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Stop the rotation once the sink is arrested at 1.5 ft, holding the normal landing attitude instead of continuing to pull back.
What happened: The flare pitch reached 1.4°, well above this type's ground attitude, and touchdown followed at a sink rate of 238 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 1.5 ft.
Ground effect becomes significant below about one wingspan of height. A Cessna 172, with a 36 ft span, enters ground effect at flare height - the float it feels in the hold-off is ground effect arriving on cue. An A320, with a span around 117 ft, has been in ground effect since before the threshold and there is no sudden cushion to feel, only a gradual reduction in induced drag that lengthens any float you allow.
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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 2,052 m of the approach.
Plan view — the first 2,052 m of the 3,289 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
Touched down 722 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 17R at SCEL, covering approximately 2 nm in 7 minutes.
During the departure roll on runway 17R, the aircraft accelerated through a takeoff distance of 1,646 m, representing 43 % of the runway length, and lifted off at 166 kt. Ambient conditions were 13 °C with a wind of 2 kt from 110°, giving a 2 kt cross-wind component and a 1 kt head-wind component.
The climb commenced overhead SCEL, climbing from 2,514 ft asl to 34,523 ft asl-a gain of 32,009 ft-over 20 minutes while covering 156 nm.
Cruise began 14 mi north-east of San Rafael, lasting 40 minutes and encompassing 390 nm of level flight.
Descent was initiated 11 mi north-east of SA2X Bragado, descending from 35,019 ft asl to 1,330 ft asl, a loss of 33,689 ft in 17 minutes and traversing 109 nm.
The final approach to runway 29 at SAEZ was flown from the east on a heading of 282.0° at 4 nm and 1,257 ft agl.
Landing on runway 29 was achieved with a threshold speed of 135 kt; touchdown occurred 302 m beyond the touchdown zone at 129 kt and a vertical speed of minus 200 fpm. The runway length is 3,289 m, and the aircraft used 1,967 m of it (60 %). Weather at the time was 13 °C with a wind of 6 kt from 270°, providing a 1 kt cross-wind and a 6 kt head-wind. Runway touchdown alignment was very good.
Rollout proceeded with perfect alignment and the aircraft decelerated within the remaining runway distance.
The A320 taxied from the runway to the parking stand in less than 1 nm, a movement that lasted 2 minutes.
In total, the flight covered 663 nm, required 87 minutes of airborne time, and consumed 3,700 kg of fuel.
The Airbus A320 completed the final approach to runway 29 at SAEZ Minister Pistarini International Airport from the east, flying a heading of 282.0° at 4 nm and 1,257 ft agl. The approach was assessed as stabilised at the 1,000 ft gate, with gear, flaps, sink rate, glideslope and centreline all within limits. Local weather was 13 °C with wind 6 kt from 270°, a 1 kt cross-wind component and a 6 kt head-wind component.
Threshold height was good and the threshold speed was good at 135 kt.
Touchdown occurred 302 m beyond the touchdown zone with a touchdown speed of 129 kt, noted as a little fast, and a touchdown rate of minus 200 fpm, rated fair. Runway touchdown alignment was very good on runway 29, which is 3,289 m long, and the total landing distance used was 1,967 m, representing 60 % of the runway.
Runway rollout alignment was perfect.
To refine the already strong performance, reduce the touchdown speed toward the target VREF to eliminate the slight excess and aim for a smoother flare to achieve a lower sink rate. Maintaining the current alignment and approach stability will preserve the high score.
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