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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.
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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 1,872 m of the approach.
Plan view — the first 1,872 m of the 3,893 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
The 332 m touchdown sits inside the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.
The rest of the report
Departing from Frankfurt Airport, the Airbus A320 began its journey by taxiing from the parking area to the runway, a process that took 10 minutes and covered a distance of 3 nautical miles. As the aircraft lined up on runway 18, the crew initiated the departure roll, and the aircraft lifted off the ground after a takeoff distance of 1,651 meters, which accounted for 42% of the runway. The liftoff speed was 168 knots, and the local weather conditions were characterized by a temperature of 14°C, with a wind speed of 12 knots at 49°.
As the aircraft climbed away from Frankfurt, it began its enroute climb 2 miles west of Moerfelden-Walldorf, Germany, and continued to ascend to a maximum altitude of 19,009 feet above sea level, an increase of 17,681 feet in just 9 minutes. The climb phase covered a distance of 51 nautical miles. Following the initial climb, the aircraft entered a level cruise phase, which lasted for 7 minutes and covered 52 nautical miles, starting 1 mile east of Linkenheim-Hochstetten, Germany. The crew then initiated the enroute descent phase, which began 1 mile northeast of Lahr, Germany, and continued until the aircraft reached a lower altitude of 5,181 feet above sea level, a decrease of 13,848 feet in 8 minutes. The descent phase covered a distance of 45 nautical miles.
As the aircraft continued its journey, it entered another level cruise phase, this time overhead Issenheim, France, which lasted for 2 minutes and covered 7 nautical miles. The crew then initiated the final descent phase, which began overhead Battenheim, France, and continued until the aircraft touched down on runway 15 at LFSB EuroAirport Basel-Mulhouse-Freiburg. The landing was characterized by a touchdown speed of 134 knots, which was slightly above the target speed, and a touchdown distance of 339 meters. The total landing distance was 1,800 meters, accounting for 65% of the runway. Following the landing, the aircraft taxied to the parking area, a process that took 4 minutes and covered less than 1 nautical mile. The total flight distance was 174 nautical miles, and the aircraft used 1,805 kilograms of fuel during the journey.
The final approach to runway 15 at LFSB EuroAirport Basel-Mulhouse-Freiburg was executed from the north west, heading 155.0° at 4 nm and 1,342 ft above ground level. The approach quality was satisfactory, with a good threshold height achieved. However, the threshold speed was slightly above the target at 137 kt, indicating a slight deviation from the optimal landing speed.
As the aircraft touched down on the runway, the touchdown distance was good at 339 m, but the touchdown speed of 134 kt was a little fast. This resulted in a hard touchdown rate of -477 fpm. Despite this, the runway touchdown alignment was perfect, with the aircraft centered on the runway. The local weather conditions, with a temperature of 14 °C and a wind of 10 kt at 359°, contributed to a crosswind of 4 kt and a tailwind of 9 kt.
The total landing distance of 1,800 m was 65% of the runway length, indicating a relatively short landing distance. The runway rollout alignment was very good, with the aircraft maintaining its centerline alignment throughout the rollout phase. Overall, the landing was considered satisfactory, with a score of 94.8% reflecting the minor deviations from the optimal landing parameters.
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