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Stop the rotation once the sink is arrested at 0.2 ft, holding the normal landing attitude instead of continuing to pull back.
What happened: The flare pitch reached 2.2°, well above this type's ground attitude, and touchdown followed at a sink rate of 248 fpm. Over-rotating the flare like this usually carries through to a firm or hard touchdown.
Watch for: Attitude indicator: hold the normal landing attitude once sink is arrested at 0.2 ft.
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 5,596 ft of the approach.
Plan view — the first 5,596 ft of the 12,289 ft runway, to the same scale as the side view.
The 1,221 ft touchdown sits inside 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 10 minutes and covered a distance of 2 nautical miles. The aircraft, an Airbus A320, then departed from runway 30 at Washington Dulles International Airport (KIAD). The takeoff distance was 6,851 feet, which is 65% of the runway length. The liftoff speed was 162 knots.
The local weather conditions at the time of departure were characterized by a temperature of 69°F and a wind speed of 3 knots from a direction of 280°. The crosswind component was zero, while the headwind component was 2 knots. The aircraft then began its enroute climb, starting 1 mile north of South Riding, Virginia. The climb took 18 minutes and covered a distance of 93 nautical miles, during which the aircraft ascended from an altitude of 1,349 feet above sea level to 35,491 feet.
Following the initial climb, the aircraft entered a level cruise phase, which started 7 miles west of Franklin, West Virginia. This phase lasted for 3 minutes and covered a distance of 21 nautical miles. The aircraft then began another climb phase, this time starting 5 miles northeast of Valley Head, West Virginia. The climb took 2 minutes and covered a distance of 10 nautical miles, during which the aircraft ascended from an altitude of 35,960 feet to 37,940 feet.
The aircraft then entered another level cruise phase, which started 5 miles west of Valley Head, West Virginia. This phase lasted for 147 minutes and covered a distance of 901 nautical miles. The aircraft then began its descent, starting 3 miles southwest of George P Shanks Airport in Waxahachie, Texas. The descent took 21 minutes and covered a distance of 125 nautical miles, during which the aircraft descended from an altitude of 37,762 feet to 1,731 feet.
The final approach to runway 18R at Austin Bergstrom International Airport (KAUS) was made from the north, with the aircraft heading 179.0° at an altitude of 4 nautical miles and 1,207 feet above ground level. The landing was made on runway 18R, which has a length of 12,289 feet. The threshold height was good, and the threshold speed was slightly above the target speed of 141 knots.
The touchdown distance was good at 1,223 feet, but the touchdown speed of 138 knots was a little fast. The touchdown rate was hard at -428 feet per minute. The runway touchdown alignment was very good. The local weather conditions at the time of landing were characterized by a temperature of 82°F and a wind speed of 4 knots from a direction of 109°. The crosswind component was 3 knots, while the headwind component was 1 knot.
The total landing distance was 5,350 feet, which is 44% of the runway length. The runway rollout alignment was very good. The taxiing period from the runway to the parking took 2 minutes and covered a distance of less than 1 nautical mile. The total flight distance was 1,159 nautical miles, and the flight duration was 207 minutes. The aircraft used 16,720 pounds of fuel during the flight.
The Airbus A320 successfully landed on runway 18R at KAUS Austin Bergstrom International Airport, achieving a score of 96.0%. The aircraft approached the runway from the north, heading 179.0° at a distance of 4 nautical miles and an altitude of 1,207 feet above ground level (agl).
The final approach was executed with good control, and the aircraft landed on the runway with a good threshold height. However, the threshold speed was slightly above the target speed of 140 kt, coming in at 141 kt. This minor deviation did not significantly impact the overall performance of the landing.
Upon touchdown, the aircraft's distance was 1,223 feet, which was considered good. The touchdown speed of 138 kt was a little fast, but not excessively so. The touchdown rate of -428 feet per minute (fpm) was hard, indicating a relatively steep descent. Despite this, the runway touchdown alignment was very good, indicating that the aircraft was well-aligned with the runway.
The local weather conditions at the time of the landing were favorable, with a temperature of 82°F and a wind speed of 4 kt from 109°. The crosswind component was 3 kt, while the headwind component was 1 kt. These conditions did not appear to significantly impact the landing.
The total landing distance was 5,350 feet, which accounted for 44% of the runway length. This is a relatively short landing distance, indicating that the aircraft was well-controlled throughout the approach and landing phases. The runway rollout alignment was also very good, indicating that the aircraft was well-aligned with the runway during the rollout phase.
Overall, the Airbus A320's landing on runway 18R at KAUS Austin Bergstrom International Airport was a successful one, with a score of 96.0%. The minor deviations in threshold speed and touchdown speed did not significantly impact the overall performance of the landing, and the favorable weather conditions contributed to a smooth and controlled approach and landing.
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