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Begin raising the nose earlier, by 11 ft, so the flare has time to arrest the sink before touchdown.
What happened: The flare began late at 0.7 ft, 11 ft below the normal band, and a late flare like this usually leaves too little time to arrest the sink before touchdown.
Watch for: Watch radio altitude and start the flare in the normal band, around 11 ft.
Even a modest height error carries straight through to the touchdown. Geometry alone says that crossing the threshold 10 feet high on a 3° path moves your touchdown roughly 190 feet further down the runway before the flare adds anything.
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The threshold, the flare and the hold-off. The approach that led to it is the stabilisation gates below.
One stabilised approach gate: seven checks where the approach path is 300 ft above the runway. The 1,000 ft gate was not assessed, because the approach did not join final that far out. These checks are the approach's score.
At the 300 ft gate: centreline 11.2° off, against a 1° limit.
The approach, gate by gate
Side view — the last 1,524 m of the approach.
Plan view — the first 1,524 m of the 2,952 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
The 285 m touchdown sits inside the full-score zone. The 1.88 G arrival is the firm side of smooth.
The rest of the report
The flight departed from Ajaccio-Napoléon Bonaparte Airport (LFKJ), situated on the island of Corsica, France. Taxiing from the parking area to the runway took less than a minute, covering a short distance of less than 1 nautical mile. The aircraft then began its departure roll on runway 20, accelerating to a liftoff speed of 70 knots. The takeoff distance of 494 meters accounted for only 23% of the runway length, indicating a smooth and efficient departure.
As the aircraft climbed away from Ajaccio, it began its enroute climb, reaching an altitude of 4,118 feet above sea level in just 4 minutes. The climb phase was followed by a level cruise, during which the aircraft maintained a steady altitude of 4,118 feet for 7 minutes, covering a distance of 15 nautical miles. The flight then began its descent, gradually losing altitude as it approached its next destination. The aircraft continued to climb and cruise, navigating through the Corsican and French airspace, before finally beginning its descent towards Nice-Côte d'Azur Airport (LFMN).
The final approach to runway 04R at LFMN was initiated from the southwest, with the aircraft maintaining a heading of 49.0 degrees. The landing was executed with a touchdown speed of 58 knots, which was slightly above the target speed. The touchdown distance of 284 meters was within acceptable limits, but the touchdown rate was somewhat hard at -571 feet per minute. The aircraft's runway touchdown position was also slightly misaligned from the centerline, and the runway rollout alignment was similarly off-center. Despite these minor deviations, the flight concluded with a total landing distance of 631 meters, accounting for only 21% of the runway length. The aircraft then taxied to the parking area, covering a distance of 1 nautical mile in 11 minutes, and used a total of 43 kilograms of fuel for the entire flight, which covered a distance of 136 nautical miles.
The final approach to runway 04R at LFMN Nice-Côte d'Azur Airport was initiated from the south west, with the aircraft heading 49.0° at 0 nm and 113 ft above ground level. The approach quality was satisfactory, with a threshold speed of 60 kt, which met the target. However, the threshold height at 83 ft agl was significantly above the target, indicating a slight deviation from the ideal approach path.
Upon touchdown, the aircraft's speed was a little fast at 58 kt, resulting in a very hard touchdown rate of -571 fpm. The touchdown distance of 284 m was within the acceptable range, but the runway touchdown position was misaligned by 12.6 m from the centreline. The local weather conditions, with a temperature of 15 °C and a wind of 1 kt at 270°, contributed to a negligible crosswind and tailwind effect. The total landing distance of 631 m was 21% of the runway length, indicating a relatively short rollout.
During the rollout phase, the aircraft's alignment was again found to be off-centre, with a deviation of 15.6 m from the centreline. Despite this, the overall landing performance was satisfactory, with a score of 82.0%. The pilot's ability to maintain control and navigate the aircraft to a safe touchdown was evident, although there is room for improvement in terms of approach path management and touchdown speed control.
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