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Work on the flare
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.
One stabilised approach gate: five checks where the approach path is 500 ft above the runway. The 1,000 ft gate was not assessed, because the approach did not join final that far out.
Side view — the last 5,965 ft of the approach.
Plan view — the first 5,965 ft of the 8,690 ft runway, to the same scale as the side view.
Touched down 2,751 ft past the threshold — beyond the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.
The rest of the report
The flight began with a taxiing period from the parking area to the runway, which took 15 minutes and covered a distance of 1 nautical mile. The aircraft, an Airbus A330-900, then departed from runway 04 at LaGuardia Airport (KLGA) in New York. The takeoff distance was 4,255 feet, which accounted for 61% of the runway length. The liftoff speed was 151 knots.
The local weather conditions at the time of departure were characterized by a temperature of 31°F and a wind speed of 0 knots at 0 degrees. The aircraft then began its enroute climb, starting overhead College Point in New York. The climb took 18 minutes and covered a distance of 96 nautical miles, with the aircraft ascending from 1,025 feet above sea level to 35,995 feet.
Following the initial climb, the aircraft entered a level cruise phase, which lasted 23 minutes and covered 156 nautical miles. This phase started 2 miles southwest of West Chester in Pennsylvania. The aircraft then began its first descent, which started 1 mile southwest of Blue Ridge Shores in Virginia. The descent took 39 minutes and covered 133 nautical miles, with the aircraft descending from 35,228 feet to 5,287 feet.
The aircraft then entered another level cruise phase, which lasted 30 minutes and covered 83 nautical miles. This phase started 2 miles northeast of Mayodan in North Carolina. The aircraft then began its second descent, which started 1 mile north of Charlotte in North Carolina. The descent took 4 minutes and covered 11 nautical miles, with the aircraft descending from 4,918 feet to 2,794 feet.
The aircraft then entered another level cruise phase, which lasted 20 minutes and covered 6 nautical miles. This phase started 4 miles northwest of Weddington in North Carolina. The aircraft then began its final approach to runway 36R at Charlotte Douglas International Airport (KCLT), which was located to the south. The approach was made at a heading of 356.0 degrees and at an altitude of 1,294 feet above ground level.
The landing was made on runway 36R, which had a length of 8,690 feet. The threshold height at 146 feet above ground level was excessively over target, but the threshold speed was good at 136 knots. The touchdown point was 1,274 feet beyond the touchdown zone, and the touchdown speed was a little fast at 140 knots. The touchdown rate was very hard at -546 feet per minute. The runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned by 23 feet from the centerline.
The local weather conditions at the time of landing were characterized by a temperature of 44°F and a wind speed of 0 knots at 0 degrees. The crosswind and headwind speeds were both 0 knots. The total landing distance was 5,588 feet, which accounted for 64% of the runway length. The runway rollout alignment was slightly misaligned by 31 feet from the centerline.
The total flight distance was 493 nautical miles, and the flight duration was 131 minutes. The aircraft used 24,108 pounds of fuel during the flight.
The Airbus A330-900 aircraft successfully landed at Charlotte Douglas International Airport (KCLT) on runway 36R. The final approach was initiated from the south, heading 356.0° at a distance of 4 nautical miles and an altitude of 1,294 feet above ground level (agl). The aircraft maintained a good threshold speed of 136 knots, which is within the acceptable range for a safe landing.
However, the threshold height at 146 feet agl was excessively over the target, indicating that the aircraft may have been slightly high during the final approach. The touchdown point was 1,274 feet beyond the touchdown zone, which suggests that the aircraft may have touched down slightly further down the runway than intended. The touchdown speed of 140 knots was a little fast, which could have contributed to the hard touchdown rate of -546 feet per minute (fpm).
The runway touchdown position was slightly misaligned by 23 feet from the centreline, which may have been due to a slight deviation in the aircraft's alignment during the final approach. The local weather conditions were favorable, with a temperature of 44°F and no wind, which would have made the landing conditions relatively easy.
The total landing distance of 5,588 feet was 64% of the runway length, which is within the acceptable range for a safe landing. However, the runway rollout alignment was slightly misaligned by 31 feet from the centreline, which may have been due to a slight deviation in the aircraft's alignment during the rollout phase.
Overall, the landing was successful, but there were some minor deviations from the ideal landing parameters. These deviations were likely due to a combination of factors, including the aircraft's altitude and speed during the final approach, as well as the pilot's alignment during the rollout phase.
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