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Arrival
Stop the rotation once the sink is arrested at 16 ft, holding the normal landing attitude instead of continuing to pull back.
What happened: The flare pitch reached 5.4°, well above this type's ground attitude, and touchdown followed at a sink rate of 453 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 16 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 1,639 m of the approach.
Plan view — the first 1,639 m of the 2,873 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
Touched down 790 m past the threshold — beyond the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.
The rest of the report
Departing from Hartsfield Jackson Atlanta International Airport (KATL), the Airbus A320 began its journey on runway 27R, taking off with a distance of 1,887 meters, which accounted for 52% of the available runway. The aircraft lifted off at a speed of 163 knots, with a local temperature of 28 degrees Celsius and a wind of 13 knots at 170 degrees. The crosswind component was 12 knots, while the tailwind component was 2 knots.
As the aircraft climbed to its enroute level, it began its ascent from 2,021 feet above sea level to 37,010 feet, a vertical increase of 34,989 feet, in 21 minutes and covering 145 nautical miles. The climb phase was followed by a 34-minute cruise at a level altitude, covering 262 nautical miles. The aircraft then began its descent, reducing its altitude from 37,030 feet to 22,992 feet, a decrease of 14,038 feet, in 7 minutes and covering 50 nautical miles. The descent phase was punctuated by brief level cruises, with the final descent from 23,009 feet to 1,399 feet, a decrease of 21,610 feet, in 20 minutes and covering 96 nautical miles.
The Airbus A320 finally began its final approach to runway 28 at Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport (KBWI), from the east, at a heading of 274.0 degrees and 4 nautical miles from the threshold. The aircraft landed on the runway, with a touchdown point 373 meters beyond the touchdown zone, at a speed of 122 knots and a firm touchdown rate of -329 feet per minute. The runway touchdown position was significantly misaligned from the centerline, and the runway rollout alignment was also misaligned. The total landing distance was 1,558 meters, accounting for 54% of the available runway. The aircraft then taxied to the parking area, covering 1 nautical mile in 9 minutes, and concluded its journey with a total flight distance of 575 nautical miles, using 3,947 kilograms of fuel and taking 109 minutes.
The final approach to runway 28 at KBWI Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport from the east was initiated at 4 nm and 1,260 ft above ground level, heading 274.0°. The approach quality was satisfactory, with a threshold height of 56 ft above ground level, slightly above the target. The threshold speed of 140 kt was also slightly above the target, indicating a slight increase in airspeed during the approach.
The aircraft touched down 373 m beyond the touchdown zone, with a touchdown speed of 122 kt, which was within the acceptable range. The touchdown rate of -329 fpm was firm, indicating a controlled descent. However, the runway touchdown position was significantly misaligned by 20.1 m from the centreline, which may have contributed to the subsequent rollout alignment issues. The local weather conditions, with a temperature of 26 °C and a wind of 13 kt at 210°, resulted in a crosswind of 12 kt and a headwind of 6 kt.
The total landing distance of 1,558 m was 54% of the runway length, indicating a relatively short landing distance. However, the runway rollout alignment was misaligned by 21.2 m from the centreline, which may have been a result of the initial touchdown position. Overall, the landing performance scored 80.8%, reflecting a satisfactory but not exceptional performance.
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