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Close the throttles earlier on final so you cross the threshold at 131 kt rather than carrying excess speed.
What happened: The aircraft crossed the threshold at 139 kt, 8 kt above the 131 kt target, and the nose was then only raised 1.7° in the flare, taking out little of the sink. Crossing the threshold fast like this usually carries extra energy into a flare that barely arrests the sink, and that combination usually ends in a firm touchdown.
Watch for: Airspeed indicator: 131 kt at the threshold.
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: centreline 1.5° off, against a 1° limit.
The approach, gate by gate
Side view — the last 5,000 ft of the approach.
Plan view — the first 5,000 ft of the 6,698 ft runway, to the same scale as the side view.
The 1,227 ft touchdown sits inside the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.
The rest of the report
The aircraft taxied from the parking area to runway 03 at NZDN Dunedin International Airport in 13 minutes, covering a distance of 3 nm.
During the departure roll on runway 03, the Airbus A320-ceo accelerated through a takeoff distance of 5,142 ft, representing 83 % of the runway length, and rotated at 148 kt. Ambient conditions were a temperature of 60 °F, wind 8 kt from 79°, with a 3 kt cross-wind component and a 7 kt head-wind component.
The initial climb commenced approximately 1 mile north-east of NZDN, climbing from 956 ft asl to 33,927 ft asl - an altitude gain of 32,970 ft - over 18 minutes while traversing 106 nm.
Level cruise began 8 nm south-east of Arrowtown and continued for 52 minutes, during which the aircraft covered 377 nm.
A subsequent climb segment started at latitude -40.0771058 and longitude 163.7193716, raising the aircraft from 34,009 ft asl to 37,009 ft asl, a gain of 3,000 ft in 3 minutes and covering 22 nm.
The next cruise phase originated at latitude -39.7700009 and longitude 163.4067271, lasting 105 minutes and encompassing 749 nm of flight.
Descent began 75 nm south-east of East Ballina, NSW, with the aircraft descending from 37,025 ft asl to 902 ft asl - a loss of 36,123 ft - in 19 minutes while covering 106 nm.
For the final approach to runway 32 at YBCG Gold Coast Airport, the aircraft descended from 1,358 ft agl to 84 ft agl in 109 seconds and was recorded as having scored on the stabilisation gates.
Landing on runway 32 was executed with a threshold speed of 140 kt, touchdown occurring 1,227 ft down the runway at a speed of 132 kt. The touchdown rate was minus 245 fpm, and runway alignment was perfect. Local weather reported a temperature of 70 °F, wind 10 kt from 330°, with no cross-wind and a 10 kt head-wind component.
The total landing distance measured 3,367 ft, equivalent to 50 % of the runway length, and the rollout alignment remained perfect.
After exiting the runway, the aircraft taxied to the parking area in 5 minutes, traveling 1 nm.
In total, the flight covered 1,371 nm, required 212 minutes of elapsed time, and consumed 17,733 lb of fuel.
The Airbus A320 touched down on runway 29 at Christchurch International Airport, demonstrating a good threshold height and a threshold speed of 132 kt, well within the acceptable range. The aircraft's descent was controlled, with a touchdown distance of 238 m, which was satisfactory given the runway length of 1,700 m. However, the touchdown speed of 127 kt was slightly above the optimal range, resulting in a very hard touchdown rate of -572 fpm.
The aircraft's alignment with the runway centreline was not ideal, with a deviation of 4.1 m from the centreline at touchdown. Despite this, the runway rollout alignment was very good, indicating that the pilot maintained control of the aircraft during the critical phase of the landing. The local weather conditions, with a temperature of 14 °C and a gentle headwind of 4 kt, did not pose any significant challenges to the landing.
The overall performance of the landing was satisfactory, with a score of 94.9%. The aircraft's ability to maintain a good threshold height and speed, combined with a controlled touchdown and a good rollout alignment, demonstrated a high level of proficiency. However, the hard touchdown rate and slight misalignment with the centreline at touchdown were areas for improvement.
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