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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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The threshold, the flare and the hold-off. The approach that led to it is the stabilisation gates below.
One stabilised approach gate: seven 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 1,524 m of the approach.
Plan view — the first 1,524 m of the 3,395 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
The 406 m touchdown sits inside the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.
The rest of the report
The flight began with a taxiing period from the parking to the runway, which took 10 minutes and covered a distance of 2 nautical miles. The aircraft, an Airbus A320, then departed from runway 21R at GCLP Gran Canaria Airport. The takeoff distance was 1,836 meters, which accounted for 59% of the runway. The liftoff speed was 158 knots.
The local weather conditions at the time of takeoff were characterized by a temperature of 25 degrees Celsius and a wind speed of 5 knots at a direction of 90 degrees. This resulted in a crosswind of 5 knots and a tailwind of 2 knots. The aircraft began its enroute climb 1 mile south of GCLP Gran Canaria Airport, climbing from an altitude of 1,066 feet above sea level to 14,908 feet above sea level, an increase of 13,842 feet in just 6 minutes. This climb covered a distance of 29 nautical miles.
Following the initial climb, the aircraft entered a level cruise phase, which started 7 miles northeast of GCLP Gran Canaria Airport and lasted for 5 minutes. During this period, the aircraft covered a distance of 36 nautical miles. The enroute descent phase began 14 miles northwest of Galdar, where the aircraft descended from 15,020 feet above sea level to 4,007 feet above sea level, a decrease of 11,013 feet in 7 minutes. This descent covered a distance of 36 nautical miles.
The aircraft then entered another level cruise phase, which started 7 miles northwest of Tacoronte and lasted for 6 minutes. During this period, the aircraft covered a distance of 20 nautical miles. The final approach to runway 12 at GCXO Tenerife Norte-Ciudad de La Laguna Airport was made from the west, with the aircraft heading 111.0 degrees at a distance of 3 nautical miles and an altitude of 1,019 feet above ground level.
The landing on runway 12 was successful, with a touchdown distance of 406 meters, which was 34% of the runway length. The threshold speed was good at 138 knots, but the touchdown speed was a little fast at 132 knots. The touchdown rate was hard at -476 feet per minute, and the runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned by 4.7 meters from the centerline. The local weather conditions at the time of landing were characterized by a temperature of 18 degrees Celsius and a wind speed of 7 knots at a direction of 90 degrees, resulting in a crosswind of 2 knots and a headwind of 6 knots.
The total landing distance was 1,170 meters, and the runway rollout alignment was very good. The taxiing period from the runway to the parking took 3 minutes and covered a distance of less than 1 nautical mile. The total flight distance was 128 nautical miles, and the flight duration was 35 minutes. The aircraft used 1,554 kilograms of fuel during the flight.
The Airbus A320 successfully landed at Tenerife Norte-Ciudad de La Laguna Airport, achieving a high score of 96.2%. The aircraft approached the runway from the west, heading 111.0° at a distance of 3 nautical miles and an altitude of 1,019 feet above ground level (agl). The final approach was executed with good control, and the aircraft touched down on runway 12, which has a length of 3,395 meters.
The threshold height was satisfactory, and the threshold speed of 138 knots was also within the acceptable range. However, the touchdown speed of 132 knots was slightly higher than desired, indicating that the aircraft may have been slightly fast on touchdown. The touchdown rate of -476 feet per minute (fpm) was also considered hard, suggesting that the aircraft may have experienced a relatively high rate of descent during the landing.
The runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned from the centerline by 4.7 meters, which may have been due to a slight deviation in the aircraft's approach path. The local weather conditions at the time of landing were favorable, with a temperature of 18°C and a wind speed of 7 knots from a direction of 90°. The crosswind component was minimal at 2 knots, while the headwind component was 6 knots, which helped to stabilize the aircraft during the landing.
The total landing distance of 1,170 meters was within the acceptable range, accounting for 34% of the runway length. The runway rollout alignment was excellent, indicating that the aircraft's brakes were applied smoothly and effectively to bring the aircraft to a stop. Overall, the landing was considered successful, with the aircraft demonstrating good control and stability throughout the approach and touchdown phases.
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