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Keep the back pressure coming once the flare is established, holding the attitude instead of letting the nose drop.
What happened: Sink came back after the flare had arrested it, and that pattern usually carries the touchdown long - here it landed at 631 m against the 457 m aim point.
Watch for: Vertical speed indicator: a steady, shallow rate through the flare with no renewed sink before touchdown
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 1,761 m of the approach.
Plan view — the first 1,761 m of the 3,710 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
Touched down 631 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 10 at LPFR Faro Airport, covering 2 nm in 6 minutes.
The departure roll on runway 10 required a takeoff distance of 1,294 m, representing 53 % of the runway, and the aircraft lifted off at 156 kt. Local weather was temperature 31 °C, wind 6 kt from 110°, crosswind 1 kt and headwind 6 kt.
Climb commenced overhead LPFR Faro Airport, rising from 984 ft asl to 24,009 ft asl, an increase of 23,026 ft achieved in 11 minutes while covering 67 nm.
Descent began 2 miles north-east of Zambujeira do Mar, descending from 24,008 ft asl to 1,644 ft asl, a decrease of 22,364 ft over 19 minutes and a distance of 94 nm.
The final approach to runway 02 at LPPT Humberto Delgado Airport was flown from the south on a heading of 23.0°, at 4 nm and 1,281 ft agl.
Landing on runway 02, which is 3,710 m long, was executed with good threshold height. Threshold speed was good at 137 kt. Touchdown occurred 212 m beyond the touchdown zone at a speed of 128 kt, with a touchdown rate of minus 98 fpm and runway touchdown alignment was perfect. Local weather reported temperature 27 °C, wind 3 kt from 349°, crosswind 1 kt and headwind 2 kt.
The aircraft rolled out over a total landing distance of 1,679 m, representing 45 % of the runway, and runway rollout alignment was perfect.
After exiting the runway, the Airbus A320 taxied to the parking area in 2 minutes, covering less than 1 nm.
Overall, the flight covered 170 nm, lasted 40 minutes, and used 1,601 kg of fuel.
The Airbus A320 approached runway 02 at LPPT Humberto Delgado Airport from the south on a heading of 23.0 ° at 4 nm and 1,281 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.
Threshold height was good and the aircraft crossed the threshold at a speed of 137 kt, meeting the expected parameters for the flare.
Touchdown occurred 212 m beyond the touchdown zone with a speed of 128 kt that was judged good, a vertical rate of minus 98 fpm that was rated excellent, and runway-touchdown alignment that was perfect.
The rollout covered a total landing distance of 1,679 m, representing 45 % of the 3,710 m runway, and runway-rollout alignment was perfect.
Minor refinement of flare timing to achieve touchdown nearer the designated zone would reduce the rollout distance while preserving the excellent speed and rate already demonstrated.
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