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Stop the rotation once the sink is arrested at 3.3 ft, holding the normal landing attitude instead of continuing to pull back.
What happened: The flare pitch reached 0.9°, well above this type's ground attitude, and touchdown followed at a sink rate of 270 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 3.3 ft.
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.
Two stabilised approach gates, each with seven checks, where the approach path is 1,000 ft and 500 ft above the runway. They are the approach's score: the checks passed out of the checks that ran.
At the 1,000 ft gate: speed 47 kt FAST on the reference speed of 139 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 3,203 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
The 433 m touchdown sits inside the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.
The rest of the report
The Airbus A320 taxied from the parking area to runway 35R at GMMN Mohammed V International Airport, covering 2 nm in 6 minutes.
During the departure roll on runway 35R, the aircraft accelerated over a distance of 1,699 m, representing 46 % of the runway, and lifted off at 165 kt. Ambient conditions were 24 °C with a wind of 4 kt from 339°, providing a 3 kt headwind and no cross-wind component.
Climb commenced 1 mile east of Zawyat an Nwacer, Morocco, with the A320 ascending from 1,625 ft asl to 34,008 ft asl, a gain of 32,382 ft achieved in 20 minutes while covering 135 nm.
The first cruise segment began 22 miles north-west of Larache, Morocco, and was maintained for 7 minutes, during which 57 nm were flown at level altitude.
Descent started 1 mile east of Vejer de la Frontera, Spain, where the aircraft reduced altitude from 33,749 ft asl to 7,049 ft asl, a loss of 26,699 ft accomplished in 15 minutes over a distance of 93 nm.
A second cruise phase was initiated 22 miles south-east of Torremolinos, Spain, lasting 2 minutes and covering 7 nm at constant altitude.
The subsequent descent began 18 miles south of Rincon de la Victoria, Spain, with the aircraft descending from 6,718 ft asl to 1,332 ft asl, a decrease of 5,385 ft completed in 4 minutes while traveling 18 nm.
For the final approach to runway 31 at LEMG Málaga-Costa del Sol Airport, the A320 approached from the south-east on a heading of 312.0°, intercepting the glide path at 4 nm and 1,280 ft agl.
Landing on runway 31 was executed on a 3,202 m runway; the threshold speed was 137 kt, touchdown occurred at 432 m from the threshold with a speed of 129 kt, and the touchdown rate was fair at minus 228 fpm. Alignment on touchdown was very good. Local weather reported 23 °C with a wind of 5 kt from 290°, giving a 5 kt headwind and a 2 kt cross-wind component.
The total landing distance recorded was 1,154 m, representing 36 % of the runway, and rollout alignment was very good.
After landing, the aircraft taxied to the parking area, a movement that lasted 2 minutes and covered less than 1 nm.
In total, the flight covered 318 nm, required 58 minutes of airborne time, and consumed 2,408 kg of fuel.
The Airbus A320 established final approach to runway 31 at LEMG Málaga-Costa del Sol Airport from the south-east, tracking a heading of 312.0° at 4 nm and 1,280 ft agl; the approach was assessed as stabilised at the 1,000 ft gate, with gear, flaps, sink rate, glideslope and centreline all within limits and weather reporting a temperature of 23 °C, wind 5 kt from 290°, crosswind 2 kt and headwind 5 kt.
During the threshold and flare the aircraft presented a good threshold height and a good threshold speed of 137 kt; touchdown distance was good at 432 m, touchdown speed was good at 129 kt, touchdown rate was fair at minus 228 fpm and runway touchdown alignment was very good.
Touchdown occurred with the aircraft aligned very well on the centreline, maintaining the indicated speed and distance parameters noted in the previous phase and confirming the good alignment at the point of contact.
Rollout proceeded with runway rollout alignment very good; total landing distance was 1,154 m, 36 % of the 3,202 m runway, confirming ample remaining runway for a safe stop.
Maintain the excellent overall technique while refining flare timing to reduce the descent rate at touchdown; a slightly shallower flare can bring the sink rate closer to the optimal range without compromising speed control.
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