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Improve the 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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Two stabilised approach gates, each with six checks at 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 1,524 m of the approach.
Plan view — the first 1,524 m of the 1,621 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
The 227 m touchdown sits inside the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.
The rest of the report
The aircraft taxied from the parking area to the departure runway in 4 minutes, covering a distance of 1 nm before lining up for departure.
During the departure roll on runway 17R at LFLL Lyon Saint-Exupéry Airport, the A320-ceo accelerated through a takeoff distance of 2,824 m, representing 70 % of the runway, and lifted off at 167 kt. Ambient conditions were 22 °C with a wind of 1 kt from 220°, providing a 1 kt headwind and a 1 kt crosswind component.
Climb commenced overhead LFLL, with the aircraft ascending from 1,201 ft asl to 35,008 ft asl, a gain of 33,808 ft achieved in 21 minutes while covering 147 nm.
The first cruise segment began 1 mile west of Moyrazes and continued for 77 minutes, during which the flight covered 618 nm at level altitude.
Descent started 7 miles north-east of Ceuta, with the aircraft descending from 34,778 ft asl to 1,006 ft asl, a loss of 33,771 ft accomplished in 16 minutes over a distance of 89 nm.
A brief second cruise phase was initiated 3 miles south of Algeciras, lasting 2 minutes and adding 6 nm to the flight path.
Final approach to runway 09 at LXGB Gibraltar Airport was conducted from the west on a heading of 100.0° at 2 nm and 844 ft agl, followed by a descent from 806 ft agl to 33 ft agl in 86 seconds, with the aircraft scoring on the stabilisation gates.
Landing on runway 09, which is 1,621 m long, occurred with a threshold speed of 141 kt, slightly above target, and a touchdown distance of 230 m. Touchdown speed was 135 kt, and the touchdown rate was minus 294 fpm; runway alignment at touchdown was very good. Local weather reported a temperature of 22 °C, wind 7 kt from 90°, with no crosswind and a 7 kt headwind. The total landing distance recorded was 892 m, equivalent to 55 % of the runway.
Runway rollout alignment was perfect as the aircraft decelerated and exited the runway.
The aircraft taxied from the runway to the parking area in 1 minute, covering less than 1 nm.
In total, the flight covered 870 nm, lasted 124 minutes, and consumed 0 kg of fuel.
The Airbus A320ceo entered the final approach to runway 09 at LXGB Gibraltar Airport from the west on a heading of 100.0° at 2 nm and 844 ft agl. At the 1,000 ft gate the approach was assessed as unstable, being off the glideslope.
During the threshold and flare phase the aircraft descended from 806 ft agl to 33 ft agl in 86 seconds. The threshold height was good and the threshold speed was slightly above target at 141 kt.
Touchdown occurred 230 m down the runway, which is a good distance, with a speed of 135 kt that was a little fast. The vertical rate at touchdown was fair at minus 294 fpm and runway touchdown alignment was very good. Total landing distance was 892 m, representing 55 % of the 1,621 m runway.
Rollout alignment was perfect throughout the remaining ground roll.
Correct the glidepath to achieve a stabilized approach by the 1,000 ft gate and bring the approach speed within the target to avoid the slight overspeed. Reducing touchdown speed to the calculated VREF will also lower the descent rate and improve overall landing performance.
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