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Arrival
Fly the flare as one continuous check of the sink rate from 24 ft, holding back pressure steadily rather than adjusting pitch piecemeal.
What happened: The flare drifted away from its intended profile rather than tracking it smoothly from 24 ft down to touchdown.
Watch for: Watch radio altitude and VSI through the flare, aiming to arrest the sink smoothly from 24 ft to touchdown.
See Arrival Landing
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 1,678 m of the approach.
Plan view — the first 1,678 m of the 3,715 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
Touched down 552 m past the threshold — beyond the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.
The rest of the report
The flight began with the Airbus A320 taxiing from the parking area to the runway at LPPT Humberto Delgado Airport, also known as Lisbon Portela Airport. This process took 13 minutes and covered a distance of 2 nautical miles. The aircraft then departed from runway 20, with a takeoff distance of 1,846 meters, which was 59% of the runway length. The liftoff speed was 162 knots.
As the aircraft took off, it encountered local weather conditions of 37 degrees Celsius and a wind speed of 14 knots at 230 degrees. The crosswind was 7 knots, while the headwind was 13 knots. After departing from Lisbon, the aircraft began its enroute climb, which started overhead Alvalade in the Distrito de Lisboa, Portugal. The climb took 19 minutes and covered a distance of 123 nautical miles, with the aircraft rising from an altitude of 1,371 feet above sea level to 36,182 feet.
Following the enroute climb, the aircraft entered a level cruise phase, which started 16 miles south of Albufeira in the Distrito de Faro, Portugal. This phase lasted for 118 minutes and covered a distance of 158 nautical miles. The aircraft then began its enroute descent, which started 36 miles northwest of Mohammedia in Casablanca-Settat, Morocco. The descent took 17 minutes and covered a distance of 56 nautical miles, with the aircraft decreasing its altitude from 36,339 feet to 1,957 feet.
The final approach to runway 35L at GMMN Mohammed V International Airport was made from the south, with the aircraft heading at 344.0 degrees at a distance of 4 nautical miles and an altitude of 1,294 feet above ground level. The landing was made on runway 35L, which had a length of 3,715 meters. The threshold height was good, and the threshold speed was slightly above the target at 141 knots.
The touchdown point was 137 meters beyond the touchdown zone, and the touchdown speed was 132 knots, which was a little fast. However, the touchdown rate was fair at -218 feet per minute, and the runway touchdown alignment was perfect. The local weather conditions at the time of landing were 26 degrees Celsius and a wind speed of 12 knots at 330 degrees, with a crosswind of 3 knots and a headwind of 11 knots.
After landing, the aircraft taxied to the parking area, which took 6 minutes and covered a distance of less than 1 nautical mile. The total flight distance was 348 nautical miles, and the flight duration was 79 minutes. The aircraft used 3,059 kilograms of fuel during the flight.
The Airbus A320 successfully landed at GMMN Mohammed V International Airport, achieving a score of 98.4%. The aircraft was approaching the runway from the south, heading 344.0° at a distance of 4 nautical miles and an altitude of 1,294 feet above ground level (agl). The final approach was made to runway 35L, which has a length of 3,715 meters.
Upon landing, the aircraft touched down slightly beyond the touchdown zone, 137 meters past the designated area. The touchdown speed was recorded at 132 knots, which was slightly above the target speed. The touchdown rate of -218 feet per minute (fpm) was considered fair. Notably, the runway touchdown alignment was perfect, indicating that the aircraft was properly aligned with the runway during the landing.
The local weather conditions at the time of the landing were favorable, with a temperature of 26°C and a wind speed of 12 knots from 330°. This resulted in a crosswind of 3 knots and a headwind of 11 knots, which did not significantly impact the landing. The total landing distance was 1,599 meters, accounting for 43% of the runway length.
During the rollout, the aircraft maintained a very good alignment with the runway, indicating that the pilots had successfully controlled the aircraft's descent and touchdown. Overall, the landing was considered successful, with the aircraft achieving a high score and demonstrating good control and precision during the final approach and touchdown.
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