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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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Two stabilised approach gates, each with five checks, where the approach path is 1,000 ft and 500 ft above the runway.
The approach, gate by gate
Side view — the last 1,905 m of the approach.
Plan view — the first 1,905 m of the 4,134 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
Touched down 869 m past the threshold — beyond the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.
The rest of the report
The Airbus A330-900 taxied from the parking area to runway 23 at YPAD Adelaide International Airport in a duration of 10 minutes, covering a ground distance of 2 nm.
During the departure roll on runway 23, the aircraft accelerated through a take-off distance of 2,094 m, representing 68 % of the runway length, and lifted off at 173 kt. Ambient conditions were a temperature of 16 °C, wind from 020° at 6 kt, a 3 kt cross-wind component and a 5 kt tail-wind component.
The climb commenced overhead Glenelg North, South Australia, with the flight climbing from 957 ft asl to 36,001 ft asl - an altitude gain of 35,044 ft - over 26 minutes while traversing 157 nm.
A level cruise segment began 10 nm north-west of YPDE Pendeen Rudall, South Australia, and persisted for 376 minutes, during which the aircraft covered 2,844 nm.
Descent operations started 9 nm east of Parit Raja, Johor, Malaysia, with the aircraft descending from 36,001 ft asl to 8,166 ft asl, a loss of 27,835 ft, in 20 minutes and over a distance of 125 nm.
A short cruise leg originated 3 nm south-west of Tanjung Sepat, Selangor, Malaysia, lasting 3 minutes and covering 11 nm.
The next descent began 4 nm south-east of Banting, Selangor, Malaysia, where the aircraft dropped from 7,891 ft asl to 4,570 ft asl - a decrease of 3,321 ft - in 3 minutes while traveling 10 nm.
A further cruise segment started 3 nm north-west of Jenjarum, Selangor, Malaysia, lasting 5 minutes and encompassing 16 nm.
Descent resumed 1 nm west of Putra Heights, Selangor, Malaysia, with the aircraft descending from 4,499 ft asl to 1,364 ft asl, a reduction of 3,135 ft, in 4 minutes and covering 12 nm.
The final approach to runway 14L at WMKK Kuala Lumpur International Airport was conducted from the north-west, on a heading of 146.0° at 4 nm and 1,309 ft agl.
Landing on runway 14L, which is 4,134 m long, was achieved with a threshold speed of 145 kt. Touchdown occurred 461 m beyond the touchdown zone at a speed of 136 kt, with a hard touchdown rate of minus 424 fpm and a lateral deviation of 4.0 m from the centreline. Local weather at the time was a temperature of 32 °C, wind from 023° at 2 kt, a 1 kt cross-wind and a 1 kt tail-wind. The total landing distance recorded was 1,832 m, representing 44 % of the runway.
Runway rollout alignment was very good, and the aircraft taxied from the runway to the parking area in 2 minutes, covering less than 1 nm.
In total, the flight covered 3,184 nm, required 449 minutes of airborne time, and consumed 42,343 kg of fuel.
The Airbus A330-900 executed a final approach to runway 14L at WMKK Kuala Lumpur International Airport from the north-west, tracking a heading of 146.0° at 4 nm and 1,309 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.
At threshold the aircraft maintained a speed of 145 kt, noted as slightly above target, and the threshold height was good.
Touchdown occurred 461 m beyond the touchdown zone with a speed of 136 kt, described as a little fast, and a hard sink rate of minus 424 fpm. The touchdown point was slightly misaligned by 4.0 m from the centreline, and the total landing distance measured 1,832 m, representing 44 % of the 4,134 m runway.
Rollout alignment was very good, and the local weather was 32 °C with wind 2 kt from 23°, including a 1 kt crosswind and a 1 kt tailwind.
To refine future landings, aim to achieve touchdown nearer the aim point of about 300 m down the runway to reduce the overshoot distance, and adjust the flare to moderate the sink rate and avoid a hard touchdown.
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