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Stop the rotation once the sink is arrested at 0.3 ft, holding the normal landing attitude instead of continuing to pull back.
What happened: The flare pitch reached 1.6°, well above this type's ground attitude, and touchdown followed at a sink rate of 234 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 0.3 ft.
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 1,680 m of the approach.
Plan view — the first 1,680 m of the 2,996 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
The 469 m touchdown sits inside the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.
The rest of the report
The Airbus A320 taxied from the parking area to runway 10 at LIMJ Genoa Cristoforo Colombo Airport, a movement that lasted 7 minutes and covered 2 nm.
During the departure roll on runway 10, the aircraft accelerated to a liftoff speed of 159 kt and left the ground after a take-off distance of 1,902 m, representing 65 % of the runway; ambient temperature was 32 °C with a 1 kt wind from 082° and a headwind component of 1 kt.
Climb commenced 1 mile east of LIMJ, with the airplane ascending from 943 ft asl to 36,716 ft asl-a gain of 35,773 ft-over 22 minutes while covering 137 nm.
The level cruise segment began overhead Callas, France, and persisted for 51 minutes, during which the aircraft traversed 372 nm.
Descent was initiated 4 miles north-east of Montalban, Spain, with the flight descending from 37,032 ft asl to 3,146 ft asl, a loss of 33,887 ft in 12 minutes and a distance of 137 nm.
For the final approach to runway 32R at LEMD Adolfo Suárez Madrid-Barajas Airport, the aircraft approached from the south-east on a heading of 322.0°, intercepting the glide path at 4 nm and 1,186 ft agl.
Landing on runway 32R was achieved with a threshold speed of 136 kt; the touchdown occurred 60 m beyond the touchdown zone at 134 kt and a vertical speed of minus 210 fpm, while the runway threshold height of 59 ft agl was slightly above target; local weather reported 30 °C, wind 3 kt from 272°, crosswind 2 kt and headwind 2 kt; the total landing roll measured 1,606 m, equivalent to 54 % of the runway.
Runway rollout alignment was reported as very good, completing the landing phase without deviation.
The aircraft taxied from the runway to the parking stand in 3 minutes, covering less than 1 nm.
In total, the flight covered 655 nm, took 97 (time unit not specified), and consumed 4,247 kg of fuel.
The Airbus A320 completed the final approach to runway 32R at LEMD from the south-east, on a heading of 322.0° at 4 nm and 1,186 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, and the local weather was 30 °C with wind 3 kt from 272°, a 2 kt crosswind and a 2 kt headwind.
At threshold the height of 59 ft agl was slightly above target and the threshold speed of 136 kt was recorded as good. The flare was executed with the aircraft positioned 60 m beyond the touchdown zone.
Touchdown occurred at a speed of 134 kt, noted as a little fast, with a vertical rate of minus 210 fpm described as fair, and runway touchdown alignment was very good.
The total landing distance was 1,606 m, representing 54 % of the 2,996 m runway, and rollout alignment was very good.
To refine the already strong performance, aim to touch down nearer the designated zone and reduce the final approach speed by a few knots to bring the touchdown speed closer to the optimum value.
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