runway. After a 2-minute taxi of less than 1 nm to the parking, the total flight distance was 2,855 nm, the flight time was 401 minutes, and 15,953 kg of fuel were consumed.
The final approach to runway 20 at NFFN Nadi International Airport was conducted from the north east, with the aircraft heading 218.0° at 1 nm and 508 ft above ground level. The approach was completed with a touchdown distance of 393 m and a touchdown speed of 129 kt, slightly above the threshold speed of 132 kt. The touchdown rate was firm at -381 fpm, and the runway touchdown alignment was very good.
During the landing, the aircraft touched down on runway 20, which measures 3,289 m in length. The total landing distance was 1,505 m, representing 46 % of the available runway. The runway rollout alignment was very good. Local weather conditions were 19 °C with a wind of 9 kt from 150°, providing an 8 kt crosswind and a 3 kt headwind.
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