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Arrival
Begin the flare with progressive back pressure and keep it coming until the sink is arrested, rather than flying it on flat.
What happened: The nose was barely raised in the flare and little of the sink was taken out, flying the aircraft onto the runway. This pattern usually carries through to a firm touchdown with a noticeable sink rate.
Watch for: Vertical speed indicator: a smoothly reducing sink through the normal flare band, not a steady rate into the runway.
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: off the centreline.
The approach, gate by gate
Side view — the last 5,000 ft of the approach.
Plan view — the first 5,000 ft of the 6,704 ft runway, to the same scale as the side view.
The 1,050 ft touchdown sits inside the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.
The rest of the report
The flight began with the aircraft taxiing from the parking area to the runway, a process that took 4 minutes and covered a distance of 1 nautical mile. The Airbus A320 then departed from runway 32R at Toulouse-Blagnac Airport (LFBO), with a takeoff distance of 4,122 feet, which accounted for 41% of the runway. The liftoff speed was 154 knots, and the local weather conditions at the time of departure were characterized by a temperature of 61°F and a wind speed of 4 knots from a direction of 320°.
As the aircraft climbed away from the airport, it began its enroute climb, which started overhead Toulouse/Blagnac Airport. The climb took 16 minutes to reach a height of 36,005 feet above sea level, an increase of 34,486 feet from the initial altitude of 1,519 feet. During this phase, the aircraft covered a distance of 91 nautical miles.
Following the enroute climb, the aircraft entered a level cruise phase, which began overhead Jonquieres in the Occitanie region of France. This phase lasted for 48 minutes and covered a distance of 383 nautical miles. The aircraft then began its enroute descent, which started 21 miles southwest of Ladispoli in the Lazio region of Italy. The descent took 31 minutes to reduce the altitude from 35,849 feet to 1,775 feet, a decrease of 34,074 feet. During this phase, the aircraft covered a distance of 122 nautical miles.
The final approach to runway 06 at Naples International Airport (LIRN) was made from the southwest, with the aircraft heading at an angle of 55.0°. The approach was made at an altitude of 1,464 feet above ground level, and the aircraft was 4 nautical miles from the runway threshold. The landing was made on runway 06, which had a length of 6,704 feet. The threshold height was good, but the threshold speed was above the target speed of 142 knots.
The touchdown distance was good, at 1,054 feet, but the touchdown speed was a little fast at 135 knots. The touchdown rate was heavy, at -637 feet per minute, and the runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned from the centerline by 19 feet. The local weather conditions at the time of landing were characterized by a temperature of 59°F and a wind speed of 1 knot from a direction of 320°.
The total landing distance was 3,299 feet, which accounted for 49% of the runway length. The runway rollout alignment was very good, indicating a smooth and controlled landing. The aircraft then taxied to the parking area, a process that took 9 minutes and covered a distance of 1 nautical mile.
Overall, the flight covered a total distance of 604 nautical miles, took 113 minutes to complete, and used 9,011 pounds of fuel.
The Airbus A320 successfully landed at LIRN Naples International Airport, achieving a score of 92.1%. The aircraft approached the runway from the southwest, heading 55.0° at 4 nautical miles and 1,464 feet above ground level (agl). The final approach was executed with good control, and the aircraft landed safely on runway 06, which has a length of 6,704 feet.
The threshold height was satisfactory, but the threshold speed was above the target at 142 knots. This may indicate that the aircraft was slightly overpowered or that the pilots were not fully utilizing the aircraft's capabilities to achieve a more optimal approach speed. The touchdown distance of 1,054 feet was within acceptable limits, but the touchdown speed of 135 knots was slightly faster than desired. This may have contributed to the heavy touchdown rate of -637 feet per minute (fpm), which is higher than the typical target range.
The runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned by 19 feet from the centerline, which may have been due to a slight deviation in the approach or a minor issue with the aircraft's navigation system. However, the local weather conditions were favorable, with a temperature of 59°F and a light wind of 1 knot at 320°. The crosswind component was minimal at 1 knot, and the headwind component was zero.
The total landing distance of 3,299 feet was 49% of the runway length, which is within acceptable limits. The runway rollout alignment was very good, indicating that the pilots maintained control of the aircraft during the rollout phase and were able to bring the aircraft to a stop safely. Overall, the landing was successful, but there were some minor issues with the approach speed and touchdown rate that may be addressed in future training or operations.
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