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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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One stabilised approach gate: five checks where the approach path is 500 ft above the runway. The 1,000 ft gate was not assessed, because the approach did not join final that far out.
The approach, gate by gate
Side view — the last 1,824 m of the approach.
Plan view — the first 1,824 m of the 4,065 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
Touched down 594 m past the threshold — beyond the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.
The rest of the report
The flight began with the aircraft taxiing from the parking area to the runway, a process that took 4 minutes and covered less than 1 nautical mile. The Airbus A319 then departed from runway 23 at LTFD Balıkesir Koca Seyit Airport, with a takeoff distance of 1,670 meters, which accounted for 61% of the runway. The liftoff speed was 153 knots.
The local weather conditions at the time of departure were characterized by a temperature of 37 degrees Celsius, with a wind speed of 12 knots coming from a direction of 250 degrees. This resulted in a crosswind of 3 knots and a headwind of 12 knots. The aircraft then began its enroute climb, starting 1 mile southwest of LTFD Balıkesir Koca Seyit Airport Edremit, and climbed from an altitude of 1,038 feet above sea level to 7,330 feet above sea level, an increase of 6,292 feet, in just 3 minutes and covering a distance of 10 nautical miles.
The enroute level cruise started 2 miles northwest of Goemec, and lasted for 2 minutes, covering a distance of 6 nautical miles. The aircraft then began another enroute climb, this time starting 4 miles southeast of Goemec, and climbed from 7,645 feet above sea level to 15,507 feet above sea level, an increase of 7,862 feet, in 5 minutes and covering a distance of 24 nautical miles. The enroute level cruise started 7 miles south of Kalkim, and lasted for 7 minutes, covering a distance of 43 nautical miles.
As the aircraft approached its destination, it began its enroute descent, starting 10 miles east of LTKA Kara Biga Airport Karabiga, and descended from 15,087 feet above sea level to 1,606 feet above sea level, a decrease of 13,481 feet, in 19 minutes and covering a distance of 73 nautical miles. The final approach to runway 35R at LTFM İstanbul Airport was made from the south, with a heading of 359.0 degrees at a distance of 4 nautical miles and an altitude of 1,395 feet above ground level.
The landing on runway 35R at LTFM İstanbul Airport was made with a runway length of 4,065 meters. The threshold height was above the target, and the threshold speed was slightly above the target at 135 knots. The touchdown point was 171 meters beyond the touchdown zone, and the touchdown speed was 128 knots, which was a little fast. The touchdown rate was firm at -389 feet per minute. The runway touchdown position was significantly misaligned by 18.9 meters from the centerline.
The local weather conditions at the time of landing were characterized by a temperature of 29 degrees Celsius, with a wind speed of 16 knots coming from a direction of 60 degrees. This resulted in a crosswind of 14 knots and a headwind of 8 knots. The total landing distance was 1,736 meters, which accounted for 43% of the runway. The runway rollout alignment was misaligned by 20.3 meters from the centerline.
The taxiing from the runway to the parking area took 5 minutes and covered less than 1 nautical mile. The total flight distance was 165 nautical miles, and the flight took 49 minutes, using 2,113 kilograms of fuel.
The Airbus A319 aircraft successfully landed on runway 35R at LTFM İstanbul Airport, but the landing was not without its challenges. The final approach was initiated from the south, heading 359.0° at 4 nautical miles and 1,395 feet above ground level (agl). The aircraft touched down on the runway, but the touchdown point was 171 meters beyond the designated touchdown zone, indicating a slight deviation from the intended landing spot.
The touchdown speed of 128 knots was slightly above the target speed, which could have contributed to the firm touchdown rate of -389 feet per minute (fpm). The threshold height at 67 feet agl was above the target, suggesting that the aircraft may have been slightly high on approach. The threshold speed was also slightly above the target at 135 knots, which could have affected the aircraft's ability to maintain a stable approach.
The local weather conditions at the time of the landing were characterized by a temperature of 29°C and a wind speed of 16 knots at 60°. The crosswind component was 14 knots, while the headwind component was 8 knots. These conditions may have contributed to the aircraft's misaligned touchdown and rollout.
The runway touchdown position was significantly misaligned by 18.9 meters from the centerline, which could have been due to the crosswind or the pilot's handling of the aircraft. The runway rollout alignment was also misaligned by 20.3 meters from the centerline, indicating that the aircraft did not maintain a stable alignment during the rollout phase.
Overall, the landing was scored 81.5%, indicating that while the aircraft successfully landed on the runway, there were some deviations from the intended landing parameters. The pilots may need to review their approach and landing techniques to improve their performance and maintain a more stable alignment during the rollout phase.
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