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Stop the rotation once the sink is arrested at 0.4 ft, holding the normal landing attitude instead of continuing to pull back.
What happened: The flare pitch reached 3.7°, well above this type's ground attitude, and touchdown followed at a sink rate of 492 fpm. Over-rotating the flare like this usually carries through to a firm or hard touchdown.
Watch for: Attitude indicator: hold the normal landing attitude once sink is arrested at 0.4 ft.
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.
Read more in Flare TimingStart to finish · 17 stages, 15 in the score
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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 2,445 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
The 236 m touchdown sits inside the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.
The rest of the report
The Airbus A321-ceo taxied from the parking area to runway 18 at Frankfurt-Egelsbach (EDDF) in 24 minutes, covering 4 nm on the ground.
During the departure roll on runway 18, the aircraft accelerated over a takeoff distance of 2,301 m, representing 58 % of the runway, and lifted off at 174 kt. Ambient conditions were 23 °C with a wind of 2 kt from 060°, a 2 kt crosswind component and a 1 kt tailwind component.
Climb commenced 2 nm west of Moerfelden-Walldorf, with the flight ascending from 1,358 ft asl to 35,374 ft asl, a gain of 34,015 ft achieved in 24 minutes while covering 169 nm.
The first cruise segment began 1 nm south-west of Strassberg and continued for 127 minutes, during which the aircraft travelled 934 nm at level altitude.
Descent started 8 nm south of Vaala Airfield (EFVL), with the aircraft descending from 35,341 ft asl to 10,824 ft asl, a loss of 24,517 ft in 13 minutes and a ground distance of 87 nm.
A brief cruise followed 12 nm east of Taivalkoski, lasting 2 minutes and covering 8 nm.
The second descent began 17 nm south of Kuusamo, with altitude decreasing from 10,385 ft asl to 2,170 ft asl, a reduction of 8,215 ft over 8 minutes and a distance of 33 nm.
On final approach to runway 12 at Kuusamo Airport (EFKS), the aircraft descended from 1,343 ft agl to 64 ft agl in 89 seconds and recorded a score on the stabilisation gates.
Landing on runway 12 was executed with a threshold speed of 143 kt; touchdown occurred 341 m down the runway at 140 kt, with a hard touchdown rate of minus 457 fpm and a lateral deviation of 4.2 m from the centreline. Local weather was 0 °C with a wind of 3 kt from 189°, a 2 kt crosswind and a 2 kt headwind. The total landing distance measured 1,144 m, equivalent to 45 % of the runway length, and rollout alignment was very good.
The rollout concluded with the aircraft remaining aligned on the runway before taxiing to the parking area, a ground movement that lasted 1 minute and covered less than 1 nm.
In total, the flight covered 1,243 nm, required 198 minutes of elapsed time, and consumed 9,341 kg of fuel.
The Fokker F28 Fellowship executed a stabilised approach to runway 14 at LGIO, meeting the 1,000 ft gate criteria with gear, flaps, sink rate, glideslope, centreline and speed all within limits. The aircraft descended from 1,356 ft agl to 91 ft agl over a period of 95 seconds, maintaining the required parameters throughout the final segment.
At the threshold the aircraft presented a good threshold height and established the prescribed threshold speed of 126 kt, setting up the flare in accordance with the approach profile.
Touchdown occurred 94 m beyond the designated touchdown zone, with a touchdown speed of 104 kt judged good and a firm vertical rate of minus 378 fpm. Runway touchdown alignment was perfect, confirming accurate lateral control at the moment of contact.
The rollout covered 1,183 m, representing 49 % of the 2,402 m runway, and runway-rollout alignment was very good, allowing a controlled deceleration to a stop.
To tighten the touchdown point toward the 300 m aim-point and to soften the firm vertical rate, a slightly earlier flare with refined height control is recommended; these adjustments will further optimise the already strong 94.5 % score.
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