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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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Two stabilised approach gates, each with five checks, where the approach path is 1,000 ft and 500 ft above the runway.
The approach, gate by gate
Side view — the last 1,524 m of the approach.
Plan view — the first 1,524 m of the 2,186 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
The 326 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 08 at KDEN Denver International Airport, a movement that required 13 minutes and covered 5 nm.
During the departure roll on runway 08, the aircraft used 2,367 m of runway, representing 65 % of the available length, and lifted off at 161 kt. Ambient conditions were a temperature of 26 °C with wind from 019° at 8 kt, giving a cross-wind component of 8 kt and a head-wind component of 3 kt.
Climb commenced 3 mi east of KDEN, with the airplane ascending from 6,298 ft asl to 31,231 ft asl, an increase of 24,933 ft achieved in 14 minutes while covering 90 nm.
The first cruise segment began 7 mi south-east of 2V6 Yuma Mun and continued for 136 minutes, during which the aircraft travelled 1,073 nm.
Descent started 2 mi south of PZ52 Cheat Island, with the flight descending from 30,619 ft asl to 3,885 ft asl, a loss of 26,733 ft in 21 minutes over a distance of 130 nm.
A brief cruise followed, initiating 2 mi north-west of Bryans Road, lasting 3 minutes and covering 8 nm.
The next descent began overhead Accokeek, with the aircraft dropping from 3,088 ft asl to 1,297 ft asl, a decrease of 1,791 ft in 3 minutes while traveling 7 nm.
For the final approach to runway 01 at KDCA Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport, the aircraft approached from the south on a heading of 356.0°, intercepting the glide path at 4 nm and 1,276 ft agl.
Landing on runway 01 was executed with a runway length of 2,186 m; the threshold speed was slightly above target at 132 kt. Touchdown occurred 325 m down the runway at 126 kt, with a hard touchdown rate of minus 490 fpm. Runway touchdown alignment was perfect. Local weather reported a temperature of 22 °C, wind from 330° at 9 kt, a cross-wind component of 4 kt and a head-wind component of 8 kt. Total landing distance measured 831 m, representing 38 % of the runway.
The aircraft rolled out along runway 01 with very good alignment.
After landing, the Airbus A320 taxied to the parking area, a taxi-in that lasted 3 minutes and covered less than 1 nm.
In total, the flight covered 1,320 nm, required 194 minutes, and consumed 6,958 kg of fuel.
The Airbus A320 conducted the final approach to runway 01 at KDCA Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport from the south, tracking a heading of 356.0° at 4 nm and 1,276 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 the aircraft entered the final segment in the reported wind of 9 kt from 330° (crosswind 4 kt, headwind 8 kt) and temperature 22 °C.
At threshold the aircraft established a speed slightly above target at 132 kt and reported a good threshold height. The flare produced a touchdown distance of 325 m, with a touchdown speed of 126 kt described as a little fast and a hard touchdown rate of minus 490 fpm, while runway touchdown alignment was perfect.
Touchdown occurred with the aircraft aligned precisely on the centreline, the speed remaining a few knots above the intended value and the vertical rate remaining hard. The total landing distance measured 831 m, representing 38 % of the 2,186 m runway length.
Rollout alignment was very good, and the aircraft decelerated safely within the remaining runway, completing the landing without deviation from the centreline.
With a final score of 94.0 %, the landing was strong overall; refining speed control to match the target touchdown speed and moderating the flare to reduce the hard rate will further improve smoothness and consistency.
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