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Improve the touchdown
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 1,524 m of the approach.
Plan view — the first 1,524 m of the 3,092 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
The 416 m touchdown sits inside the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.
The rest of the report
The Airbus A319 taxied from the parking area to runway 17 at ENBR Bergen Airport, covering 2 nm in 7 minutes.
During the departure roll the aircraft accelerated along runway 17, using 1,434 m (53 % of the runway) and lifting off at 129 kt. Ambient conditions were 13 °C with a wind of 8 kt from 149°, including a 3 kt cross-wind component and a 7 kt head-wind.
Climb commenced 1 mile south of Flesland (Vestland, Norway), where the airplane rose from 1,089 ft asl to 36,884 ft asl, an increase of 35,796 ft, over 18 minutes while covering 106 nm.
The first cruise segment began 5 miles north of Egersund (Rogaland Fylke, Norway) and continued for 29 minutes, during which 209 nm were flown at level altitude.
Descent phase one started 3 miles south-east of EKGE Gesten (Region Syddanmark, Denmark), descending from 36,969 ft asl to 18,026 ft asl, a loss of 18,943 ft in 10 minutes while covering 66 nm.
A brief cruise over Loose (Schleswig-Holstein, Germany) followed, lasting 2 minutes and spanning 10 nm at level flight.
Descent phase two began 1 mile north of Quarnbek (Schleswig-Holstein, Germany), with the aircraft dropping from 18,009 ft asl to 1,353 ft asl, a decrease of 16,656 ft in 11 minutes and covering 47 nm.
The final approach to runway 23 at EDDH Hamburg Helmut Schmidt Airport was executed from the north-east, on a heading of 231.0° at 4 nm and 1,303 ft agl.
Landing was achieved on runway 23, which is 3,092 m long; the threshold speed was 125 kt. Touchdown occurred 416 m down the runway at 119 kt with a vertical speed of minus 298 fpm, and the touchdown point was offset by 3.4 m from the centreline. Weather at the time was 19 °C with a wind of 9 kt from 280°, including a 7 kt cross-wind and a 6 kt head-wind.
The total landing roll measured 1,260 m (41 % of the runway) and the rollout alignment was reported as very good.
After landing, the aircraft taxied to the parking area in 4 minutes, covering less than 1 nm.
Overall, the flight covered 448 nm, required 82 minutes of elapsed time, and consumed 3,066 kg of fuel.
The Airbus A319 entered the final approach to runway 23 at EDDH Hamburg Helmut Schmidt Airport from the north-east on a heading of 231.0° at 4 nm and 1,303 ft agl. The approach was assessed as stabilised at the 1,000 ft gate, with gear, flaps, sink rate, glideslope and centreline all within limits, and the local weather was 19 °C with wind 9 kt from 280°, providing a 7 kt crosswind component and a 6 kt headwind.
At threshold the aircraft displayed a good threshold height and a good threshold speed of 125 kt, indicating proper configuration for the flare.
Touchdown occurred 416 m down the runway at a speed of 119 kt, which was judged good. The vertical profile was fair with a descent rate of minus 298 fpm, and the touchdown point was slightly misaligned by 3.4 m from the centreline.
The total landing distance was 1,260 m, representing 41 % of the 3,092 m runway, and the rollout alignment was very good.
Coaching should focus on tightening lateral alignment to the centreline and refining the flare to achieve a more stabilized vertical rate, which will further improve an already strong 97.5 % score.
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