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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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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 five checks, where the approach path is 1,000 ft and 500 ft above the runway.
At the 1,000 ft gate: sink rate above what the glideslope needed and off the runway's 3° glideslope.
At the 500 ft gate: sink rate above what the glideslope needed and off the runway's 3° glideslope.
The approach, gate by gate
Side view — the last 1,524 m of the approach.
Plan view — the first 1,524 m of the 2,182 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
The 294 m touchdown sits inside the full-score zone. The 2.21 G arrival is the firm side of smooth.
The rest of the report
The Airbus A320 taxied from the parking area to runway 30 at KIAD Washington Dulles International Airport, covering 7 nm in 22 minutes.
During the departure roll on runway 30, the aircraft accelerated over a distance of 1,668 m, representing 52 % of the runway, and lifted off at 149 kt. Ambient conditions were 33 °C with a wind from 290° at 9 kt, providing a 9 kt headwind and zero cross-wind component.
Climb commenced approximately 1 mile north of South Riding, Virginia, with the aircraft ascending from 1,007 ft asl to 37,490 ft asl-a gain of 36,483 ft-over 18 minutes while covering 115 nm.
Level cruise began about 4 miles northwest of Durbin, West Virginia, and persisted for 51 minutes, during which the flight covered 565 nm.
Descent was initiated roughly 5 miles northeast of KMNF Mountain View Airport, Missouri, with the airplane descending from 37,211 ft asl to 2,922 ft asl, a loss of 34,289 ft, in 5 minutes and traversing 101 nm.
The final approach to runway 14 at KBBG Branson Airport was flown from the northwest on a heading of 146.0°, intercepting the approach at 3 nm and 1,647 ft agl. Weather at the time was 31 °C with a wind from 273° at 4 kt, a 3 kt cross-wind and a 2 kt tailwind component.
Landing on runway 14, which is 2,187 m long, occurred with a threshold height of 66 ft agl and a threshold speed of 144 kt, both above target. Touchdown was recorded 308 m beyond the touchdown zone at a speed of 140 kt, with a vertical speed of minus 994 fpm and a lateral deviation of 23.8 m from the centreline.
The total landing distance measured 1,699 m, equivalent to 78 % of the runway, and the rollout was misaligned by 23.5 m from the centreline.
After rollout, the aircraft taxied to the parking area in less than 1 minute, covering less than 1 nm.
In total, the flight covered 793 nm, required 86 minutes of airborne time, and consumed 5,213 kg of fuel.
The final approach to runway 14 at KBBG Branson Airport was made from the north-west on a heading of 146.0° at 3 NM and 1,647 ft agl. Local conditions were 31 °C with a wind of 4 kt from 273°, a 3 kt crosswind component and a 2 kt tailwind component.
At the threshold the aircraft was 66 ft agl, which was above the target height, and the threshold speed was well above the target at 144 kt.
Touchdown occurred 308 m beyond the designated touchdown zone with a speed of 140 kt, described as fast, and a very heavy vertical rate of minus 994 fpm. The touchdown point was significantly off the centreline by 23.8 m.
The rollout covered a total landing distance of 1,699 m, representing 78 % of the available runway, and the aircraft remained misaligned by 23.5 m from the centreline during rollout.
To improve future performance, reduce the approach and touchdown speeds to meet the prescribed targets and aim for a more precise centreline track at touchdown to minimise lateral deviation on rollout.
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