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Reduce power on approach to bring threshold speed back to 132 kt and avoid floating into an over-rotation.
What happened: This flight crossed the threshold at 138 kt against a target of 132 kt, and the pitch at touchdown reached well above this type's ground attitude. Carrying excess speed with an over-rotated flare like this usually carries through to a firm touchdown rather than cushioning it.
Watch for: Airspeed indicator: 132 kt at the threshold
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.
Read more in Flare TimingStart to finish · 19 stages, 17 in the score
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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.
The approach, gate by gate
Side view — the last 1,524 m of the approach.
Plan view — the first 1,524 m of the 3,986 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
The 186 m touchdown sits inside the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.
The rest of the report
The Airbus A320-ceo taxied from the parking area to runway 15 at EGBB Birmingham International Airport in 10 minutes, covering 2 nm.
During the departure roll on runway 15, the aircraft accelerated to a takeoff distance of 1,306 m, representing 47 % of the runway, and rotated at 148 kt; local weather was 17 °C with a wind of 14 kt from 190°, a 10 kt cross-wind component and a 10 kt head-wind component.
The first climb began 1 mile north-west of Hampton in Arden, climbing from 1,361 ft asl to 5,947 ft asl - an increase of 4,586 ft - in 3 minutes while covering 10 nm.
Level cruise commenced overhead Warwick and lasted 9 minutes, during which 41 nm were flown.
A second climb started overhead Chalgrove, raising the aircraft from 5,999 ft asl to 37,874 ft asl - a gain of 31,875 ft - in 20 minutes and covering 148 nm.
The next cruise segment began over EBFN Koksijde Air Base, lasting 14 minutes and spanning 116 nm.
Descent began 1 mile west of Sprimont, descending from 37,873 ft asl to 3,953 ft asl - a loss of 33,920 ft - in 30 minutes while covering 179 nm.
A brief cruise followed 1 mile south-east of EDTJ Langenselbold Airfield, lasting 2 minutes and covering 6 nm.
The subsequent descent started 1 mile south-east of Hanau am Main, dropping from 3,950 ft asl to 1,643 ft asl - a decrease of 2,307 ft - in 4 minutes over 11 nm.
On final approach to runway 25L at EDDF Frankfurt Airport, the aircraft descended from 1,342 ft agl to 44 ft agl in 102 seconds and was scored on the stabilisation gates.
Landing on runway 25L, which is 3,986 m long, occurred with a threshold speed of 138 kt; touchdown was 178 m beyond the touchdown zone at 136 kt, a firm touchdown rate of minus 339 fpm, and a lateral deviation of 4.0 m from the centreline. Local weather was 8 °C with a wind of 1 kt from 359°, a 1 kt cross-wind and no head-wind.
The rollout distance measured 1,373 m, equal to 34 % of the runway, and alignment during rollout was very good.
The aircraft taxied from the runway to the parking area in 9 minutes, covering 1 nm.
In total, the flight covered 520 nm, lasted 103 minutes, and consumed 3,827 kg of fuel.
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