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Keep the back pressure coming once the flare is established, holding the nose up through to touchdown instead of easing it.
What happened: The flare arrested the sink but 141 fpm of it came back before touchdown, and in flights like this one that returning sink usually carries through to a firm or hard touchdown at 324 fpm.
Watch for: Vertical speed indicator: the sink held near zero all the way through touchdown, not allowed to build back up.
A small uncorrected heading error at 40 knots becomes a metre of offset per second by 100 knots, noticed only at rotation, producing a crabbed liftoff. Root cause is nearly always eyes on the tape instead of the far end of the runway. Small heading changes displace a distant point visibly long before the nearby centreline stripes look wrong.
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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.
At the 500 ft gate: off the centreline.
The approach, gate by gate
Side view — the last 1,962 m of the approach.
Plan view — the first 1,962 m of the 2,312 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
The 429 m touchdown sits inside 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 Granada-Jaén Airport, covering a distance of 2 nautical miles in 6 minutes. The departure roll took place on runway 09, with the aircraft lifting off at a speed of 153 knots after covering 55% of the runway's length, which was 1,582 meters.
As the aircraft climbed to a higher altitude, it started its enroute climb 1 mile south east of Chauchina, Spain, at an altitude of 2,876 feet above sea level. The climb continued for 18 minutes, covering a distance of 117 nautical miles, and resulted in an increase of 31,634 feet in altitude, reaching a maximum altitude of 34,510 feet above sea level.
The enroute level cruise started 3 miles north west of Lietor, Castilla-La Mancha, Spain, and lasted for 51 minutes, covering a distance of 391 nautical miles. The aircraft then began its enroute descent 36 miles south of Port-Saint-Louis-du-Rhone, France, descending from 34,732 feet above sea level to 33,320 feet above sea level in 2 minutes, covering a distance of 12 nautical miles.
The aircraft then started another enroute climb 26 miles south of Sausset-les-Pins, France, climbing from 33,448 feet above sea level to 35,733 feet above sea level in 3 minutes, covering a distance of 26 nautical miles. The enroute level cruise started 3 miles south west of Mazargues, France, and lasted for 62 minutes, covering a distance of 435 nautical miles.
The aircraft then began its enroute descent 2 miles west of Zell am Moos, Austria, descending from 35,634 feet above sea level to 5,089 feet above sea level in 12 minutes, covering a distance of 14 nautical miles. The enroute level cruise started overhead Moosdorf, Austria, and lasted for 2 minutes, covering a distance of 7 nautical miles.
The aircraft then started its final descent 1 mile south east of Nussdorf am Haunsberg, Austria, descending from 4,889 feet above sea level to 1,835 feet above sea level in 5 minutes, covering a distance of 10 nautical miles. The final approach to runway 33 at Salzburg Airport took place from the south east, with the aircraft heading 336.0 degrees at an altitude of 413 feet above ground level and 1 nautical mile from the runway.
The aircraft landed on runway 33 at Salzburg Airport, with a runway length of 2,312 meters. The threshold height was good, and the threshold speed was slightly above the target speed at 139 knots. The touchdown distance was good at 430 meters, but the touchdown speed was a little fast at 130 knots. The touchdown rate was fair at -278 feet per minute, and the runway touchdown alignment was very good.
The local weather conditions at the time of landing were a temperature of 5 degrees Celsius, with a wind speed of 6 knots at 320 degrees. The crosswind was 2 knots, and the headwind was 6 knots. The total landing distance was 1,880 meters, which was 81% of the runway's length. The runway rollout alignment was also very good.
After landing, the aircraft taxiied to the parking area from the runway in 2 minutes, covering a distance of less than 1 nautical mile. The total flight distance was 1,019 nautical miles, taking 163 minutes, and the aircraft used 7,006 kilograms of fuel during the flight.
The Airbus A320 successfully landed at LOWS Salzburg Airport, achieving a score of 95.1%. The aircraft approached the runway from the south east, heading 336.0° at 1 nautical mile and 413 feet above ground level (agl). The pilot maintained a good threshold height, which is a crucial aspect of a safe landing.
Upon touchdown, the aircraft's threshold speed was slightly above the target speed of 139 kt, indicating a slight deviation from the ideal landing speed. However, the touchdown distance of 430 meters was considered good, suggesting that the pilot had sufficient control over the aircraft's descent. The touchdown speed of 130 kt was a little fast, which may have contributed to a slightly higher touchdown rate of -278 feet per minute (fpm). Despite this, the runway touchdown alignment was very good, indicating that the pilot had maintained a stable and controlled approach.
The local weather conditions at the time of landing were characterized by a temperature of 5°C and a wind speed of 6 kt from 320°. The crosswind component was minimal at 2 kt, while the headwind component was 6 kt, which may have contributed to the slightly fast touchdown speed. The total landing distance of 1,880 meters was 81% of the runway length, indicating that the pilot had sufficient control over the aircraft's rollout.
The runway rollout alignment was also very good, suggesting that the pilot had maintained a stable and controlled descent throughout the landing. Overall, the Airbus A320's landing at LOWS Salzburg Airport was considered safe and successful, with a score of 95.1%.
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