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Work on the flare
Arrive slow and the sink rate at the threshold is already above schedule, the flare is short because there is no energy to extend it, and the touchdown is hard in a way that feels exactly like a late flare. Diagnosing a slow arrival as a late flare is the catastrophic misread: you respond by flaring earlier, which bleeds more speed, which makes the next one worse. The tiebreaker is threshold speed against VRef, not feel. Never diagnose a flare without it.
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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: five 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.
The approach, gate by gate
Side view — the last 1,667 m of the approach.
Plan view — the first 1,667 m of the 2,751 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
Touched down 800 m past the threshold — beyond the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.
The rest of the report
The flight began with a taxiing period from the parking to the runway, which took 15 minutes and covered a distance of 3 nautical miles. The aircraft, an Airbus A319, then departed from runway 04L at John F. Kennedy International Airport (KJFK). The takeoff distance was 1,503 meters, which accounted for 57% of the runway. The liftoff speed was 160 knots.
The local weather conditions at the time of departure were characterized by a temperature of 17 degrees Celsius, with a wind speed of 4 knots at a direction of 60 degrees. This resulted in a crosswind of 2 knots and a headwind of 3 knots. The aircraft began its enroute climb overhead Springfield Gardens in New York, United States, and ascended from an altitude of 1,012 feet above sea level to 37,234 feet above sea level, an increase of 36,222 feet in 17 minutes, covering a distance of 87 nautical miles.
The enroute level cruise started overhead Malvern in Pennsylvania, United States, and lasted for 40 minutes, covering a distance of 276 nautical miles. The aircraft then began its enroute descent 4 miles north of Davis Field Martinsville in Virginia, United States, and descended from 37,425 feet above sea level to 5,134 feet above sea level, a decrease of 32,291 feet in 21 minutes, covering a distance of 117 nautical miles.
The enroute level cruise started 3 miles west of Weddington in North Carolina, United States, and lasted for 5 minutes, covering a distance of 5 nautical miles. The aircraft then began its final descent 1 mile east of Fort Mill in South Carolina, United States, and descended from 4,470 feet above sea level to 2,457 feet above sea level, a decrease of 2,013 feet in 3 minutes, covering a distance of 8 nautical miles.
The final approach to runway 36L at Charlotte Douglas International Airport (KCLT) was made from the south, heading 355.0 degrees at 4 nautical miles and 1,658 feet above ground level. The landing was made on runway 36L, which had a length of 2,751 meters. The threshold height was good, and the threshold speed was also good at 128 knots.
The touchdown point was 376 meters beyond the touchdown zone, with a touchdown speed of 108 knots, which was good. The touchdown rate was firm at -391 feet per minute. However, the runway touchdown position was misaligned by 8.8 meters from the centerline. The local weather conditions at the time of landing were characterized by a temperature of 18 degrees Celsius.
The total landing distance was 1,578 meters, which accounted for 57% of the runway. The runway rollout alignment was slightly misaligned by 8.4 meters from the centerline. The taxiing period from the runway to the parking took 7 minutes and covered a distance of 1 nautical mile.
The total flight distance was 503 nautical miles, taking a total of 109 minutes, and the aircraft used 3,526 kilograms of fuel during the flight.
The Airbus A319 aircraft successfully landed at Charlotte Douglas International Airport (KCLT) on runway 36L, achieving a score of 89.3%. The final approach was initiated from the south, heading 355.0° at a distance of 4 nautical miles and an altitude of 1,658 feet above ground level (agl).
The aircraft touched down on the runway with a good threshold height, and the threshold speed was also satisfactory at 128 knots. However, the touchdown point was located 376 meters beyond the designated touchdown zone, which may indicate a slight deviation from the intended landing path. The touchdown speed of 108 knots was within the acceptable range, and the touchdown rate of -391 feet per minute (fpm) was firm, indicating a controlled descent.
Despite the successful touchdown, the runway touchdown position was misaligned by 8.8 meters from the centerline, which may have been due to a slight deviation in the aircraft's approach path or a minor issue with the runway alignment. The local weather conditions at the time of landing were characterized by a temperature of 18°C, which is relatively mild and should not have affected the aircraft's performance.
The total landing distance of 1,578 meters was 57% of the available runway length, indicating that the aircraft had sufficient room to stop safely. However, the runway rollout alignment was slightly misaligned by 8.4 meters from the centerline, which may have been due to a minor issue with the aircraft's braking or a slight deviation in the rollout path.
Overall, the landing was successful, but there were some minor deviations from the intended path, which may require further investigation and analysis to identify the root causes.
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