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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 2,500 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
The 201 m touchdown sits inside the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.
The rest of the report
The Airbus A320ceo taxied from the parking area to runway 29 at LOWW Vienna International Airport, a movement that lasted 6 minutes and covered 1 nm.
During the departure roll on runway 29, the aircraft accelerated through a takeoff distance of 1,717 m, representing 49 % of the runway, and lifted off at 162 kt. Ambient conditions were a temperature of 16 °C with wind calm at 0 kt from 287°, resulting in zero cross-wind and head-wind components.
Climb commenced 1 mile north-west of LOWW, with the airplane ascending from 977 ft asl to 30,007 ft asl, an increase of 29,030 ft achieved in 16 minutes while covering 114 nm.
Level cruise began 1 mile north of Brda (Slovenj Gradec, Slovenia) and persisted for 7 minutes, during which the flight covered 56 nm.
Descent was initiated 2 miles south-east of LJKO Ula Novi Lazi Kocevje, descending from 29,997 ft asl to 1,441 ft asl, a loss of 28,556 ft over 19 minutes and a distance of 119 nm.
The final approach to runway 31 at LDZD Zadar Airport was flown from the south-east, on a heading of 318.0° at 4 nm and 1,171 ft agl. The aircraft further descended from 1,199 ft agl to 41 ft agl in 104 seconds and scored on the stabilisation gates.
Landing on runway 31 was executed with a threshold speed of 135 kt. Touchdown occurred 200 m down the runway at a speed of 132 kt, with a hard touchdown rate of minus 441 fpm and very good runway alignment. Local weather reported a temperature of 22 °C, wind 1 kt from 359°, cross-wind 1 kt and head-wind 1 kt.
The total landing distance measured 929 m, equivalent to 37 % of the runway, and the rollout alignment was perfect.
After rollout, the aircraft taxied to the parking area, a taxi-in that took 3 minutes and covered less than 1 nm.
In total, the flight covered 300 nm, taking 51, and consumed 2,313 kg of fuel.
The Airbus A320ceo approached runway 31 at LDZD Zadar Airport from the south-east on a heading of 318.0° at 4 nm and 1 171 ft agl. The final approach was assessed as stabilised at the 1 000 ft gate, with gear, flaps, sink rate, glideslope, centreline and speed all within limits, and the aircraft descended from 1 199 ft agl to 41 ft agl in 104 seconds. Local weather was 22 °C with wind 1 kt from 359°, a 1 kt crosswind and a 1 kt headwind.
At threshold the height was good and the threshold speed was slightly above target at 135 kt. The flare produced a touchdown distance that was good at 200 m, although the touchdown speed was a little fast at 132 kt and the touchdown rate was hard at minus 441 fpm. Runway touchdown alignment was very good.
Touchdown occurred 200 m down the runway with a speed of 132 kt, a hard vertical rate of minus 441 fpm and very good alignment to the centreline.
Rollout continued with perfect runway alignment and a total landing distance of 929 m, representing 37 % of the 2 500 m runway length.
The 74.3 % score indicates solid performance; refining speed control to meet the 135 kt threshold target and moderating the flare to reduce the hard touchdown rate will improve consistency. Focusing on achieving the target touchdown speed will also help keep the vertical rate within a smoother range.
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