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Carry more power on approach to hold 134 kt at the threshold instead of letting speed decay into the flare.
What happened: The flare arrested the sink at 29 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 235 fpm.
Watch for: Watch airspeed on short final against 134 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.
The approach, gate by gate
Side view — the last 1,624 m of the approach.
Plan view — the first 1,624 m of the 1,891 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
Touched down 815 m past the threshold — beyond the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.
The rest of the report
The flight began with the aircraft, an Airbus A319, taxiing from the parking area to the runway at Nice-Côte d'Azur Airport, which took approximately 8 minutes and covered a distance of 2 nautical miles. The departure roll took place on runway 04R, with the aircraft lifting off at a speed of 148 knots after covering 45% of the runway's length.
As the aircraft climbed to its cruising altitude, it encountered local weather conditions of 16°C temperature and a 3-knot headwind at 50°. The enroute climb started over Nice-Côte d'Azur Airport and continued for 22 minutes, covering a distance of 142 nautical miles and increasing the aircraft's altitude from 980 feet to 36,010 feet.
The aircraft then entered a level cruise, starting 2 miles northwest of Roncaglia, Italy, and lasting for 7 minutes. During this period, the aircraft covered a distance of 55 nautical miles. The enroute descent started 1 mile southeast of Ponte Caffaro, Italy, and continued for 9 minutes, covering a distance of 65 nautical miles and decreasing the aircraft's altitude from 35,998 feet to 16,010 feet.
The aircraft then entered another level cruise, starting 5 miles north of Sarentino, Italy, and lasting for 3 minutes. It covered a distance of 22 nautical miles during this period. The enroute descent started 1 mile east of Vals, Austria, and continued for 5 minutes, covering a distance of 31 nautical miles and decreasing the aircraft's altitude from 16,011 feet to 9,515 feet.
The aircraft then entered another level cruise, starting 1 mile northeast of Radfeld, Austria, and lasting for 9 minutes. It covered a distance of 10 nautical miles during this period. The enroute descent started over Schlitters, Austria, and continued for 6 minutes, covering a distance of 18 nautical miles and decreasing the aircraft's altitude from 9,512 feet to 3,595 feet.
The final approach to runway 26 at Innsbruck Airport took place from the east, with the aircraft heading 261.0° at 4 nautical miles and 1,684 feet above ground level. The landing took place on a runway with a length of 1,891 meters, and the aircraft touched down 397 meters beyond the touchdown zone at a speed of 123 knots.
The local weather conditions at the time of landing were 4°C temperature and a 3-knot crosswind at 180°. The aircraft's touchdown rate was fair at -293 feet per minute, and the runway touchdown alignment was perfect. The total landing distance was 1,542 meters, which accounted for 82% of the runway's length. The runway rollout alignment was slightly misaligned by 8.0 meters from the centerline.
The taxiing from the runway to the parking area took approximately 4 minutes and covered a distance of less than 1 nautical mile. The total flight distance was 351 nautical miles, and the flight duration was 69 minutes. The aircraft used 2,903 kilograms of fuel during the flight.
The Airbus A319 aircraft successfully landed at Innsbruck Airport (LOWI) on runway 26, achieving a score of 86.7%. The final approach was initiated from the east, heading 261.0° at a distance of 4 nautical miles and an altitude of 1,684 feet above ground level (agl). The aircraft maintained a good threshold height, and the threshold speed was also satisfactory at 131 knots.
Upon touchdown, the aircraft landed 397 meters beyond the designated touchdown zone, which is a relatively long distance. However, the touchdown speed of 123 knots was within the acceptable range, indicating a controlled descent. The touchdown rate of -293 feet per minute (fpm) was fair, suggesting that the aircraft could have maintained a more stable rate of descent.
The runway touchdown alignment was perfect, indicating that the aircraft was aligned with the runway centerline at the moment of touchdown. The local weather conditions at the time of landing were characterized by a temperature of 4°C and a wind speed of 3 knots from 180°. The crosswind component was 3 knots, while the headwind component was negligible.
The total landing distance of 1,542 meters was 82% of the available runway length, which is a relatively high percentage. This suggests that the aircraft could have utilized a larger portion of the runway for braking and deceleration. The runway rollout alignment was slightly misaligned by 8.0 meters from the centerline, which may have been due to the aircraft's deceleration and braking performance.
Overall, the landing was successful, but there were some areas for improvement, particularly in terms of touchdown distance and touchdown rate. However, the aircraft's performance was satisfactory, and the pilot's skills were demonstrated in maintaining control of the aircraft throughout the landing process.
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