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Carry more power on approach to hold 131 kt at the threshold instead of letting speed decay into the flare.
What happened: The flare arrested the sink at 64 ft while already below the speed target, and the aircraft settled as the remaining energy ran out, usually carrying a firm touchdown with it at 1,552 fpm.
Watch for: Watch airspeed on short final against 131 kt, keeping it there through 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.
Two stabilised approach gates, each with seven checks, where the approach path is 1,000 ft and 500 ft above the runway.
At the 1,000 ft gate: speed below the reference speed.
At the 500 ft gate: sink rate above what the glideslope needed, off the runway's 3° glideslope, off the centreline and wings not level.
The approach, gate by gate
Side view — the last 1,002 m of the approach.
Plan view — the full 1,002 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
The 150 m touchdown sits inside the full-score zone. The 2.88 G arrival is the firm side of smooth.
The rest of the report
The flight began with the aircraft taxiing from the parking area to the runway at Gibraltar Airport, taking approximately 3 minutes to cover less than 1 nautical mile. The departure roll took place on runway 27, with the aircraft lifting off at a speed of 143 knots. The local weather conditions at the time of departure were characterized by a temperature of 29°C, a wind speed of 25 knots from a direction of 260°, resulting in a 3-knot crosswind and a 25-knot headwind.
As the aircraft climbed away from Gibraltar, it began its enroute climb 1 mile west of the airport, rising from an altitude of 1,011 feet above sea level to 39,387 feet above sea level, an increase of 38,376 feet, in 18 minutes and covering a distance of 102 nautical miles. The enroute level cruise phase started 1 mile west of Gojar, Andalusia, Spain, and lasted for 24 minutes, covering a distance of 192 nautical miles.
The enroute descent phase began 9 miles southeast of Altea, Comunitat Valenciana, Spain, and involved a descent from 38,024 feet above sea level to 1,492 feet above sea level, a decrease of 36,531 feet, in 23 minutes and covering a distance of 145 nautical miles. Following this, the aircraft entered another enroute level cruise phase, this time starting 1 mile west of Santa Eugenia, Comunitat Autonoma de les Illes Balears, Spain, and lasting for 2 minutes, covering a distance of 2 nautical miles.
The final approach to runway 23 at Son Bonet Airfield, Mallorca, Spain, was made from the northeast, with the aircraft heading 247.0° at an altitude of 1,402 feet above ground level and a distance of 2 nautical miles from the runway threshold. The landing took place on a runway with a length of 1,002 meters, and the threshold height was good. The threshold speed was also good at 131 knots, but the touchdown speed of 130 knots was slightly fast. The touchdown rate was very heavy at -1,631 feet per minute, and the runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned by 5.6 meters from the centerline.
The total landing distance was 1,042 meters, which was 104% of the runway length. The runway rollout alignment was also misaligned by 26.8 meters from the centerline. The local weather conditions at the time of landing were characterized by a temperature of 27°C, a wind speed of 12 knots from a direction of 69°, resulting in a 4-knot crosswind and an 11-knot tailwind.
In total, the flight covered a distance of 445 nautical miles, taking 72 minutes to complete, and used 2,400 kilograms of fuel.
The Airbus A320 aircraft successfully landed at LESB Son Bonet Airfield, but with some notable areas for improvement. The final approach was initiated from the north east, heading 247.0° at 2 nautical miles and 1,402 feet above ground level (agl). The aircraft touched down on runway 23, which has a length of 1,002 meters.
The threshold height was satisfactory, and the threshold speed of 131 knots was also within acceptable limits. However, the touchdown speed of 130 knots was slightly faster than desired, which may have contributed to the heavy touchdown rate of -1,631 feet per minute (fpm). This high touchdown rate is a concern, as it can put excessive stress on the aircraft's landing gear and potentially lead to damage.
The runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned from the centreline by 5.6 meters, which may have been due to the crosswind or tailwind conditions. The local weather conditions at the time of landing included a temperature of 27°C, a wind speed of 12 knots at 69°, resulting in a crosswind of 4 knots and a tailwind of 11 knots. These conditions may have affected the aircraft's alignment and touchdown position.
The total landing distance of 1,042 meters was 104% of the runway length, which is slightly above the desired threshold. The runway rollout alignment was also misaligned from the centreline by 26.8 meters, which may have been due to the aircraft's speed and control during the rollout phase.
Overall, while the landing was successful, there are areas for improvement, particularly with regards to the touchdown speed and rate, as well as the alignment of the aircraft during the rollout phase.
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