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Work on the flare
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: 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.
Side view — the last 5,000 ft of the approach.
Plan view — the first 5,000 ft of the 10,480 ft runway, to the same scale as the side view.
The 1,163 ft 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 A319, then departed from runway 23R at the KIND Indianapolis International Airport. The takeoff distance was 3,340 feet, which was 30% of the runway length. The liftoff speed was 163 knots.
The local weather conditions at the time of departure were characterized by a temperature of 25°F and a wind speed of 7 knots from a direction of 280°. The crosswind component was 6 knots, while the headwind component was 4 knots. The aircraft climbed to an altitude of 39,302 feet above sea level, an increase of 37,532 feet from the initial altitude of 1,770 feet, in 20 minutes and covering a distance of 110 nautical miles.
The enroute climb started overhead the KIND Indianapolis International Airport and continued until the aircraft reached the desired cruising altitude. The enroute level cruise then began 3 miles north of the 59KY Samuels Springs Airport, and it lasted for 90 minutes, covering a distance of 613 nautical miles. The aircraft then started its descent from 38,950 feet above sea level to 22,213 feet above sea level, a decrease of 16,737 feet, in 14 minutes and covering a distance of 75 nautical miles.
The enroute level cruise started again 5 miles southwest of the Rotonda West Airport and lasted for 4 minutes, covering a distance of 23 nautical miles. The aircraft then began its descent from 20,886 feet above sea level to 1,164 feet above sea level, a decrease of 19,722 feet, in 24 minutes and covering a distance of 100 nautical miles. The final approach to runway 08R at the KMIA Miami International Airport was made from the west, with a heading of 87.0° at 4 nautical miles and 1,157 feet above ground level.
The landing on runway 08R was successful, with a touchdown distance of 1,129 feet, which was within the acceptable range. However, the touchdown speed of 121 knots was a little fast, and the touchdown rate was very heavy at -884 feet per minute. The runway touchdown position was significantly misaligned by 80 feet from the centerline. The local weather conditions at the time of landing were characterized by a temperature of 70°F and a wind speed of 4 knots from a direction of 40°. The crosswind component was 3 knots, while the headwind component was 3 knots.
The total landing distance was 3,841 feet, which was 37% of the runway length. The runway rollout alignment was excessively misaligned by 363 feet from the centerline. The taxiing period from the runway to the parking took 12 minutes and covered a distance of less than 1 nautical mile. The total flight distance was 928 nautical miles, and the flight duration was 170 minutes. The aircraft used 11,541 pounds of fuel during the flight.
The Airbus A319 aircraft successfully landed on runway 08R at Miami International Airport (KMIA), but the landing was not without its issues. The final approach was initiated from the west, heading 87.0° at 4 nautical miles and 1,157 feet above ground level (agl). The aircraft touched down on the runway, but the touchdown height was excessively over the target at 110 feet agl, indicating that the aircraft was higher than desired when it made contact with the runway.
The threshold speed was good at 126 knots, which is within the acceptable range for a safe landing. However, the touchdown speed was a little fast at 121 knots, suggesting that the pilot may have been able to flare the aircraft more effectively to reduce the touchdown speed. The touchdown distance was good at 1,129 feet, which is within the acceptable range for a safe landing.
One of the major concerns with this landing was the touchdown rate, which was very heavy at -884 feet per minute (fpm). This indicates that the aircraft was descending at a rapid rate when it made contact with the runway, which can increase the risk of damage to the aircraft and the runway. Additionally, the runway touchdown position was significantly misaligned by 80 feet from the centreline, which can increase the risk of the aircraft veering off the runway.
The local weather conditions at the time of the landing were relatively calm, with a temperature of 70°F and a wind speed of 4 knots at 40°. The crosswind and headwind components were both 3 knots, which is relatively light and should not have had a significant impact on the landing.
The total landing distance was 3,841 feet, which is 37% of the runway length. This is a relatively short landing distance, but it is not uncommon for aircraft to land short on runways that are longer than 10,000 feet. However, the runway rollout alignment was excessively misaligned by 363 feet from the centreline, which can increase the risk of the aircraft veering off the runway during the rollout phase.
Overall, while the landing was not perfect, it was still a safe and successful landing. However, the pilot and air traffic control should review the landing to identify areas for improvement and to ensure that the aircraft is landing safely and efficiently.
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