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In the last part of the flare, hold a little more back pressure to fully arrest the sink before the mains touch down.
What happened: Threshold speed and height were within limits, and the flare began on time and arrested the sink normally; even so, the touchdown rate was 213 fpm, a firm touchdown.
Watch for: Vertical speed indicator: a smooth, gentle rate at 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 1,526 m of the approach.
Plan view — the first 1,526 m of the 3,641 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
Touched down 518 m past the threshold — beyond the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.
The rest of the report
The Airbus A320 taxied from the parking area to runway 24 at EDLP Paderborn Lippstadt Airport, covering approximately 1 nm in 5 minutes.
During the departure roll on runway 24, the aircraft accelerated over a takeoff distance of 1,204 m, representing 55 % of the runway, and lifted off at 150 kt. Local weather at the time was 24 °C with a wind of 4 kt from 209°, including a 2 kt crosswind and a 3 kt headwind.
Climb commenced 1 mile south-west of EDLP, with the A320 ascending from 1,712 ft asl to 31,932 ft asl - an increase of 30,220 ft - in 15 minutes while covering 89 nm.
The first cruise segment began 2 miles east of Laren, Netherlands, lasting 22 minutes and traversing 147 nm at level flight.
Descent started 34 miles north-west of Westkapelle, Netherlands, where the aircraft descended from 31,980 ft asl to 9,206 ft asl - a loss of 22,773 ft - in 16 minutes, covering 92 nm.
A brief cruise over EGSG Stapleford Aerodrome, Romford, England, followed for 2 minutes and 6 nm.
The next descent began 1 mile east of Enfield Town, Greater London, with altitude decreasing from 8,980 ft asl to 4,009 ft asl - a reduction of 4,971 ft - in 5 minutes over 19 nm.
A short cruise segment over Barking, Greater London, lasted 2 minutes and covered 5 nm.
Subsequent descent started 1 mile east of Peckham, Greater London, dropping from 4,000 ft asl to 1,372 ft asl - a loss of 2,628 ft - in 4 minutes while traveling 11 nm.
The final approach to runway 27L at EGLL London Heathrow Airport was executed from the east, on a heading of 269.0°, at 4 nm and 1,286 ft agl.
Landing on runway 27L, which is 3,641 m long, was achieved with a threshold speed of 135 kt. Touchdown occurred 99 m beyond the touchdown zone at 128 kt, with a smooth touchdown rate of minus 131 fpm and perfect runway alignment. Local conditions were 21 °C, wind 8 kt from 230°, a 5 kt crosswind and a 6 kt headwind. The total landing distance recorded was 1,443 m, representing 40 % of the runway, and rollout alignment was perfect.
After landing, the aircraft taxied from the runway to the parking area in less than 1 nm, a movement that took 5 minutes.
In summary, the flight covered a total of 378 nm, required 77 minutes of airborne time, and consumed 3,044 kg of fuel.
The Airbus A320 completed the final approach to runway 27L at EGLL London Heathrow Airport from the east, tracking a heading of 269.0 ° at 4 nm and 1,286 ft agl. Local weather was 21 °C with wind 8 kt from 230 °, providing a 5 kt cross-wind component and a 6 kt head-wind component. The approach was assessed as unstable at the 1,000 ft gate because the sink rate was too high.
At the threshold the height was good and the threshold speed was good at 135 kt, indicating proper energy management for the flare.
Touchdown occurred 99 m beyond the touchdown zone with a speed of 128 kt that was judged good. The touchdown rate was smooth at minus 131 fpm and runway touchdown alignment was perfect.
The aircraft rolled out over a total landing distance of 1,443 m, representing 40 % of the 3,641 m runway, and rollout alignment remained perfect.
To convert the high sink rate into a stabilized approach, the crew should aim to reduce vertical speed to meet the 1,000 ft gate criteria. Maintaining the current touchdown speed while fine-tuning the flare will help keep the touchdown point within the designated zone.
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