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Arrival
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 0.8 ft, 10 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.
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.
The approach, gate by gate
Side view — the last 1,524 m of the approach.
Plan view — the first 1,524 m of the 2,295 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
The 374 m touchdown sits inside the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.
The rest of the report
The flight began with a taxiing period from the parking to the runway, which took 9 minutes and covered a distance of 2 nautical miles. The aircraft, an Airbus A350-1000, then departed from runway 09R at Charles de Gaulle International Airport (LFPG) in France. The takeoff distance was 1,644 meters, which accounted for 46% of the runway. The liftoff speed was 172 knots.
As the aircraft climbed to its cruising altitude, it encountered local weather conditions of 15°C temperature and a wind speed of 4 knots at 112 degrees. The crosswind was 2 knots, and the headwind was 4 knots. The enroute climb started overhead Le Mesnil-Amelot, a town in the Ile-de-France region of France, and continued to an altitude of 32,001 feet above sea level (asl). The aircraft then leveled off and cruised for a short period before starting another climb.
The enroute climb started 1 mile south east of Gavray, a town in the Normandie region of France, and continued to an altitude of 33,427 feet asl. The aircraft then leveled off and cruised for a significant period, covering a distance of 1,414 nautical miles in 201 minutes. This was followed by another climb, which started 65 miles south west of Castelo Branco in the Azores, Portugal, and continued to an altitude of 35,724 feet asl.
The aircraft then leveled off and cruised for another period, covering a distance of 726 nautical miles in 102 minutes. Another climb started at a specific location, and the aircraft continued to an altitude of 37,825 feet asl. The final cruise period started at a location near the Azores and lasted for 182 minutes, covering a distance of 1,335 nautical miles.
As the aircraft began its descent, it started from an altitude of 38,000 feet asl and descended to 1,526 feet asl in 24 minutes, covering a distance of 137 nautical miles. The final approach to runway 10 at Princess Juliana International Airport (TNCM) in St. Maarten was made from the west, with a heading of 83.0 degrees at 4 nautical miles and 1,506 feet above ground level (agl).
The landing on runway 10 was successful, with a touchdown distance of 373 meters and a touchdown speed of 139 knots. However, the touchdown rate was hard at -480 feet per minute. The runway touchdown alignment was very good, and the local weather conditions were 25°C temperature and a wind speed of 4 knots at 20 degrees. The crosswind was 3 knots, and the headwind was 2 knots.
The total landing distance was 1,338 meters, which accounted for 58% of the runway. The runway rollout alignment was also very good. The taxiing period from the runway to the parking took 1 minute and covered less than 1 nautical mile. The total flight distance was 3,831 nautical miles, and the flight duration was 552 minutes. The aircraft used 61,560 kilograms of fuel during the flight.
The Airbus A350-1000 successfully landed at TNCM Princess Juliana International Airport, achieving a high score of 96.8%. The aircraft approached the runway from the west, heading 83.0° at a distance of 4 nautical miles and an altitude of 1,506 feet above ground level (agl). The final approach was executed with precision, and the aircraft landed safely on runway 10, which has a length of 2,295 meters.
The threshold height was good, indicating that the aircraft was at the correct altitude as it approached the runway. However, the threshold speed was slightly above the target speed of 140 knots, which may have been due to various factors such as wind resistance or the aircraft's weight. Despite this, the touchdown distance was good, measuring 373 meters, which is a reasonable distance considering the aircraft's size and weight.
The touchdown speed of 139 knots was a little fast, which may have contributed to the hard touchdown rate of -480 feet per minute (fpm). A hard touchdown rate can be a concern as it may put additional stress on the aircraft's landing gear and other components. Nevertheless, the runway touchdown alignment was very good, indicating that the aircraft was properly aligned with the runway as it touched down.
The local weather conditions were favorable, with a temperature of 25°C and a gentle wind of 4 knots at 20°. The crosswind was minimal at 3 knots, and the headwind was 2 knots, which helped to stabilize the aircraft during the approach and landing. The total landing distance was 1,338 meters, which is 58% of the runway length, indicating that the aircraft was able to stop safely within a reasonable distance.
Finally, the runway rollout alignment was very good, indicating that the aircraft was properly aligned with the runway as it rolled out after touchdown. Overall, the landing was successful, and the aircraft was able to stop safely within a reasonable distance. However, there are areas for improvement, such as reducing the touchdown speed and touchdown rate to ensure a smoother and safer landing.
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